Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires federal agencies to consider the effects of their proposals on historic properties and provide state/tribal historic preservation offices and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on those actions. In 1995, the National Park Service (NPS), National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, and ACHP signed a servicewide programmatic agreement (PA) that tailors the Section 106 process to NPS program needs. The NPS has initiated the effort to revise the existing PA or develop a new nationwide PA to address historic property management and compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA and 36 CFR 800. The existing PA under which the NPS operates was signed in 1995 and therefore, pre-dates more recent revisions to the implementing regulations of the ACHP. As such, the NPS has identified revision of the existing PA or development of a new PA as a priority.Interested parties are invited to provide their feedback on this project by March 24, 2006. Click here to download the brochure with complete details and contact information.
