Interim Comment
The SAHRA Archaeology, Palaeontology and Meteorites (APM) Unit notes the pending assessment of the impact to heritage resources and requests the following:
The assessment of the impact to heritage resources must comply with section 38(3) of the National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999 (NHRA), as required by section 38(8) of the NHRA;
The archaeological component of the assessment must include a field-based assessment conducted by a qualified archaeologist, and the report must comply with the SAHRA 2007 Minimum Standards: Archaeological and Palaeontological Components of Impact Assessments;
As the project footprint is located in areas of moderate to very sensitivity as per the SAHRIS PalaeoSensitivity map, a field-based Palaeontological Impact Assessment be conducted as part of the EIA phase of the EA application. The report must comply with the 2012 Minimum Standards: Palaeontological Components of Heritage Impact Assessments and must be compiled by a qualified palaeontologist.
Further comments will be issued upon receipt of the above requested reports and the draft EIA with all associated appendices.
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