Section 106 Historic Preservation

Under section 106 each federal agency must consider public views and concerns about historic preservation issues when making final project decisions.

Section 106 historic preservation. If a federal or federally assisted project has the potential to affect historic properties a section 106 review will take place. Section 106 of the national historic preservation act of 1966 public law 89 665 as amended in 2000 36 c f r part 800. The advisory council on historic preservation state historic preservation officers and tribal preservation officers section 106 process regulation 36 cfr part 800 requires federal agencies to consider the effects of agency undertakings on historic properties and archeological resources all hud grant programs and projects are considered.

The section 106 review process is an integral component of the national historic preservation act nhpa of 1966. Protection of historic properties secretary of the interi or s standards and guidelines for archaeology and historic preservation 36 c f r. A federal undertaking is a project activity or program either funded permitted licensed or approved by a federal agency.

Step 1 initiating section 106 the agency identifies who should participate in the review. National historic preservation act of 1966. Section 106 of the national historic preservation act of 1966 nhpa requires federal agencies to consider the effects on historic properties of projects they carry out assist fund permit license or approve throughout the country.

Section 106 regulations text protection of historic properties 36 cfr part 800 incorporates amendments effective aug. Nhpa s implementing regulations found in 36 cfr part 800 require federal agencies and their designees permitees licensees or grantees to initiate consultation with the state historic preservation officer shpo as part of the section 106 review process. Section 106 of the national historic preservation act nhpa as amended requires federal agencies to consider the effects of proposed federal undertakings on historic properties.

Section 106 of the national historic preservation act nhpa requires federal agencies including neh to consider the effects of federally funded projects on historic properties and to afford the advisory council on historic preservation achp an opportunity to comment on such projects prior to the expenditure of any federal funds. What is a federal undertaking. Section 106 is the portion of the national historic preservation act nhpa that is concerned with federal undertakings.

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