The Law of the Land
This 1966 legislation requires federal agencies to consider the effects of their undertakings on historic properties.
What is the National Historic Preservation Act?
The first step in the Section 106 process.
What is Initiation of Consultation?
This individual represents the state in reviewing projects for compliance.
Who is the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)?
The agency’s determination that there are no historic properties present or affected.
What is “No Historic Properties Affected”?
This is the most common mitigation when data recovery is needed.
What is archaeological excavation?
The specific section of the NHPA that outlines the review process for federal undertakings.
What is Section 106?
Agencies must identify these parties early in the process to ensure meaningful consultation.
Who are consulting parties?
This tribal role has the same responsibilities as a SHPO but for tribal lands.
Who is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)?
Documentation of findings is submitted to these two main entities.
Who are the SHPO and ACHP?
A permanent record like a report or digital archive serves this mitigation principle.
What is data recovery documentation?
This federal agency administers the Section 106 process.
What is the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)?
This phase involves determining whether identified resources meet the criteria for inclusion in the National Register.
What is Evaluation?
These federally recognized groups must be consulted if their ancestral lands are involved.
Who are Indian tribes?
When historic properties are present but will not be harmed by the project, this determination is made.
What is “No Adverse Effect”?
Public interpretation, signage, or exhibits fall under this mitigation goal.
What is public outreach or interpretation?
This term describes the area within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause alterations to historic properties.
What is the Area of Potential Effects (APE)?
This finding means an undertaking will not adversely affect historic properties.
What is “No Adverse Effect”?
You have a project on Federal Land what do you do?
What is the CEQ process or ignore it and follow NHPA?
If a site is eligible for the National Register, this four-letter acronym is used.
What is “NRHP”?
When adverse effects cannot be avoided, agencies develop this agreement document.
What is a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)?
This part of 36 CFR 800 details the identification and evaluation of historic properties.
What is Subpart B?
When an undertaking has an adverse effect, the agency must negotiate this kind of agreement.
What is a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)?
These organizations may be invited to participate if they have a demonstrated interest in the undertaking.
Who are additional consulting parties?
This formal report may accompany an adverse effect finding and outlines resolution measures.
What is a Historic Properties Treatment Plan (HPTP)?
This alternative agreement type covers classes of undertakings, not single projects.
What is a Programmatic Agreement (PA)?