Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Fall Business Meeting will take place at 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the National Building Museum, First Floor Auditorium, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be live streamed on Facebook and YouTube, and the recording will be made available following the proceedings on the ACHP's YouTube Channel. 

If you have any questions, contact Artisha Thompson at athompson@achp.gov.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today made comments regarding the proposed Triumphal Arch in Washington, DC, and Virginia via a letter sent to the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum from ACHP Vice Chairman Travis Voyles. 

The ACHP submitted its formal comments on the project as part of the ACHP’s responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act. Once the Secretary of the Interior considers and responds to the ACHP’s comments, the Section 106 review for this undertaking will be concluded. 

The ACHP collected public comments on the undertaking and its effects on historic properties in September 2026 and considered that input when preparing its recommendations. 

Today the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) notified the National Park Service that it is terminating consultation on the development of a Section 106 agreement for the Triumphal Arch Project in Washington, DC, and Virginia. Pursuant to its responsibilities under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the ACHP will prepare formal comments on the project and submit them to the Secretary of the Interior. Once the Secretary of the Interior considers and responds to the ACHP’s comments, the Section 106 review for this undertaking will be concluded.

WASHINGTON, DC– The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (National Trust) honored the San Antonio National Historical Park in San Antonio, Texas, with the National Trust/Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation. The award was presented by National Trust President Brent Leggs during the National Trust’s Preservation Awards Ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on September 22, 2026.

The ACHP updated its website to include information and materials related to its compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Check it out here.

Under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4336c, the ACHP may adopt a categorical exclusion (CE) listed in another federal agency's NEPA procedures. A CE is a category of actions that the agency has determined normally does not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and, therefore, does not require preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS).