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Program Comment for Stewardship and Management of National Park Service Mission 66-Era Facilities (1945-1972)
The National Park Service (NPS) Cultural Resources Stewardship, Partnerships, and Science (CRPS) Directorate assists America's national parks efforts to preserve, protect, and share the history of this land and its people. Projects that are carried out in parks are often considered undertakings (36 CFR § 800.16(y)) requiring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. § 306108). The regulations set forth at 36 CFR Part 800, Protection of Historic Properties, were issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) in 2004 and implement Section 106.
Through various program alternatives, the standard Section 106 review process may be tailored for a group of undertakings or an entire program that may affect historic properties. Program comments are intended to give the ACHP flexibility to issue comments on a federal program or class of undertakings in lieu of commenting on such undertakings on a case-by-case basis, and to allow a federal agency to comply with Section 106 in a consistent way for a class of undertakings rather than addressing each undertaking individually.
In November 2024, after more than a year of formal consultation and preparation by both the NPS and the ACHP, including government to government consultation by both agencies, the membership voted to issue the program comment. The purpose of the Program Comment is to facilitate the reuse and preservation of historic facilities from this era by providing park superintendents with an optional tool that will reduce or eliminate external reviews for certain straight-forward Mission 66-era focused undertakings. It also allows superintendents to consider Mission 66-era facilities as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) when they reference the NRHP Multiple Property Documentation Form (NRIS #64501248) (MPDF) thereby addressing the identification backlog.
More information on the Program Comment can be found here: https://www.achp.gov/digital-library-section-106-landing/program-comment-NPS-mission66
Information on the Program Comment can also be found here: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1966/program-comment.gov. [Note: This website is still under construction.]
The National Park Service (NPS) Cultural Resources Stewardship, Partnerships, and Science (CRPS) Directorate assists America's national parks efforts to preserve, protect, and share the history of this land and its people. Projects that are carried out in parks are often considered undertakings (36 CFR § 800.16(y)) requiring compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. § 306108). The regulations set forth at 36 CFR Part 800, Protection of Historic Properties, were issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) in 2004 and implement Section 106.
Through various program alternatives, the standard Section 106 review process may be tailored for a group of undertakings or an entire program that may affect historic properties. Program comments are intended to give the ACHP flexibility to issue comments on a federal program or class of undertakings in lieu of commenting on such undertakings on a case-by-case basis, and to allow a federal agency to comply with Section 106 in a consistent way for a class of undertakings rather than addressing each undertaking individually.
In November 2024, after more than a year of formal consultation and preparation by both the NPS and the ACHP, including government to government consultation by both agencies, the membership voted to issue the program comment. The purpose of the Program Comment is to facilitate the reuse and preservation of historic facilities from this era by providing park superintendents with an optional tool that will reduce or eliminate external reviews for certain straight-forward Mission 66-era focused undertakings. It also allows superintendents to consider Mission 66-era facilities as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) when they reference the NRHP Multiple Property Documentation Form (NRIS #64501248) (MPDF) thereby addressing the identification backlog.
More information on the Program Comment can be found here: https://www.achp.gov/digital-library-section-106-landing/program-comment-NPS-mission66
Information on the Program Comment can also be found here: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1966/program-comment.gov. [Note: This website is still under construction.]