ACHP Announces Program Comment Amendment to Support President Biden’s Broadband Initiative
Includes First-Ever ACHP Provision Requiring Compensation For Tribes for Their Assistance on Broadband Projects
Includes First-Ever ACHP Provision Requiring Compensation For Tribes for Their Assistance on Broadband Projects
Second Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas Executed by the Federal Communications Commission, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review of Effects on Historic Properties of Certain Undertakings Approved by the Federal Communications Commission
(Telecommunications projects)
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has amended the referenced Program Comment which avoids duplicate reviews under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act regarding telecommunications projects that undergo Section 106 review by the Federal Communications Commission under existing Nationwide Programmatic Agreements. Amendments in 2015 extended the duration of the Program Comment, added agencies that can use the Program Comment, and provided for a monitoring system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of its efforts to expedite the regulatory approval of communications technologies, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today announced new procedures for the review of next-generation broadband projects on federal lands as required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Ace.