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5.0 Environmental Setting 5.3 Cultural/Historical Resources <br />Avion Project SEIR <br />Page 5.3-6 <br />5.3.3 Regulatory Framework <br />5.3.3.1 Federal <br />a. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and National Register of <br />Historic Places <br />The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 established the National Register of Historic Places <br />(NRHP) as the official federal list of cultural resources that have been nominated by state offices for <br />their significance at the local, state, or federal level. Listing on the NRHP provides recognition that a <br />property is historically significant to the nation, the state, or the community. Properties listed (or <br />potentially eligible for listing) on the NRHP must meet certain significance criteria and possess <br />integrity of form, location, or setting. Barring exceptional circumstances, resources generally must <br />be at least 50 years old to be considered for listing on the NRHP. <br />Criteria for listing on the NRHP are stated in Title 36, Part 60 of the Code of Federal Regulations <br />(36 Code of Federal Regulations 60). A resource may qualify for listing if there is quality of <br />significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture present in <br />districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, <br />materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and where such resources: <br />• Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns <br />of history. <br />• Are associated with the lives of persons significant in the past. <br />• Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; <br />represent the work of a master; possess high artistic values; or represent a significant and <br />distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. <br />• Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. <br />Eligible properties must meet at least one of the NRHP criteria and exhibit integrity, measured by <br />the degree to which the resource retains its historical properties and conveys its historical character, <br />the degree to which the original historic fabric has been retained, and the reversibility of changes to <br />the property. The fourth criterion is typically reserved for archaeological and paleontological <br />resources. These criteria have largely been incorporated into the California Environmental Quality <br />Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15065.5).