2008 Nps Nationwide Programmatic Agreement

2008 NPS NATIONWIDE PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT

FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 106 OF THE

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT

Steps to Decide If an Undertaking Meets the Criteria

The following steps outline the process to determine whether or not the proposed undertaking meets the criteria for the Streamlined Review Process.

Step 1: Is the proposed undertaking a streamlined activity?

·  See PA III.C for a complete list of streamlined activities.

·  Check any supplemental agreements developed through consultation with appropriate parties. See PA Section III.D for information.

Title of agreement(s):

Applicability:

·  If the Section 106 Coordinator determines yes, proceed to Step 2.

·  If no, follow the Standard Review Process outlined in PA Section IV.

Section 106 Coordinator:

Determination: _____ Yes _____ No

Notes:

Step 2: What is the “area of potential effect” (APE) for the proposed undertaking? What historic properties does the APE encompass?

·  The Park Section 106 Coordinator and CRM Team identify the location, number, and significance of historic properties within the APE.

·  Consider direct, indirect, or cumulative effects.

Describe the APE:

Describe direct, indirect, cumulative effects:

Step 3: Have all the potentially significant resources within the APE been evaluated for the National Register and the SHPO concurs with the park's determination of eligibility?

·  If yes, continue to Step 4.

·  If no, use the Standard Review Process outlined in PA Section IV.

Names of resources:

Confirmed with SHPO: Date:

Comments:

Step 4: Will the undertaking adversely affect the historic properties in the APE?

·  See the “Criteria of Effect” in 36 CFR 800.5(a)(1). The Park Section 106 Coordinator and CRM Team make the evaluation. A project has an adverse effect when it “may alter, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics of a historic property that qualify the property for inclusion in the National Register, in a manner that would diminish the integrity of the property’s location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling or association."

·  If no historic properties are within the APE, and/or the finding is no adverse effect or no historic properties affected, and the SHPO/THPO concurs, proceed with the undertaking. No further consultation is necessary.

·  If adverse effects are identified, and/or the SHPO/THPO disagrees with the park's finding, follow the Standard Review Process outlined in PA Section IV.

Describe historic properties, if any:

Adverse effect: _____ Yes _____ No

Determined by: Date:

Step 5: Document the process for now and later.

·  Use the NPS “Assessment of Actions Having an Effect on Cultural Resources” form or other format,

·  Consider using PEPC to collect information,

·  Include comments from CRM Team and signature of the Superintendent,

·  Retain the documentation for review by consulting parties and to facilitate the Annual Report, and

·  Use the information for the Superintendent's Annual and Biennial Reports to craft the Annual Report.

Documentation forms:

Locations: