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ACHP Business Meeting Offers Awards and Recognition
The ACHP met May 10 for its spring business meeting. Read more about the meeting and the awards presented.

First Lady Designates Five New Communities
First Lady Michelle Obama sent letters of designation to five new Preserve America Communities this week. Read more.  

Register Now for Historic Preservation Training
Join us for interactive courses that feature practical guidance and opportunities to apply what you learn to case-based exercises. The Section 106 Essentials covers the regulatory fundamentals needed to carry out or participate in a federal historic preservation review, while the Advanced Seminar will help experienced practitioners improve consultation and agreement development skills. Our classes usually reach capacity, so get your registrations in for the remaining courses. Click here.

Prototype PA approved for Privatization of Army Lodging
The ACHP has just approved a prototype Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) program. The United States Army is currently undergoing a significant privatization effort of lodging facilities throughout the continental United States. This privatization effort has already occurred at 21 installations in two previous phases. The third phase consists of 21 additional installations in 13 states and is the subject of this new prototype PA. Read more.

Potential of Great Lakes Wind Farms Gets Federal Nod
The ACHP has entered into Memorandum of Understanding with nine other Federal Agencies and five Great Lakes states to streamline environmental review of proposed new offshore wind resources. Read more.

ACHP Guidance on Reasonable and Good Faith Efforts
Read the policy issued by ACHP.

Section 106 Success Stories
The Section 106 process can breed much success with projects large and small. Consultation is a hallmark of the process. Read about three Section 106 success stories here.

Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation Study Released
A 2011 study commissioned by the ACHP, with funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, identifies and analyzes methods for measuring the economic impacts of historic preservation. The report focuses on such economic indicators as jobs and household income, property values, heritage tourism, sustainable development, and downtown revitalization, and recommends ways to improve our understanding of how preservation activity supports economic vitality.
Read the full report here.
Read a brief compilation of related facts and figures here.

Secretary of the Interior Historic Preservation Awards
Government Historic Preservationists! Apply for historic preservation
awards now. Read more.

Section 3 Report to the President Now Available
The 2012 Report to the President on the federal government's stewardship of its historic properties is now available.Download the report.

GSA Wins Chairman’s Award
Feb. 9 - The ACHP Chairman’s Award for Achievement in Historic Preservation honored the rehabilitation of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. Read more about the ceremony. Read the narrative of the presentation.

New National Programmatic Agreement Enhances BLM Tribal Consultation and Public Participation Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.Feb.9, 2012 – Tribal consultation and public involvement practices involving Bureau of Land Management (BLM) historic preservation issues took an important step forward today when a national Programmatic Agreement (nPA) was signed at the winter quarterly business meeting of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Read more. Read the Programmatic Agreement.

New ACHP Guidance Now Available
The ACHP has developed guidance to assist federal agencies and their preservation partners on the development and use of the prototype Programmatic Agreement. This program alternative allows federal agencies to tailor a template agreement document to a specific program or series of undertakings and can provide greater efficiencies and predictability in Section 106 compliance. Read more.

The Big Read is a Big Opportunity for Preservation Non-Profits
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation encourages non-profit preservation organizations to use local historic resources in conjunction with The Big Read, a program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, to create wider understanding of and build support for the importance of historic place. Read more.

Case Digest Now Available
The latest edition of the ACHP's quarterly Case Digest is available now. Read stories about current historic preservation activities across the United States.

NASA's High-Tech Shuttles Get High-Tech Recordation
The National Aeronautical and Space Administration is using high technology to make engineering records of the space shuttles. A recent article on the CollectSpace Web site discusses how NASA is documenting the space shuttles to preserve their legacy for future generations as the shuttles are now retired from space flight.

The recordation of the shuttles Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis, retired in 2011, was part of the mitigation package set out in a Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement among NASA, the ACHP, and the State Historic Preservation Officers of Alabama, California, Florida, and Texas, where NASA's primary space shuttle facilities are located. You can follow the recordation at NASA's Web site http://www.nasa.gov/agency/crm/shuttle/.

ACHP Chairman Honors Newest Community—Filipinotown, Los Angeles
ACHP Chairman Wayne Donaldson and community leaders celebrated the heritage of the newest Preserve America Community, Historic Filipinotown, in Los Angeles, California at a weekend event. Read more.

Fort Monroe, Virginia: A Section 106 Success Story
The ACHP was delighted to learn that President Barack Obama created the Fort Monroe National Monument in Virginia today. But there’s a story behind the story, a quiet but important chapter in the fort’s long and illustrious history that highlights how the National Historic Preservation Act continues to make the United States of America a richer and more vibrant nation. Read more.

Read an article from Colonial Williamsburg by Gil Klein about slavery and Fort Monroe. 

FAQs Now Available for Disaster Response Planning
The ACHP has produced a set of questions and answers federal agencies and local and tribal officials will find useful in dealing with historic properties during natural and other disasters. Read more.

Federal Oversight and Assistance for Shale Gas Development and Section 106
The ACHP frequently receives inquiries regarding the applicability of reviews conducted in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to shale gas development projects. There remains some confusion as to whether and when federal permits, approvals, or licenses that may invoke Section 106 review are required for these activities. Read this primer to learn more about when opportunities for participating in the Section 106 review of such activities may exist. Read the primer.

Preserve America E-Newsletter Available
Read the latest e-newsletter with stories of new designations and activities Preserve America Communities can host for heritage tourism, and much more.

ACHP Publishes New Guidance
This guidance is intended to clarify that federal agencies cannot unilaterally delegate to applicants their responsibility to carry out government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes pursuant to the ACHP’s regulations. The ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs and Office of Native American Affairs jointly drafted this guidance to address ongoing issues and confusion regarding Section 106 tribal consultation. Read the guidance.

ACHP Issue Spotlight: Transmission Lines in the West
One frequently overlooked aspect of the national push for renewable energy development is the construction of transmission lines. The Section 106 process is key in a variety of projects in the western United States balancing the need to carry energy to remote locations while considering the views of affected people and historic properties. Read more.

New AIA/CES and AICP/CM continuing education opportunity
Planners and architects can now fulfill their continuing education requirements in part by attending ACHP Section 106 training. The ACHP’s Section 106 Essentials course has been approved to offer 12 CM credits to American Institute of Certified Planners members and 12 LUs for members of the American Institute of Architects. For more information or to register, visit the Section 106 Essentials page.

Developing a 21st Century Conservation Agenda - America’s Great Outdoors Initiative report issued
On Feb. 16, President Obama unveiled the report titled "America's Great Outdoors: A Promise to Future Generations" at a White House ceremony. The ACHP was involved in development of the report and will play a role in its implementation to help weave cultural heritage and recognition for historic places into key parts of the program. Read more.

ACHP Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan Now Available
In accordance with Executive Order 13514, “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance,” the ACHP has developed a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan. It addresses how the ACHP will enhance its energy efficiency and help promote historic preservation as a sustainability tool.     

Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 New Edition Now Available
The ACHP is proud to announce it has updated and reissued Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106. The Citizen’s Guide is a useful tool for learning how to protect historic places in your community.

ACHP Task Force on Sustainability and Historic Preservation
A task force of ACHP members has started its work addressing areas of concern in energy efficiency and community livability as part of a greater government priority for sustainability. Read more about who is serving on the task force and its activities and goals. Read more.

Preserve America Grants Effectiveness Report Released
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a report to Congress on the preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of Preserve America Grants over the last four years. Read more.

Web-based Archaeology Guidance Now Available
Washington, D.C.—The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has developed new archaeology guidance to assist federal agencies in meeting their responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The guidance is available at: www.achp.gov/archguide. Read more.

ACHP News Archive

Section 106 Archaeology Guidance
ACHP Guidance on Program Comments as a Program Alternative
Register for the ACHP's Section 106 Course
Heritage Tourism
Economic Issues in Historic Preservation
Preserve America