Section 106 Regulations

Section 106 regulations text protection of historic properties 36 cfr part 800 incorporates amendments effective aug.

Section 106 regulations. Under section 106 each federal agency must consider public views and concerns about historic preservation issues when making final project decisions. Section 106 of the nhpa requires that each federal agency identify and assess the effects its actions may have on historic buildings. That means an agency tribal agreement should be shared with the shpo and applicants and a shpo tribal agreement should be made known to agencies that conduct activities that may affect the tribe s lands.

It is the statutory obligation of the federal agency to fulfill the requirements of section 106 and to. Section 106 of the nhpa requires each federal agency to identify and assess the effects their actions will have on historic resources. Section 106 requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties and to provide the advisory council on historic preservation achp with a reasonable opportunity to comment.

Note that the regulations require that any modification of the rights of other participants in the section 106 process such as an affected local government be consented to by that party. Section 106 process is initiated early in the undertaking s planning so that a broad range of alternatives may be considered during the planning process for the undertaking.