Professional personnel means individuals who are appropriately-trained
specialists required to perform archeological and architectural investigations
and project work. These individuals must possess the professional
qualifications in this section and will be required to perform certain
responsibilities under the terms of an Antiquities Permit as identified
in this section. Any additional professions not referenced in this
section must meet Archeology and Historic Preservation: Secretary
of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines (As Amended and Annotated).
(1) Principal investigator. A professional archeologist
with demonstrated competence in field archeology and laboratory analysis,
as well as experience in administration, logistics, personnel deployment,
report publication, and fiscal management. In addition to these criteria
the principal investigator shall:
(A) hold a graduate degree from an accredited institution
of higher education in anthropology/archeology, or a closely related
field such as geography, geology, or history, so long as the degree
program also included formal training in archeological field methods,
research, and site interpretation; have successfully completed investigations
under an Antiquities Permit; and/or be registered as a professional
archeologist by the Register of Professional Archeologists (RPA);
and/or hold an active permit not in default;
(B) have at least twelve months of full-time experience
in a supervisory role involving complete responsibility for a major
portion of a project of comparable complexity to that which is to
be undertaken under permit;
(C) have demonstrated the ability to disseminate the
results of an archeological investigation in published form conforming
to current professional standards;
(D) remain on-site a minimum of 25 percent of the time
required for the field investigation, and whose name must appear on
the project report;
(E) provide a field archeologist to supervise the field
investigation in his or her absence; and
(F) testify concerning report findings in the interest
of controversy or challenge.
(2) Professional archeologist. An individual who has
a degree in anthropology, archeology or a closely related field if
that degree also included formal training in archeological field methods,
research, and site interpretation, conducts archeological investigations
as a vocation, and whose primary source of income is from archeological
work. Qualifications for specialized types of professional archeologists
are listed in this paragraph.
(A) Prehistoric archeologist. An individual who is
a professional archeologist and, in addition, meets the following
conditions:
(i) has been trained in the field of prehistoric archeology;
(ii) has a minimum experience of two comprehensive
archeological field seasons of three to six months in length on archeological
site(s) that contain prehistoric (pre-16th century) archeological
deposits; and
(iii) has published the results of those prehistoric
archeological investigations.
(B) Historic archeologist. An individual who is a professional
archeologist and, in addition, meets the following conditions:
(i) has been trained in the field of historical archeology;
(ii) has minimum experience of two comprehensive archeological
field seasons of three to six months in length on archeological site(s)
that contain historic (post-16th century) archeological deposits;
and
(iii) has published the results of those historical
archeological investigations.
(C) Underwater archeologist. An individual who is a
professional archeologist and, in addition, is a competent diver with
a minimum of two full seasons of underwater archeological testing
or excavation projects. Training and experience sufficient for safe
and proficient use of the specialized underwater remote sensing survey,
excavation and mapping techniques, and equipment are required.
(D) Underwater archeological surveyor. An individual
who has training and experience sufficient for safe and proficient
supervision of appropriate remote sensing survey equipment operation,
as well as for interpretation of survey data to identify anomalies
and geomorphic features that may have some probability of association
with submerged aboriginal sites and sunken vessels. This individual
may represent the archeological interests on board the survey vessel
in the absence of an underwater archeologist, as defined in subparagraph
(C) of this paragraph.
(3) Project architect. An individual who is a licensed
architect and has had full-time experience in a supervisory role on
at least one historic preservation project. The project architect
must be involved, at a minimum, in 25 percent of the time required
to develop plans and specifications and manage project work for a
Historic Buildings and Structures Permit project and, when not involved
with the project, must assign a qualified preservation specialist
to supervise the preservation project. At the discretion of commission
staff, other individuals may fulfill the role of project architect,
as follows:
(A) A preservation specialist may serve in the place
of the project architect if: all responsibilities of a project architect
under this title will be fulfilled by the project preservation specialist;
and all education and experience criteria for a preservation specialist
are met.
(B) A project engineer may serve in the place of the
project architect if: the scope of project work is limited to structural
stabilization and repair; all responsibilities of a project architect
under this title will be fulfilled by the project engineer; and all
education and experience criteria for a project engineer are met.
(C) A landscape architect may serve in the place of
the project architect if: the project scope is limited to landscape
architecture; all responsibilities of a project architect under this
title will be fulfilled by the project landscape architect; and all
education and experience criteria for a project landscape architect
are met.
(D) A project contractor may serve in the place of
a project architect if: the project scope of work is limited to the
demonstrated professional expertise of the contractor; all responsibilities
of a project architect under this title will be fulfilled by the project
contractor; and all the requirements for a project contractor are
met.
(4) Preservation specialist. An individual who has
a professional degree in architecture or a state license to practice
architecture, plus one or more of the following:
(A) at least one year of graduate study in architectural
preservation, American architectural history, preservation planning,
or closely related field; or
(B) at least one year of full-time professional experience
on historic preservation projects to include experience on projects
similar to the project to be permitted; detailed investigations of
historic buildings and structures; preparation of historic structures
research reports; and preparation of plans and specifications for
preservation projects.
(5) Project engineer. An individual who is a licensed
civil or structural engineer and has had full-time experience in a
supervisory role on at least one historic preservation project similar
to the project to be permitted.
(6) Project landscape architect. An individual who
is a licensed landscape architect and has had full-time experience
in a supervisory role on at least one historic preservation project
similar to the project to be permitted.
(7) Project contractor. An individual who has the appropriate
training, certifications, and/or licenses for the type of project
work specified in the permit application and at least one year of
demonstrable full-time experience in applying the methods and practices
of the proposed work on historic preservation projects similar to
the project to be permitted.
(8) Historian. An individual who has a graduate degree
in history or closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in history
or a closely related field plus one of the following:
(A) at least two years of full-time experience in research,
writing, teaching, interpretation, or other demonstrable professional
activity with an academic institution, historical organization or
agency, museum, or other professional institution; or
(B) substantial contribution through research and publication
to the body of scholarly knowledge in the field of history.
(9) Geomorphologist or geoarcheologist. An individual
who holds a graduate degree in geology, geomorphology, archeology,
or other closely related field, and has had sufficient training to
adequately evaluate the sedimentology, stratigraphy, and pedology
of deposits in the field and be competent to describe and analyze
the deposits using standard terminology and methods. This person should
also have general archeological experience in the area in which the
investigations are to occur.
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