The Programmatic Agreement Among the Bureau of Land Management, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers Regarding the Manner in Which the BLM Will Meet Its Responsibilities Under the National Historic Preservation Act was executed in February 2012. The nationwide Programmatic Agreement (nPA) governs the BLM's Section 106 compliance activities nationwide and primarily in eleven western states where the BLM administers most of its surface lands and mineral estate. As the agreement is set to expire in 2026, BLM is developing and consulting on an amendment to extend its duration by an additional ten years. The nPA must also be updated to reflect current references, code citations, agency policies, etc. The current iteration of the nPA was executed by the BLM, ACHP, and NCSHPO in 2012 (preceded by an earlier version executed in 1997). The nPA governs the BLM’s activities on federal, state, and private lands that have the potential to impact historic properties and authorizes BLM state offices to maintain protocol agreements with individual SHPOs. These two-party agreements are the primary means by which the BLM achieves efficiency and consistency for Section 106 reviews within a state. Importantly, these protocols increase efficiency and consistency in the required Section 106 process by establishing thresholds for classes of undertakings requiring (or not requiring) consultation with SHPOs, establish documentation and data-sharing standards, stipulate annual reporting requirements, and govern other aspects of SHPO consultation. The nPA also outlines a framework for how the BLM will consult with Tribes in the context of an ongoing government-to-government relationship and to obtain their views on the potential effects on historic properties of significance to them. In accordance with Component (stipulation) 11.a., the signatories are considering an amendment to the agreement, primarily to extend its terms by an additional ten years to February 2026.