National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Review Process
The NHPA is a law that requires federal agencies to identify and consider the potential effects of their actions on historic properties and look for ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate effects. By definition, historic properties may include archaeological sites, sacred and religious sites, submerged historic resources, traditional cultural places, or historic buildings, structures, or objects.
The scoping period supports consultation under Section 106 of the NHPA and its implementing regulations, as members of the public, stakeholders, and federally recognized tribes are invited to provide comments about potential effects on historic in-water properties or seek to participate as a consulting party.
The participation of the public, stakeholders, and federally recognized tribes is an important part of the NHPA Section 106 process. The Navy and Coast Guard encourage all to help identify historic in-water properties within the Study Area and share information regarding the identification of or potential effects on historic in-water properties by providing a written comment during the scoping period. Individuals, tribes, organizations, or agencies may submit a comment electronically via the project website or via mail to the address provided on the Comments Page.
For information about the NHPA Section 106 consultation process, or if you are interested in becoming a consulting party, please provide your name, organization, and email address on the Consulting Party Information Request Form.