Section 106

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties and afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) a reasonable opportunity to comment on such undertakings. The procedures for how Federal agencies should carry out their Section 106 responsibilities are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Part 800 (36 CFR 800).

The Section 106 process seeks to accommodate historic preservation concerns with the needs of federal undertakings through consultation among the agency official and other parties with an interest in the effects of the undertaking on historic properties. The goal of consultation is to identify historic properties potentially affected by the undertaking, assess its effects and seek ways to avoid, minimize or mitigate any adverse effects on historic properties. 

The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) expansion project is considered an undertaking according to 36 CFR 800 and thus is subject to review under Section 106.  GSA, as the lead agency in this undertaking, has initiated the Section 106 consultation for this project.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
California State Historic Preservation Office
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
City of San Diego (Historical Resources Staff)
San Ysidro Smart Border Coalition

California Preservation Foundation
San Diego Historical Society


 

Section 106 Correspondence

The following documents are accessible 508-compliant versions of the original signed letters and presentations. For a copy of the original documents, including scanned signature pages and images, please contact Jane Lehman at (415) 522-3098.

• San Ysidro LPOE Section 106 Consultation Package (October 10, 2008)
  GSA Letter initiating San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Section 106 Consultation
• State Historic Preservation Office Response Letter (December 4, 2008)
  SHPO's response letter to GSA's consultation package
• GSA Consultant Letter to Native American Heritage Commission (December 5, 2008)
  ASM Affiliates letter to NAHC requesting records of cultural resources, traditional cultural properties or areas of heritage sensitivity
• San Ysidro Smart Border Coalition's Response to GSA's Section 106 Consultation Package (December 8, 2008)
• GSA Response to State Historic Preservation Office's Letter (January 2, 2009)
• GSA Letters to Native American Tribes (January 6, 2009)

Section 106 Meetings

• San Ysidro Section 106 Consultation Meeting Agenda (February 19, 2009)
• Minutes from San Ysidro Section 106 Consultation Meeing (February 19, 2009)
• GSA Action Items Resulting from San Ysidro Section 106 Consultation Meeting (February 19, 2009)