Nationwide Programmatic Agreements
Department of Agriculture
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
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Program Comment for Vacant and Underutilized Properties
This program comment provides the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with an alternative way to comply with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 54 U.S.C. 306108, and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 800 (Section 106), regarding vacant and underutilized properties.
Program Comment to Exempt Consideration of Effects to Rail Properties within Rail Rights-of-Way
This program comment exempts undertakings that may affect historic rail properties within rail rights-of-way from Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The program comment adopts a two-pronged approach: an activities-based approach and a property-based approach.
VA Program Comment for Vacant and Underutilized Properties
Implementation Status of VA Program Comment
VA Section 106 Agreements Database
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Section 106 Agreements Database is a collection of VA Memoranda of Agreements (MOAs) and Programmatic Agreements (PAs) from across the country, dating from 1974 to present. This database provides users with a way to find previously executed VA agreements that may serve as reference for current projects requiring a MOA or PA.
BLM’s National Programmatic Agreement
The Bureau of Land Management historic preservation program took an important step forward on Feb. 9, 2012, when a major revision to the national Programmatic Agreement (nPA) was signed at the business meeting of the ACHP.
Program Alternatives
The Section 106 regulations offer program alternatives through which agencies can tailor the Section 106 review process for a group of undertakings or an entire program that may affect historic properties.