This program comment exempts undertakings that may affect historic rail properties within rail rights-of-way from Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The program comment adopts a two-pronged approach: an activities-based approach and a property-based approach.

Executive Summary In conjunction with its regular quarterly meeting, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) hosted a summit meeting of Federal agencies November 14, 2002, to discuss cultural heritage tourism. Many Federal agencies are already supporting heritage tourism in various ways through their missions and programs. This meeting provided an opportunity for comparing notes on these activities, and to begin discussing ways to improve the coordination and consistency of such efforts.

This ACHP report from 1979 contains formulas and models for assessing the potential value of historic preservation in terms of energy conservation. Three case studies examine disparate property types - an early federal housing project, a commercial complex, and a adaptively used carriage house - and the report provides readers with tools for undertaking such analysis. The report documents how rehabilitation of historic buildings can produce significant energy conservation benefits over the life of the buildings.

Answers to common questions about the use of the Program Comment for Federal Communications Projects

Treaties From 1778 to 1871, the federal government’s relations with Indian Tribes were defined and conducted largely through the treaty-making process. These treaties recognized the sovereignty of Indian Tribes. They also established unique sets of rights, benefits, and conditions for the treaty-making Tribes that agreed to cede millions of acres of their homelands to the United States in return for recognition of property rights in land and resources and federal protections.

In 2000, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) adopted a Policy Statement Regarding the Council’s Relationships with Indian Tribes that included a commitment to develop a plan for translating policy into action. This Action Plan on ACHP Native American Initiatives has been prepared in response to that obligation as well as the ACHP Chairman’s commitment to take steps to improve the ACHP’s and other Federal agencies’ interaction and communication with Native peoples.      

Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Disposal of the Omaha Federal Office Building By and Between the U.S. General Services Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office in Omaha, NE.

Title: 5th AMENDMENT TO PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT AMONG THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE LOUISIANA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AND THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION REGARDING THE FUNDING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE HEALTHCARE FACILITY COMPRISING THE VA MEDICAL CENTER AND THE MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS Expires: August 29, 2023

Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital (Hines VAMC) and the Illinois State Historic Preservation Officer (IL SHPO) Regarding the Demolition of Buildings 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32 at the Edward Hines Jr. VAMC (SHPO Log #007080321) (IL)