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ACHP Issues Program Comment for GSA on Select Repairs and Upgrades
August 7, 2009 – In early August via an unassembled vote, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) issued a Program Comment for the General Services Administration (GSA), setting forth the way in which GSA will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for select repairs and upgrades to windows, lighting, roofing, and heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems within historic public buildings. As a model federal agency alternative pursuant to Section 800.14(e) of the ACHP's regulations, the Program Comment will streamline select review protocols for GSA, facilitating their execution of repair and upgrade projects funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) and other sources. Read more here.

Preserve America Communities and Stewards Designated
Mrs. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, has designated the first 26 Preserve America Communities and first two Preserve America Steward programs recognized under the Obama Administration. The 26 community designations bring the total number of designations since the program's inception in 2003 to 762. The two stewardship designations bring the national total of recognized efforts under Preserve America to 13. Read more.

Summer Case Digest Now Available
The latest edition of the ACHP's quarterly Case Digest is available now. Read stories about current historic preservation activities across the United States.

Harpers Ferry Service Learning Project Unveiled
June 25, 2009 – The ACHP along with its partners kicked off the service learning project Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia today. Six student researched and produced vodcasts are now available at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Read more.

Preserve America E-Newsletter
Read the latest edition of the Preserve America e-newsletter with stories of grant funding and youth involvement, among others.

Tribal Nation Named Preserve America Community
June 19, 2009 — ACHP Chairman John L. Nau, III, today honored the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians as a Preserve America Community. This is only the third tribal nation to receive this designation. Read the press release.

Preserve America Grants Effectiveness Report Released
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a report to Congress on the preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of Preserve America Grants over the last four years. Read more.

ACHP Gives Awards at Business Meeting
Chairman John L. Nau, III awarded the Federal Communications Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities with honors at the ACHP's spring business meeting this morning. Read more here.

Omnibus Public Land Management Act Becomes Law, Authorizes Facets of Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures
March 30, 2009—President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 today at the White House. The law includes the text of the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act, formerly H.R. 3981/S.2262 in the previous 110th Congress, which permanently authorizes both programs. 

The Preserve America Program which involves the ACHP in a key coordinating role is defined in the law to include (1) the Preserve America grant program within the Department of the Interior; (2) the recognition programs administered by the ACHP; and (3) the related efforts of federal agencies, working in partnership with state, tribal, and local governments and the private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic resources. Up to $25 million per year is also authorized to carry out the program (funds must be appropriated each year through the budget process). Read the full story.

Recovery Act Information Now Available
The ACHP is pleased to announce its special section of the Web site devoted to the Recovery Act.

Section 3 Report to the President Now Available
The 2009 Report to the President on the federal government's stewardship of its historic properties is now available. Read more. The report can be downloaded here.

Register Now for Section 106 Courses
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has opened its 2009 suite of Section 106 courses. Read more information on the Section 106 Essentials and the Section 106 Advanced courses offered throughout the United States in 2009. Sign up now!

Web-based Archaeology Guidance Now Available
Washington, D.C.—The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has developed new archaeology guidance to assist federal agencies in meeting their responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The guidance is available at: www.achp.gov/archguide. Read more...

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Section 106 Archaeology Guidance
ACHP Guidance on Program Comments as a Program Alternative
Register for the ACHP's Section 106 Course
Heritage Tourism
Economic Issues in Historic Preservation
Preserve America