Standard treatments establish practices for dealing with certain categories of undertakings, effects, historic properties, or treatment options that have been fully vetted and studied by the ACHP and Section 106 users and that carry the ACHP’s explicit endorsement. This guidance applies to standard treatments issued by the ACHP as a federal agency program alternative under § 800.14(d).

Based on interviews with officials from 57 tribes and 21 federal agencies, as well as comments submitted by 100 tribes in 2016 on tribal consultation for infrastructure projects, GAO identified key factors that tribes and agencies believe hinder effective consultation on infrastructure projects. Federal agencies are required, at times, to consult with tribes on infrastructure projects like pipelines that may harm tribal natural and cultural resources.

The Lahaina, Hawaii, wildfires on August 8, 2023, resulted in a devastating loss of life but also caused significant property damage, including to buildings and sites that conveyed the historical significance of the community. On August 10, 2023, President Biden determined that the damage from the wildfires was of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, (42 U.S.C. § 5121 et seq.).

The ACHP offers this as a reference for Native Hawaiian organizations, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) staff, and federal agency staff with responsibility for compliance with Section 106. In 2008, the ACHP adopted the ACHP Policy Statement on the ACHP’s Interaction with Native Hawaiian Organizations. The policy is intended to set “forth actions the ACHP will take to oversee the implementation of its responsibilities under the NHPA with respect to the role afforded to Native Hawaiian organizations in the NHPA.”

Memorandum of Agreement Among U.S.

Memorandum of Agreement By and Among the U.S. General Services Administration, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Facade Over-Clad and the Security Upgrade Project at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland, OH     - Amendment #1 to the MOA Regarding the Upgrade Project at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building, Cleveland, OH (2021)

Title:  MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AMONG THE JOHN COCHRAN DIVISION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ST. LOUIS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE OSAGE NATION, THE MISSOURI STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, AND THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS CULTURAL RESOURCES OFFICE REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF THE PALLADIUM COMPONENT PROJECT OF THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE JOHN COCHRAN DIVISION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ST. LOUIS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Expires: December 8, 2026

Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement Among the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding Demolition of a Historic Resource and Construction of a New Restroom Facility at Marietta National Cemetery, Cobb County, Marietta, Georgia (HP ##140916-003)

Memorandum of Agreement Among the General Services Administration, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, and the City of Eugene, Oregon Regarding Site Acquisition, Ownership Transfer, and Construction of a New United States Courthouse, Eugene, Oregon.

Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States General Services Administration, the District of Columbia Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Construction of an Underground Parking Garage at the Southwest Corner of Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.