The Program Comment for the General Services Administration (GSA) sets forth the way in which GSA will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for select repairs and upgrades to windows, lighting, roofing, and heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems within historic public buildings.  The select repairs and upgrades correspond to GSA's Technical Preservation Guidelines. A model federal agency alternative pursuant to Section 800.14(e) of ACHP’s regulations, the Program Comment allows str

The Department of the Army has, in concert with the ACHP, developed a Prototype Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the interiors of contributing buildings and individually eligible buildings pursuant to 36 CFR 800.14(e). The Army has more than 20,000 buildings considered eligible for the National Register in its inventory.

  Executive Summary This is the first triennial report to the President—required under Executive Order (EO) No. 13287, “Preserve America”—addressing the state of the Federal Government’s historic properties and their contribution to local economic development.

The ACHP budget justification submitted to the Administration in February 2020

A panel of ACHP members issued recommendations in September 2021 identifying actions the ACHP can take to improve the use of Program Comments as a tool for Section 106 review efficiency.

The ACHP is pleased to announce the availability of its voluntary Electronic Section 106 Documentation Submittal System (e106) for use by any federal agency (or officially delegated non-federal entity) when notifying the ACHP of a finding of adverse effect, inviting the ACHP to be a consulting party to resolve adverse effects, or proposing to develop a Programmatic Agreement for complex or multiple undertakings.  

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has posted updated guidelines for federal agencies about how to report on their progress in identifying, protecting, and using historic properties in their ownership or control, consistent with the requirements of Section 3 of Executive Order 13287 (EO). The next report to the President on federal historic property stewardship will be issued by February 15, 2021.

Title: Amendment # 1 to Memorandum of Agreement among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Canandaigua Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), New York State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) regarding Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Construction at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, New York Executed: September 8, 2021

Title:  Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Removal and Replacement of German Prisoner-of-War Headstone at Fort Douglas Post Cemetery Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Executed: February 1, 2022