WASHINGTON, D.C.– Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman Milford Wayne Donaldson today sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer with the ACHP’s final comments regarding the Navy’s proposed increase of Growler aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington.
Due to the lapse in federal funding necessitating a partial government shutdown, the 45-day timeline for the ACHP to provide its final comments to the Secretary of the Navy regarding the Section 106 review for the proposed increase in the EA-18G Growler activity on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island was stopped on December 21, 2018. Consequently, the timeline began again on January 26, 2019 when the government was reopened. The new deadline for the ACHP to submit its comments is February 19, 2019.
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD) Programs, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for Sequencing Section 106
The following agreements have been recently executed by the ACHP and concern undertakings located in more than one state.
PA for Privatization of Housing at Fort Campbell (KY, TN)
Executed - November 6, 2018, Expires - November 6, 2068
Forest Service National PA for Phasing Section 106 for Large-Scale, Multi-Year Undertakings
Forest Service Nationwide PA for Unit Plans and Land Management Plans
Executed - February 25, 1
In response to a joint request from the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation undertook an analysis of preservation issues concerning Federal support for highly scientific and technical facilities. The analysis considered the appropriate role of historic preservation in decisionmaking about the operation and management of these facilities.
An update is forthcoming.
Response to a question about the applicability of Section 106 to off-site borrow and disposal areas.
The ACHP's Action Plan to Support SHPOs/THPOs, adopted July 14, 2015.
Click here to view the plan in pdf format.
The ACHP has received a number of inquiries regarding the Section 106 responsibilities of federal agencies with regard to the development of on and off-shore wind farms. We are specifically asked what kinds of federal actions related to the development and operation of wind farms make such projects “undertakings” subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations, “Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR 800).
