The Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point and North Fields, Tinian Island National Historic Landmark (collectively known as the Tinian NHL) are recognized for the role they played in World War II. The capture of Tinian, an island within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), in the summer of 1944 from Japan by the United States Marine Corps provided American forces with an airstrip from which to support military campaigns in the Western Pacific and served as the base from which the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were staged.

In order to protect and restore rivers and their adjacent communities, the American Heritage Rivers initiative has three objectives: natural resource and environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic and cultural preservation.

The ACHP has received a number of inquiries regarding the Section 106 responsibilities of federal agencies with regard to the development of on and off-shore wind farms. We are specifically asked what kinds of federal actions related to the development and operation of wind farms make such projects “undertakings” subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations, “Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR 800).

Memorandum of Agreement Between the General Services Administration and the Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer Submitted to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.5(e)(4) Regarding the Construction of the Social Security Administration and the Office of Hearings and Appeals Building in Mobile, AL

Title: Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer for the Portland VA Medical Center, Vancouver Division

Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States General Services Administration, the US Customs and Border Protection, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the California State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Reconfiguration of the Land Port of Entry, San Ysidro, California

Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. General Services Administration, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Capital Planning Commission Regarding the United States Diplomacy Center at the Harry S. Truman Building, Washington, D.C.

Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States General Services Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Office, the United States Federal Highway Administration, the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service, and the United States Department of Homeland Security Regarding Construction of an Access Road Through Shepherd Parkway, and Transportation Improvements Surrounding the I-295 Interchanges at South Capitol Street and Malcolm X Avenue,

Memorandum of Agreement Among the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Connecticut Health Care System; the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Officer; and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Surgical and Clinical Tower at the West Haven Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut