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On March 1, 2023, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) voted unanimously to adopt its new Policy Statement on Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Funerary Objects. The policy statement establishes a set of standards and guidelines that federal and state agencies, contractors, and other relevant entities should, at a minimum, seek to implement in order to provide burial sites, human remains, and funerary objects the considerat

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The ACHP will have its next business meeting on 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Washington, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members today adopted a Climate Change and Historic Preservation Policy Statement. The policy was developed to acknowledge the important connections between climate change and historic properties and urge federal and nonfederal stakeholders to take steps to address these impacts at all levels of planning.                                

WASHINGTON, D.C. – ACHP Chair Sara Bronin today announced that the White House has appointed the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) as a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). 

“Historic preservation can improve our climate change response, reduce waste, and foster transportation-efficient communities,” Chair Bronin said. “At the same time, preservation can help us achieve our environmental justice goals, as we protect and adapt places underrepresented people hold dear. The ACHP welcomes the deeper engagement and partnership with the Council on Environmental Quality on these issues, now that it has become a member.”   

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is inviting public feedback regarding application and interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Comments must be submitted in writing by 5 p.m. on July 20, 2023, by emailing dnull@achp.gov.

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