On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order Declaring a National Energy Emergency (EO 14156), in which he declared an energy emergency in regard to the availability of domestic energy resources and domestic energy production, transportation, refining, and generation.
The ACHP’s first ever State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Liaison position was established under a partnership with the Permitting Council, the federal agency charged with improving the transparency, predictability, and outcomes of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for certain large-scale critical infrastructure projects.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has issued a program comment for certain housing, building, and transportation undertakings available to any federal agency with an undertaking meeting its terms. The Program Comment covers activities that are either excluded from further review, as outlined in Appendix A, or that must meet certain conditions before utilizing streamlining provisions in Appendix B.
It is vitally important for federal agencies to effectively monitor the expiration dates of Section 106 memoranda of agreement or programmatic agreements (MOAs/PAs). If necessary, this includes coordinating the drafting, commenting, and execution of amendments to the duration stipulation prior to the agreement’s expiration. Once an agreement expires, it cannot be amended, even to extend its duration – quite simply, no agreement to amend exists following expiration.
Program Comment on Stewardship and Management of National Park Service Mission 66-Era Facilities (1945-1972) for Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has approved an exemption that relieves all federal agencies from historic preservation review requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act for specified activities. The exemption was approved on October 18, 2024.
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Among the Department of Homeland Security, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding Climate Resiliency and Sustainability Undertakings on Department of Homeland Security Owned Facilities
Second Two-Year Extension to 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
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has approved an exemption that relieves the General Services Administration from historic preservation review requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act for specified routine operations and maintenance. The exemption was approved on January 13, 2023, and was published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2023.
