[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26799]


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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

36 CFR Part 800

RIN 3014-AA06


Protection of Historic Properties

AGENCY: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is extending by 
30 days the public comment period for the proposed amendments to the 
regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act. Such proposed amendments were published in the 
Federal Register on September 25, 2003. This extended comment period 
will afford greater opportunity to all interested parties to review and 
submit comments on the proposal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this proposed rule to the 
Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 809, Washington, DC 20004. Fax (202) 
606-8672. You may submit electronic comments to: [email protected]. For 
electronic comments, please type ``Regs Amendment 2003'' in the subject 
line of the e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Marqu[eacute]s, Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 
809, Washington, DC 20004; (202) 606-8503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to requests filed with the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the comment period 
for the proposed amendments to the regulations implementing Section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act now ends on November 26, 
2003. This is an extension of 30 days beyond the comment period 
established in the Federal Register on September 25, 2003.
    The Section 106 regulations set forth how Federal agencies take 
into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties 
and afford the ACHP a reasonable opportunity to comment, pursuant to 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Most of the 
proposed amendments to those regulations respond to recent court 
decisions which held that (1) the ACHP could not force a Federal agency 
to change its determinations regarding whether its undertakings 
affected or adversely affected historic properties, and (2) that 
Section 106 does not apply to undertakings that are merely subject to 
State or local regulation administered pursuant to a delegation or 
approval by a Federal agency. Another proposed amendment clarifies the 
time period for objections to ``No Adverse Effect'' findings. The last 
proposed amendments clarify that the ACHP can propose an exemption to 
the Section 106 process on its own initiative, rather than needing a 
Federal agency to make such a proposal. See the proposal as published 
in the Federal Register (68 FR 55354, September 25, 2003) for further 
information.

    Dated: October 20, 2003.
John M. Fowler,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 03-26799 Filed 10-22-03; 8:45 am]
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