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Army Cultural Resource Management Program: Policy and Regulations
The Department of the Army's official policy for management, care, and preservation of cultural resources can be found in Environmental Protection and Enhancement (AR 200-1). AR 200-1 establishes broad preservation and operational policies for the Army by addressing the requirements of all major cultural resources laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and Presidential memoranda. In reference to 36 CFR Part 800, AR 200-1 establishes internal Army policy for compliance with ACHP's regulations and is not designed to replace the Section 106 compliance procedures set forth in 36 CFR Part 800. Recently, the Army has emphasized the need for integrated cultural resources management—this is a "cultural landscape" approach to planning and management, whereby the military installation is viewed as an integrated landscape of natural and cultural resources and processes including military operations. Rather than a strictly compliance-driven approach to cultural resource management, the Army is moving towards a comprehensive integrated planning concept. For more information about the Army's technical documents and resources, refer to USAEC's Cultural Resources Management Program Web site. Interagency Agreement Between the Army and ACHP
The ACHP and USAEC work cooperatively to enhance the state of cultural resources management on Army lands, particularly through the development of programmatic methods of compliance with the ACHP’s regulations at 36 CFR 800. The more notable accomplishments of the partnership include the Army Alternate Procedures and the Program Comments for four categories of World War II and Cold War era buildings. Army Alternate Procedures to 36 CFR 800 Download the amended Army Alternate Procedures (in pdf format; 12 pp.) Background On July 13, 2001, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved the Army's alternate procedures, established under 36 CFR 800.14(b), the culmination of years of cooperative effort between the ACHP and Army. The Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) allow installations to work with consulting parties to develop a streamlined plan for its Section 106 compliance responsibilities. The Alternate Procedure Process The Army Alternate Procedures are designed to accomplish the following goals:
Installations may choose either to continue to follow ACHP's regulations in the implementation of installation undertakings or to follow the Army Alternate Procedures. Installations that follow the Army Alternate Procedures will prepare a Historic Properties Component, based on the installation's Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan (ICRMP) in consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs), Indian tribes, and other stakeholders.
ACHP certifies installations that have completed the HPC and have met the certification criteria. Upon certification, the installation is free to implement its actions in accordance with the agreed-upon standard operating procedures for five years without further SHPO, THPO or ACHP project-by-project review. The Army Alternate Procedures provide a process for amendments and recertification of the Historic Properties Component. Furthermore, the procedures include provisions for ACHP review of Army programs and installation compliance, and for ACHP assistance in improving Army program efficiency. Army Alternate Procedures Contacts Questions concerning the Army's Alternate Procedures or their implementation may be directed to Sarah Killinger of the ACHP (see her contact information below). You may also consult USAEC’s AAP web page. Program Comments on World War II and Cold War era Properties
Capehart and Wherry era (1949-62) Army Family Housing, Associated Structures, and Landscape Features The first program comment developed was for Army housing built under the Capehart and Wherry Acts to meet the unprecedented need for family housing during the early Cold War. Issued in 2002, the Program Comment covered Section 106 compliance requirements for more than 19,000 Army family housing buildings built between 1949 and 1962. Installations may renovate, mothball, demolish, or transfer the buildings from Federal ownership without further Section 106 review for effects to those properties. The Program Comment does not cover other historic buildings or archeological sites affected by undertakings to Capehart and Wherry era buildings. Treatment measures required by the Program Comment include a historic context, Neighborhood Design Guidelines, and video documentation. The context identified potential properties of particular importance, which were then used as the focus of the video documentation. The historic context and Neighborhood Design Guidelines were completed in June 2003. Distribution of the final versions of both the design guidelines and historic context is limited to U.S. government agencies. The video is available at aec.army.mil/usaec/cultural/housing.html in low and high bandwidth versions. Program Comments for Cold War Unaccompanied Personnel Housing, and World War II and Cold War era Ammunition Storage and Production Facilities and Army Ammunition Plants The Program Comments require the Army to conduct several treatment measures, including:
Covering both production and storage facilities for ammunition gave the Army an opportunity to examine the interaction of the property types, and similarities between their construction and operation. As a result, the Army developed a popular publication on the World War II ammunition production process, paying particular attention to the social history of the plants and manufacturing. Further information on the three Program Comments can be found on the USAEC website here. View FPO Contact Information Department of the Army: www.army.mil U.S. Army Environmental Center: aec.army.mil Cultural Resources Management Program, U.S. Army Environmental Center: aec.army.mil/usaec/cultural/index.html ACHP Staff Point of Contact for Policy and Program Issues Sarah Killinger
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