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Learn about the Section 106 review process to determine the effects federal projects and programs have on historic properties. Discover how to identify and evaluate cultural resources and how to resolve any adverse effects.
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS REGIONAL ARCHEOLOGY PROVIDERS CONFERENCE 2017
ALASKA REGIONAL ARCHEOLOGY CURRENT Regional Archeologist Vacant (Ken Pratt Acting) Permanent Archeologists Sean Mack Rita Miraglia Cindy Williams Seasonal Archeologists Kaitlyn Fuqua
The federal government must consider the effects that federal projects and programs have on historic properties.
Establish the Undertaking Does the undertaking have the potential to effect a site (if present)?
THE SECTION 106 REVIEW PROCESS Identification:Find out through research and field survey if there are any cultural resources located on the property.
THE SECTION 106 REVIEW PROCESS Evaluation: If cultural resources are identified we determine whether they “historic properties.”
WHAT IS A “HISTORIC PROPERTY”? • A “historic property” is defined in 36CFR60.4: • A property (site, structure, etc.) that is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. • A historic property can be a historic or a prehistoric archeological site.
Criteria for NRHP • Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history
Criteria for NRHP • Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.
Criteria for NRHP • That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values
Criteria for NRHP • That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history
What do you think? • Important Events • Significant People • Method of Construction/Art • Prehistoric or Historic Information
What do you think? • Important Events • Significant People • Method of Construction/Art • Prehistoric or Historic Information
What do you think? • Important Events • Significant People • Method of Construction/Art • Prehistoric or Historic Information
THE SECTION 106 REVIEW PROCESS Resolving Adverse Effect:If the undertaking will have an adverse affect to the historic properties, we must avoid, minimize, or mitigate.