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to 36 CFR Part 800
The Army Alternate Procedures (AAP) is a streamlined procedure Army installations can elect to follow to satisfy the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) set forth in 36 CFR Part 800. The AAP approaches the installation's management of historic properties programmatically, instead of on a project-by-project review as prescribed by the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The AAP allows installations to implement standard operating procedures for historic properties in their Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans (ICRMPs) and to implement actions for five years without formal project-by-project review.
Steps to implement the AAP are as follows:
- Garrison Commander makes determination and documents decision to use the AAP;
- Historic Properties Component (HPC) Plan developed in consultation with stakeholders;
- HPC undergoes internal Army review;
- HPC reviewed by consulting parties and public;
- ACHP reviews HPC and certifies the Plan; and
- Certified HPC is implemented by installation for 5 years.
Two installations, Fort Sam Houston and Fort Benning, received certification of their HPCs from the ACHP in 2006. They can now operate under the standard operating procedures that they developed in consultation with their stakeholders, without project-by-project consultation with the stakeholders. Four other installations are also undergoing the certification process: U.S. Army Garrison, Alaska; Fort Hood; Fort Carson; and Picatinny Arsenal.
An AAP Installation Assistance Packet to guide and assist those installations implementing the AAP; distribution is restricted to DoD agencies only. Please contact the USAEC Help Desk for more information.
The AAP provides better management of the Army's historic properties through a planning approach to compliance, closer integration with the military mission, and by encouraging new and innovative means for stakeholder involvement.
Additional information on the AAP, including a downloadable copy of the procedures is available from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. You may also refer to Fort Benning's Historic Properties Component of the Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan, or this step-by-step guide.