Case Decision - 198090

Response to Notice of Intent to Development (NID)The new line will be built in an area of zero/insignifanct Palaeontological Sentivity, therefore, no further assessment of impact to palaeontology is required. The SAHRA requests that the following is undertaken in terms of section 38 (3) of the NHRA (25 of 1999), a HIA of the potential impact of the proposed line on identified graves and/or burial ground.  The assessment must be conducted by a qualified archaeologist. The report must comply with section 38(3) of the NHRA and the SAHRA 2006 Minimum Standards: Archaeological and Palaeontological Component of Impact Assessments, and the 2012 Minimum Standards: Archaeological Component of Heritage Impact Assessments. The Minimum Standards provides allowance for a Letter of Recommendation for Exemption that can be submitted by a qualified archaeologist should they deem it appropriate.The applicant is further advised to provide a kml. (file) of the proposed power route and not an area polygon. The kml. (file) must indicate the proposed route of the line as it will be implemented. This file must be uploaded to the GIS layer of the SAHRIS case application.