Standards and Guidelines for Reports

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Division of Historical Resources

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

1A-46.001Standards and Guidelines for Reports

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 61, March 29, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

1A-46.001 Standards and Guidelines for Reports.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Reports. Reports of the results of archaeological fieldwork and historical fieldwork activities shall include the topics in paragraphs (a)-(h) below in sufficient detail for the Division to review for completeness and sufficiency. For projects of limited scope, topics that are not applicable may be omitted when a justification for this decision is provided. In addition, all reports shall be consistent with and meet the terms of the standards and guidelines for identification, evaluation and documentation contained in the “Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.,”  herein incorporated by reference, https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07136,  and available at https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch_stnds_0.htm. This section shall apply to federal, state and local undertakings. Principal investigators shall meet the minimum qualifications for archaeology, history, architecture, architectural history, or historic architecture contained in 36 C.F.R. 61 (“Procedures for Approved State and Local Historic Preservation Programs, Appendix A, Professional Qualifications Standards”), herein incorporated by reference, effective 7-98 10-97.

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) Florida Master Site File (FMSF) Requirements. Reports of archaeological fieldwork and historical fieldwork activities will be deemed incomplete if they do not contain FMSF survey log sheets for each report and site forms for each site identified, evaluated or documented. All archaeological fieldwork and historical fieldwork reports shall include the following, either as part of the report or as accompanying documents:

1. through 8. No change.

9. All evaluations of the historic significance of historical and archaeological sites and properties shall be evaluated on the basis of the Criteria for Evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places, as adopted in 1966 and set forth in 36 CFR 60.4, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05735, herein incorporated by reference.

(4) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 267.031(1) FS. Law Implemented 267.031, 267.061, 267.11, 267.12, FS. History–New 6-10-92, Amended 7-21-96, 8-21-02, x-x-xxxx.