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STATE HISTORIC BRIDGE INVENTORY AND EVALUATION 2024 UPDATE
<br /> on historic properties and provide the Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) an
<br /> opportunity to comment on the undertaking.
<br /> Historic properties are defined as prehistoric and historic sites, buildings, structures, districts, and
<br /> objects listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as well as
<br /> artifacts, records, and remains related to such properties. Section 106 requires the lead federal agency,
<br /> in consultation with the SHPO, to develop the Area of Potential Effects (APE), identify historic properties
<br /> (i.e., NRHP-listed and NRHP-eligible) in the APE, and make determinations of the proposed project's
<br /> effect on historic properties in the APE. Section 106 regulations require that the lead federal agency
<br /> consult with the SHPO and identified parties with an interest in historic resources during planning and
<br /> development of the proposed project. The ACHP may participate in the consultation or may leave such
<br /> involvement to the SHPO and other consulting parties who have a demonstrated interest in historic
<br /> preservation. In this case, ACHP has declined to participate and the SHPO will be provided an
<br /> opportunity to comment on the proposed project and its effects on historic properties. The SHPO and
<br /> other consulting parties may participate in developing a Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic
<br /> Agreement to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects as applicable.
<br /> As part of the Section 106 process, agency officials apply the NRHP Criteria for Evaluation to identify
<br /> historic properties. As established in the NHPA, to be listed in the NRHP or be determined eligible for
<br /> listing in the NRHP, properties must meet certain criteria to determine historic significance. A property is
<br /> eligible for the NRHP if it is significant under one or more of the following Criteria for Evaluation defined
<br /> in 36 C.F.R. § 60.4, which states "the quality of significance in American history, architecture,
<br /> archaeology, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of state and local
<br /> importance that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and
<br /> association, and that:
<br /> A:Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
<br /> our history; or
<br /> B:Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
<br /> C: Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or
<br /> represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and
<br /> distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
<br /> D: Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history."
<br /> Built resources are typically evaluated under Criteria A, B, and C; Criterion D applies primarily to
<br /> archaeological resources.
<br /> If a property is determined to possess historic significance, its integrity is evaluated using the following
<br /> seven aspects of integrity to determine if it conveys that historic significance: location, design, setting,
<br /> materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. If a property is determined to possess historic
<br /> significance under one or more criteria and retains integrity to convey its significance, the property is
<br /> determined to be eligible for listing in the NRHP.
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