New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 20 / October 30, 2018

CULTURAL PROPERTIES REVIEW COMMITTEE

PUBLIC RULE HEARING AND REGULAR BOARD MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cultural Properties Review Committee (CPRC) will convene a public hearing on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Old Senate Chambers, Room 238 in the Bataan Memorial Building, 407 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Following the hearing, the CPRC will convene a board meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular board business.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider repealing and replacing rules 4.10.8 NMAC, Permits to Conduct Archaeological Investigations on State Land and rule 4.10.14 NMAC, Cultural Properties on Private Land and Mechanical Excavation Permits. The CPRC proposes to repeal and replace both rules in order to clarify, supplement, and update both rules in order to facilitate the effective administration of permits for archaeological investigations on state and private land.

The statutory authority for the proposed changes to 4.10.8 NMAC is found in Section 18-6-5(O) NMSA 1978 of the Cultural Properties Act. The statutory authority for the proposed changes to 4.10.14 NMAC is found in Sections 18-6-10 and 18-6-11 NMSA 1978 of the Cultural Properties Act. The CPRC is considering the adoption of a new rule 4.10.8 NMAC in order to change the term of the General Archaeological Investigation permit from one to three years, adopt the 1997 Secretary of the Interior’s historic preservation professional qualification standards, clarify the application process for listing on the SHPO Directory and the standards for continuing education credits, eliminate redundancies, and correct inconsistencies throughout the current rule. The CPRC is considering the adoption of a new rule 4.10.14 NMAC in order to clarify language, correct inconsistencies and update the standards for mechanical excavation.

The proposed rules are available at the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) website, www.nmhistoricpreservation.org, and at the HPD office located in the Bataan Memorial Building, 407 Galisteo Street, Suite 236, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. To request that a copy of the proposed rule be mailed to you, submit your request in writing to Historic Preservation Division, 407 Galisteo Street, Suite 236, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, by email to nm.shpo@state.nm.us, or via fax to (505) 827-6338.

The CPRC is currently accepting public comments on the proposed rules. Additionally, any person may appear at the hearing to submit their comments on the proposed rules. Written comments may be submitted by mail to: Historic Preservation Division, 407 Galisteo Street, Suite 236, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501, by email to nm.shpo@state.nm.us, or via fax to (505) 827-6338. Written comments should be submitted for the CPRC’s consideration no later than 1:00 pm on December 7, 2018. Written comments will be posted on HPD’s website.

Individuals in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing should contact Annette Apodaca at 505-827-6314 or annette.apodaca2@state.nm.us at least five business days prior to the hearing.