Programmatic Agreement for the U.S. Custom House and Post Office Project - St Louis, MO

Programmatic Agreement Among the United States General Services Administration and the Florida State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the New United States Federal Building and Courthouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL 

Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Roseburg Health Care System, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer, the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Seismic and Functional Improvement of the Roseburg VA Medical Center, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon

This program comment provides the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with an alternative way to comply with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 306108, and its implementing regulations, 36 CFR part 800 (Section 106), with regard to the effects of wayside poles and associated infrastructure installed by the nation's freight and passenger railroads to deploy Positive Train Control (PTC) systems on historic properties.

Executive Summary The National Historic Preservation Act directs the Federal Government to administer federally owned, administered, and controlled historic resources in a spirit of stewardship. Executive Order 13287, issued in 2003 as part of the Administration’s Preserve America initiative, reaffirms this mandate. Section 4(e) of the order requires that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation make recommendations to the President and Federal agencies on further stimulating initiative, creativity, and efficiency in the Federal stewardship of historic properties.

 

A key responsibility of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is to administer the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), a review process that ensures historic properties are considered during the development of any federal project. The ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs (OFAP) coordinates this responsibility.

This document offers guidance on preservation conditions, which are restrictions and conditions on transfers of federal real property put in place prior to transfer to ensure the long-term preservation of a historic property's historic significance.