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placement of the proposed new transmission line and expansion of the existing substation is <br /> important to Xcel Energy,some new easement acquisition for the proposed new transmission line is <br /> anticipated. <br /> As part of preparation of the Application for the proposed Project, and on behalf of Xcel Energy, <br /> URS Corporation ("URS") is assessing the potential Project related impacts on cultural resources. <br /> This Phase Ia Review Report ("the Report") presents the methods and findings of a cultural <br /> resources literature review for the Project. The purpose of this literature review is to identify all <br /> previously recorded archaeological sites and historic properties within one-mile of the Project area. <br /> The Project area is defined as the 400-foot-route width of the Proposed Route for the planned new <br /> transmission line and the expansion area of the planned Orono Substation facility and is considered ' <br /> the area of potential effect (APE) for potential impacts on cultural resources. In addition, this <br /> review serves to provide a brief cultural history for the Project area as well as assess the potential for <br /> the presence of previously unidentified cultural sites. <br /> Scott Buskey of URS conducted the research and wrote the literature review report. URS's GIS <br /> Department prepared the Project graphics. <br /> 1 <br /> Orono Project Phase Ia Literature Review April,2011 , <br /> MPUC Docket No.E002/TL-11-223 2 <br />