Draft Programmatic Agreement for National Historic Preservation Act Compliance - February 2014

Gateway National Recreation Area is expecting to release the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement in spring 2014. As part of finalizing the GMP, Gateway will be completing National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance in consultation with the New York and New Jersey State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs). The impact of the GMP/EIS on historic properties cannot be fully evaluated at this time and will require further evaluation and consultation. Implementation of the GMP may result in adverse effects to cultural resources. NPS developed a "process" Programmatic Agreement (PA) that will provide a framework for future consultations with the SHPOs on associated GMP implementation actions.

NPS consulted with the New York and New Jersey SHPOs, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) as well as federally recognized tribes and invited them to participate in the development of this draft PA. The ACHP declined to participate. NPS will continue to consult with the SHPOs and federally recognized tribes to execute this PA during implementation of the GMP.

We welcome your thoughts and comments on the draft Programmatic Agreement. Please click "Open for Comment" on the left-hand side of this webpage for a copy of the document.

Document Content:

NPS_2008_S106_Nationwide_PA.pdf   (5.0 MB, PDF file) GATE_Draft_GMP_PA_Feb_2014.pdf   (150.0 KB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.