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R~ r~~ ~ ~~~n~F~~~ <br /> This section identifies the laws and regulations that govern the conservation and protection of <br /> cultural resources that must be considered during the decision-making process for projects that have <br /> the potential to affect cultural resources. <br /> 3.~ FE~ER~L <br /> 3.~[.1 Natio~a Historic Preservation ~cfi of 19~~ ~~b USC 470' <br /> Enacted in 1 X66, the National Historic Preservation Act tNHPA} declared a national policy of historic <br /> preservation and instituted a multifaceted program, administered by the Secretary of the Interior, to <br /> encourage the achievement of preservation goals at the federal, state, and local levels. The NHPA <br /> authorized the expansion and maintenance of the National Register of Historic Places NRHP), <br /> established the position of State Historic Preservation Cuff icer and provided for the designation of <br /> State Review Boards, set up a mechanism to certify local governments to carry out the purposes of <br /> the NHPA, assisted Native American tribes to preserve their cultural heritage, and created the <br /> Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ~ACHP~. Section 1a6 of the NHPA states that federal <br /> agencies with direct ar indirect jurisdiction over federally funded, assisted, or licensed <br /> undertakings must take into account the effect of the undertaking an any historic property that is <br /> included in, or eligible far inclusion in, the NRHP and that the ACHP must be afforded an <br /> opportunity to comment, through a process outlined in the ACHP regulations in the Code of <br /> Federal Regulations, CFR Part goo, an such undertakings. <br /> No federal involvement is included in the Development Project; therefore, the Section 106 process <br /> is not applicable. <br /> 3.1.E National Register o~ Historic Peaces <br /> The NRHP was established by the NHPA of ~ 966 as "an authoritative guide to be used by federal, <br /> state, and local governments, private groups, and citizens to identify the Nation's cultural resources <br /> and to indicate what properties should be considered for protection from destruction or impairment" <br /> ~3 6 CFR 60.~~,~ The N RH P recagn izes properties that are significant at the national, state, and local <br /> levels. Ta be eligible for listing in the NRHP, a resource must. be significant in American history, <br /> architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. Districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of <br /> potential significance must also possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, <br /> feeling, and association. A property is eligible for the NRHP if it is significant under one or more of <br /> the fol lowing criteria: <br /> Criterion A: It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the <br /> broad patterns of our history. <br /> Criterion B: It is associated with the lives of persons who are significant in our past, <br /> ' Clnited States Code, 16 USC 4a0. <br /> ~ Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR 60.2. <br /> <br /> Station District Rraject 1-listarical assessment <br /> flay 6, .2011 Sappl~os Fnviranmental, Inc. <br /> l~I.IPRDJfC~S1147111~71-a47lDocumentsll~fistoricalAssessment~Final~.3 ~~ti~~~t~latary Framework.Doc Page 3-1 <br /> <br />