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Archeological Resource Survey Of The 2.9-Mile Usedc 43-20 Pipeline Corridor On University Lands In Ward County, Texas, Joel Butler

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At the request of Salt Creek Midstream (SCM), Flatrock Engineering and Environmental, LLC (Flatrock) conducted an intensive archeological resource survey of approximately 2.9 miles (15,312 feet) of the proposed USEDC 43-20 Pipeline corridor (Project) on University Lands in northern Ward County, Texas. Because the Project will take place on property owned by the University of Texas, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, it is subject to the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191) and its associated regulations (13 TAC 26). The archeological survey was carried out under Antiquities Permit Number 9689.

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Intensive Archeological Survey Of The 8.2-Acre Wooten Parcel: Proposed Highway Improvements Along Interstate 10, Colorado County, Yoakum District, Aaron Norment

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) conducted an intensive archeological survey of the 8.2-acre Wooten Parcel as part of the proposed Interstate 10 highway expansion near Columbus, Colorado County, Texas. Work consisted of visual inspection of the entire project area, including 100 percent pedestrian survey, excavation of 37 shovel tests, and excavation of 8 backhoe trenches. Fieldwork was conducted from September 3-5, 2019, and from September 10-13, 2019 by a team of two archeologists. The Harbert Plantation, site 41CD136, is a previously recorded historic planation site located within the proposed right of way …

2014 Field Excavations At The Little Creek Community Nacogdoches County, Morgann Ballard, Elizabeth Benitez, Jade Boyce, Lesile G. Cecil, Briana Cox, Cynthia Jose Duke, Mitchell Glover, Jennifer Luce, Monty Mcknight, Samantha Valencia

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In the summer of 2014 (June 2-July 3), SFA Archaeological Field School (ANT 440) was led by Dr. Leslie G. Cecil and had 13 students and three volunteers. The site selected was the Little Creek Community (41NA378) that was decimated by the floods of 1974. The site is approximately six acres it is under the Nacogdoches Banita Creek Park and Dog Park in Nacogdoches, TX. in area of which only 51 meters2 were excavated. Brian Bray approved the selection of the site and gave approval for excavations.

The location of the community was based on the ethnographic map created by …

Significance Testing Of Archeological Sites 41sr242, The Cornelio Alvarez Sr. Site, Starr County, Texas, Stephen M. Carpenter, Christopher W. Ringstaff, Mercedes C. Cody, James T. Abbott, Ken Lawrence, Chris Shelton, Charles D. Frederick, Christina Nielsen

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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), conducted National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing of the Cornelio Alvarez Sr. site (41SR242) as part of the State Loop (SL) 195 project (Project) (CSJ: 3632-01-001) in Starr County, Texas. Subsequent to the field investigations, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted artifact analysis, reporting, and curation preparation for the multi-component historic and prehistoric site. Investigations were conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 United State Code 30601) and the Antiquities Code of Texas (9 Natural Resources Code). The investigations assessed the site’s eligibility for listing on the …

Us287 Realignment, Jennifer B. Anderson

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. conducted an intensive archeological survey of six parcels (Parcels 1-6), measuring approximately 32 acres along US 287, in Memphis, Hall County, Texas. Work consisted of visual inspection of the entire project area and the excavation of 71 shovel tests. Fieldwork was conducted from March 2–4, 2020. Jennifer Anderson of TxDOT served as Principal Investigator, under Texas Antiquities Code Permit No. 9246.

No cultural material was encountered on the surface or in any of the subsurface tests; no new archeological sites were recorded. No further archeological work is recommended …

Prehistory In The Calamity Creek Valley Brewster County, Texas, Erika S. Blecha, Robert J. Mallouf

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Th e fi ndings of a May 28–July 2, 1996, summer archaeological fi eld school conducted by the Center for Big Bend Studies, Sul Ross State University, in cooperation with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, are reported herein. Th e focus of the fi eld school was on a 335-acre segment of the Calamity Creek valley within Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Brewster County, Texas. Twelve archaeological sites, 41BS37, 41BS764, 41BS810, 41BS811, 41BS814, 41BS1104, 41BS1480, 41BS1481, 41BS1482, 41BS1483, 41BS1484, and 41BS1485—six of which were previously identifi ed—were instrument-mapped, subjected to controlled surface-collecting, and limited subsurface testing. All excavation …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Trail Village Housing Development Project , Brownsville, Texas, John E. Killer, Ilnda R.S. Keller

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The City of Brownsville, Texas is planning to construct a new Housing development and associated infrastructure behind the Paseo Plaza Apartments in Brownsville, Texas. This location is a grassed 4.85 acre parcel west of Paredes Line Road (FM 1847) and between the present apartment complex, a drainage canal, and the City of Brownsville’s Hike and Bike Trail. The bike trail was formerly a Missouri Pacific railway line. The area has been heavily urbanized and the immediate project location has been mechanically landscaped to facilitate drainage. Prior to urbanization this area was intensive farmed and the aerial photographs provided by USDA …

Csj 2093-01-010, Fm 2218, Fort Bend County, Houston District, Aaron Norment

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On March 9 and 10, 2020, archeologist Aaron Norment from AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) conducted an intensive archeological survey with shovel testing on three parcels of land for part of the FM 2218 roadway project in Fort Bend County, Texas. This survey is for detention ponds and a segment of outfall line where right of entry was not granted during a prior survey along FM 2218. Total acreage surveyed for the three parcels measures approximately 37 acres. A total of 28 shovel tests were excavated across all three parcels resulting in recording one mid-twentieth century historic house site, 41FB363. Based …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Reconstruction Of The Great Oaks Drive Bridge At Brushy Creek, Williamson County, Texas, Steve Ahr, Beth Reed

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On behalf of Williamson County, AECOM was contracted by HNTB Corporation to conduct a cultural resources survey for the proposed reconstruction of the Great Oaks Drive Bridge at Brushy Creek, located in Williamson County, Texas. The purpose of this investigation was to survey and inventory archeological and historic resources and to evaluate the potential of any such resources for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs). AECOM conducted the cultural resources survey on September 27, 2018, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8544. The archeological Area of Potential Effect (APE) consisted …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The 18.4-Acre Residences At Bastrop Tract, Wyldwood, Bastrop County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Jesse O. Dalton

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the Mason Joseph Company, Inc. (MJC) on behalf of a private real estate developer to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed development of the approximately 7.4-hectare (18.4-acre) Residences at Bastrop tract in western Bastrop County, Texas. The proposed tract is located off the southwestern side of State Highway (SH) 71 (a.k.a. Farm-to-Market Road [FM] 384 and Union Chapel Road approximately 0.5 kilometer (0.3 mile) northwest of its intersection with FM 339 (a.k.a. Still Forest Drive) within the rural community of Wyldwood. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) …

Cultural Resources Monitoring For The San Antonio Light And Print Building Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jason Brian Perez, Clinton M.M. Mckenzie, Cynthia Munoz

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Over eight days in May and August 2019, and May, June, July, and September 2020 the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological monitoring in advance of the planned construction of a 3,000 square foot, five-story addition for the San Antonio Light and Print Building Project located in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. CAR was contracted by GrayStreet Partners to monitor the mechanical excavation of seven holes for piers to support an elevated walkway and mechanical trenching for the installation of utilities and a 6.1 m emergency vehicular ingress and egress …

The 2014 And 2015 Archeological Surveys And 2018 Testing Of The Arsenal Block For The Elysian Viaduct Bridge Replacement Project In Houston, Harris County, Texas, Douglas K. Boyd, Aaron R. Norment, Damon A. Burden, John E. Dockall

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This report documents the results of three separate but related projects—two cultural resources surveys and testing at one historic site. All three project areas are within the Elysian Viaduct project corridor just northeast of downtown Houston, Harris County, Texas. The work was undertaken as part of the Elysian Viaduct Bridge Replacement Project sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation, and Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted these archeological field investigations in 2014, 2015, and 2018. The Texas Historical Commission authorized these investigations under Texas Antiquities Permit Nos. 6985, 7329, and 7637.

The 2014 survey included six Gradall trenches within a 1,066-ft-long …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Canyon West Water Supply Line, Travis And Burnet Counties, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On September 18 and 19, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted an intensive pedestrian survey prior to construction of the Canyon West Water Supply Line in Travis and Burnet Counties, Texas. The project consists of the approximately 4.55-mile raw water transmission main from the existing South Central Water Company (SCWC) raw water storage tank located along Haynie Flat Road. The proposed alignment will be constructed within a 15-foot permanent easement and also utilize an additional 15-foot temporary construction easement during construction. Therefore, the APE of the proposed alignment is approximately 30 feet wide along the entire 4.55-mile length of the …

New Hope Drive, Joey O' Keefe

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On April 13 and 14, 2020, aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed New Hope Drive in Williamson County, Texas. New Hope Drive would expand CR 272 between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and CR 175 in Cedar Park, Williamson County, Texas. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for this project is approximately 1.76 (2.83 kilometers) miles in total length and includes approximately 0.62 (0.99 kilometer) mile of existing right of way (ROW) for CR 272. The remaining approximately 1.14 (1.83 kilometers) miles would be construction of new ROW where no road currently exists. The expansion includes four lanes …

Cultural Resource Survey For The Nameless Electrical Alignment, Travis County, Texas, Julie Shipp, Katie Canavan

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On September 9, and December 14, 2017, and January 11, 2018, archeologists from aci consulting conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) Nameless Electrical Alignment project between the Nameless substation and the proposed Phase 2 pump station location between Nameless and Volente in northern Travis County, Texas. The Nameless Electrical Alignment is part of a larger project being conducted by the BCRUA who is developing a deep water intake structure to ensure the availability of a reliable water supply for the BCRUA Regional Water System. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the …

Proposed Dallas West End Square Park City Of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, Jennifer Hatchett Kimbell, Michael Hogan, Catherine Jalbert

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Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) was retained by the Dallas Park and Recreation Department (Client) to conduct a mechanical trenching survey at 607 Corbin Street, the location of the proposed West End Square Park in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. This location is within the Westend National Register Historic District, designated in 1978. Since the proposed undertaking will occur on land owned or controlled by a political subdivision of the State of Texas, this project was subject to the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191). This project was conducted under Antiquities Permit #9218. Jenni Kimbell served …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Port O’Connor Improvement District Water Line, Water Well, And Water Plant Improvements Project, Calhoun County, Texas, Katherine Turner- Pearson, R. Benjamin Lee, Krista Mcclanahan

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ohn D. Mercer and Associates on behalf of the Port O’Connor Improvement District (POCID) requested assistance from Atkins North America, Inc. for environmental and permitting services in support of the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) guidelines for the completion of an Environmental Data Form. The proposed project also required pre-construction notification under Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 Utility Line Activities, NWP 7 Outfall Structures, NWP 13 Bank Stabilization, and a possible Navigation 408 application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District. Additionally, portions of the proposed project would be constructed on property owned …

Marine Archaeological Survey At The Texas Park And Wildlife Department’S North Todd, Resignation, And South Dollar Reef Sites, Galveston Bay, Chambers And Galveston Counties, Texas, Amanda Evans, Michael Quennoz, John Rawls, Jim Hughey

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Under contract to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducted a Phase I marine archaeological survey for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s North Todd, Resignation, and South Dollar proposed artificial reef sites in Chambers and Galveston Counties, Texas. The archaeological survey was sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Areas of Potential Effect for the proposed reef sites cover an approximate total of 84.4 hectares (209 acres) over three separate project areas. All three areas are on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nautical chart #11327, Upper Galveston Bay – Houston …

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed Improvements To Us Highway 79 From West Of Interstate 45 To West Of Fm 1512 Leon County, Scotty Moore

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The Texas Department of Transportation proposes to widen United States Highway (US) 79 from approximately 0.3 miles (0.5 kilometers) west of Interstate Highway (IH) 45 to approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) west of Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1512 in Leon County, Texas. The project extends from the town of Buffalo to just west of the town of Jewett. Proposed improvements include the widening of the existing two-lane US 79 roadway to a four-lane divided highway.

The proposed project is approximately 10.3 miles (16.6 kilometers) long and has a typical width of roughly 200 to 315 feet (61.0 to 96.0 meters), covering …

Archaeological Survey Of The Sister Grove Rwrrf Collin County, Texas, Kathryn M. Cross, Kathryn M. Crater Gershtein, Delfin Weis, John Lowe

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The North Texas Municipal Water District is planning to build the Sister Grove Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility on a 932-acre property in New Hope, Collin County, Texas. In total, 372 acres of this property will be impacted. In a cultural resource evaluation dated September 5, 2019, AR Consultants, Inc. recommended the survey of four areas with high potential for encountering prehistoric and historic archaeology, totaling 105 acres. CDM Smith, Inc. contracted with AR Consultants, Inc. to perform the survey under the authority of Texas Antiquities Permit 9182. Fieldwork occurred on December 4-5, 2019 and January 7, 2020. An addendum …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Four Alternate Locations For A Proposed Veterans' Administration Facility In The City Of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, Eloise Frances Gadus, Melissa M. Green

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The General Services !dministration (GS!) proposes to build a Veterans’ !dministration facility in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. Four locations in southwest Corpus Christi have been proposed for the facility. Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc (CMEC) subjected all four locations to archeological examination to assist the GSA in making a final selection of one location for acquisition and construction of the proposed facility. The four locations were identified as the Johnson site (13.4 acres) at the corner of Old Brownsville Road/Farm-to-Market (FM) 665 and Cliff Maus Drive, the JTW site (12 acres) at the northeast corner of Old Brownsville Road and …

Archaeological Deep Testing Of The Nabors Tract, The Tomball Oilfield, And Approximately 1 Mile Of Streamin Harris County, Texas, Richard Thompson Stark

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In March 2020, Berg-Oliver Associates, Inc. contracted with Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, to perform a cultural resources survey of property proposed for conveyance improvements and regional stormwater detention development in Harris County, Texas. The proposed property is located immediately west of the western Terminus of Holderrieth Road, in the southwest portion of Tomball, Harris County, Texas. The project Area of Potential Effects is defined as an approximately 251-hectare (620-acre) area. It is understood that prior archaeological research and field efforts have been completed on portions of the current Area of Potential Effects and a primary assumption of …

A Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Of The Fentress Johnson West Bay Mitigation Bank Project, Brazoria County, Texas, Sarah Boudreaux, Abby Peyton

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Alluvion Resource Company (Alluvion) is proposing to establish and operate the Fentress-Johnson West Bay Mitigation Bank (FJWBMB) located in Brazoria County, Texas. Specifically, the development activities will consist of the construction of weir structures and the re-establishment of contours to meet existing marsh elevations of adjacent wetlands. In all, the FJWBMB totals approximately 5,377-acres (ac) (2,175.9 hectares [ha]), however impacts associated with the development of the FJWBMB would only occur within select areas totaling approximately 150.0 ac (60.7-ha), with intensive cultural resources surveys conducted across a broader environmental survey area (ESA) totaling approximately 300.0 ac (121.4-ha) centered on these development …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Big Creek Channel Repair Project In Fort Bend County, Texas, Michael Quennoz

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This report summarizes the results of a cultural resources survey by Gray & Pape, Inc., on behalf of their client, BIO-WEST, Inc., of six workspaces within four discontiguous locations along Big Creek in Fort Bend County, Texas totaling 6.1 hectares (15.1 acres) and approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) in length. The Big Creek Channel Repair Project calls for bank stabilization efforts at each of the four locations. The goals of the survey were to determine if the proposed project would affect any previously identified archaeological sites as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as …

Cultural Resources Report For The Salt Creek Midstream, Llc Proposed Quito Draw Pipeline Project On University Lands, Ut System Property In Ward County, Texas, J. Matthew Oliver, Gary D. Edington, Jerry L. Riggs, Brandon R. Wesbury

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Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON), in support of Salt Creek Midstream, LLC, conducted an intensive archeological survey for the proposed Quito Draw Pipeline Project. The proposed pipeline is approximately 19.3 miles (31.1 km) in length, located near Barstow and Pyote, Texas in Ward County. This report encompasses only the University Lands, UT System property segment of the proposed Quito Draw Pipeline Project which is approximately 11.8 miles (19.0km) in length. The University Lands, UT System property segment of the project area is depicted on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Wink South, Tex. (1968), Soda Lake NE, Tex. (1968), and Soda …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Legacy Austin Tract, Austin, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Jesse O. Dalton

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by ECS Southwest, LP (ECS) on behalf of a private real estate developer to conduct a cultural resources inventory and assessment of potential US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas within a 14.7-hectare (36.4-acre) proposed development tract in Austin, Travis County, Texas. The tract is located at the southeastern corner of Parmer Lane (a.k.a. Farm-to-Market Road [FM] 734) and East Yager Lane, and an unnamed tributary of Harris Branch flows southeastward across the tract. The proposed undertaking is located on private property and would be privately funded. However, the developer has proposed …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Messinger Tract, Austin, Travis County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Kathryn Nunez, Jesse O. Dalton

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by MileStone Community Builders, LLC (MileStone) to conduct a cultural resources inventory and assessment of potential US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas within a 11.0-hectare (27.2-acre) proposed development tract in southern Austin, Travis County, Texas. The tract is located a short distance south of West Slaughter Lane and is bounded on the east by David Moore Drive, on the west by Bilbook Place, and on the north by the southern end of Swansons Ranch Road. A large homestead complex is located in the eastern and southern portions of the tract. An …

Archaeological Documentation At Kallison Square,San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, José Zapata

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On June 4, 2019, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an archaeological assessment of four excavation pits located at the south side, or rear, of three historic buildings that are owned by GrayStreet Partners and are being rehabilitated. The buildings are part of a group of historic buildings located at the southwest corner of Dolorosa and S. Flores streets known as Kallison Square. Since it is a privately funded project on privately owned property, the project is not subject to regulatory review by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). The three …

Archeological Survey For The Proposed Commercial Development At North Tarrant Parkway And Ray White Road (Swf-2019-00445), Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, Melissa M. Green

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Winkelmann & Associates, Inc. plans to construct a new commercial enterprise comprising three commercial pads to be constructed on the approximately 14-acre (5.67-hectare) parcel in northwest Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas. Two of the three pads (eastern and western) are partially in place due to large quantities of fill dirt and bounders already on site; only the middle portion of the parcel will require additional fill prior to construction. On 27 November 2019, an archeological pedestrian survey augmented by shovel testing was completed to evaluate potential impacts associated with the project; the survey was conducted under pre-2020 Texas Historical …

Cultural Resources Inventory Of 60.2 Acres For The Proposed El Paso Central Processing Center Project, El Paso, U.S. Customs And Border Protection, El Paso Sector, El Paso County, Texas, John Lindemuth

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GSRC personnel conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of a 60.2-acre parcel for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a permanent U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Central Processing Center (CPC) facility located in northeast El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. No previously recorded archaeological sites or previously conducted archaeological investigations were found to overlap with the 60.2-acre survey parcel. No aboveground/architectural historic properties were noted within the 1.6-kilomter (1-mile) search radius of the 60.2-acre survey parcel. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by the Principal Investigator and an archaeological technician over a 5-day period from February 24 to 28, 2020. The …