Interim CommentThe SAHRA Development Application Unit (DAU) notes that an HIA was undertaken in 2015 for the development area. An updated field assessment is required as it has been 9 years since the area has been surveyed. Further comments will be issued upon receipt of the requested HIA. The HIA must follow the SAHRA 2007 Minimum Standards: Archaeological Component of Impact Assessment Report. The quickest process to follow for the archaeological component would be to contract a qualified archaeologist (see www.asapa.co.za or www.aphp.org.za). The Minimum Standards provides allowance for a Letter of Recommendation for Exemption that can be submitted by a qualified palaeontologist should they deem it appropriate.
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