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extensive size of the study area and the wide locational range of project alternatives, field assessments of architecture-history properties and archaeological potentials were not conducted. Instead, this stage of the project relied on background research using the SHPO site and survey files, the generation of GIS layers based on the SHPO database, and the Minnesota Archaeological Predictive Model (Mn/Model). Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport, Brainerd. In compliance with Section 106 and NEPA, The 106 Group conducted a reconnaissance survey adjacent to the Mississippi River prior to the airport expansion. The survey included four runway alternatives and resulted in the discovery of two precontact period archaeological sites. Subsequent Phase II evaluation of one of the sites determined the site was not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Archaeological Site 21MO23 (Minshaw Site), Camp Ripley, Morrison County, Minnesota. The 106 Group conducted an intensive Phase II survey of the Minshaw Site, an extensive precontact period habitation site located in the Camp Ripley Military Reservation. The investigation included pedestrian survey, shovel testing, and excavation of formal test units in order to define the horizontal limits of the prehistoric component and to identify the period, nature, and extent of any intact deposits at the site. The results of the Phase II investigation showed that the site is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Corps and Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office concurred with The 106 Group findings. Literature Search and Records Review for the Devil's Lake Feasibility Study, Devil's Lake Basin and Sheyenne River, North Dakota. The objective of the investigation was to create a database of all known prehistoric, historic, and architectural resources in the Devil's Lake Basin, as 2~..~ well as those of the Sheyenne River Plain from its headwaters near Harvey, _ ~- ' North Dakota to its confluence with the Red River of the North near Fargo, North Dakota. The report, mapping, and database will serve as a planning tool to help the Corps of Engineers meet its obligation to protect cultural resources, in addition to providing a reference for future studies. Two Sites for TH 49 and CSAH 23 Reconstruction, Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota. The identification and evaluation of the most deeply-buried known prehistoric site in the Chain of Lakes Archaeological District was conducted in compliance with Section 106. The study included extensive archaeological and geomorphological field analysis. Mitigation of the site included archaeological excavation and preparation of a National Register district nomination of the Chain of Lakes Archaeological District.