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 In conjunction with its May 9, 2003, quarterly meeting, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) hosted a second summit meeting of Federal agencies to discuss cultural heritage tourism. As was apparent at the first summit meeting in November 2002, many Federal agencies are already supporting heritage tourism in various ways through their missions and programs.

This report explains how saving energy is a benefit of preserving historic buildings - that it takes less energy to restore old buildings than to replace them. Designed for a general audience, it summarizes research that is described in detail in Assessing the Energy Conservation Benefits of Historic Preservation: Methods and Examples.

This checklist accompanies the ACHP's Section 106 Applicant Toolkit, which provides information and guidance on the Section 106 process to parties who are the recipients of, or are applying for federal licenses, permits, assistance, or approvals. Download the checklist.

The following federal agencies with real property management responsibilities submitted a baseline report on internal regulations, management policies, and operating procedures for compliance with Sections 110 and 111 of NHPA (16 U.S.C. 470h-2 & 470h-3) and subsequent progress reports to the Chairman of the ACHP and to the Secretary of the Interior per Section 3(b) and (c) of EO 13287.

Announcement of U.S. Support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Initiatives to Promote the Government-to-Government Relationship & Improve the Lives of Indigenous Peoples I. Introduction

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.  

This page includes information about working with the Section 106 review process in light of impacts from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Please note the posting date, as information may have been recently updated.

Memorandum of Agreement By and Among the United States General Services Administration (GSA), the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), the United States Coast Guard, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and the Town of Aquinnah, Regarding the Conveyance and Relocation of Gay Head Lighthouse in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Title:  MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) DANVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC) AND THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (IL SHPO) REGARDING DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS 31,32,33,34,37,38,75,81,82, AND 83 AT THE DANVILLE VAMC Executed: August 19, 2021