[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR65.7]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 65_NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  65.7  Monitoring National Historic Landmarks.

    (a) NPS maintains a continuing relationship with the owners of 
National Historic Landmarks. Periodic visits, contacts with State 
Historic Preservation Officers, and other appropriate means will be used 
to determine whether landmarks retain their integrity, to advise owners 
concerning accepted preservation standards and techniques and to update 
administrative records on the properties.
    (b) Reports of monitoring activities form the basis for the annual 
report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, as 
mandated by section 8, National Park System General Authorities Act of 
1970, as amended (90 Stat. 1940, 16 U.S.C. 1a-5). The Secretary's annual 
report will identify those National Historic Landmarks which exhibit 
known or anticipated damage or threats to their integrity. In evaluating 
National Historic Landmarks for listing in the report, the seriousness 
and imminence of the damage or threat are considered, as well as the 
integrity of the landmark at the time of designation taking into account 
the criteria in Sec.  65.4.
    (c) As mandated in section 9, Mining in the National Parks Act of 
1976 (90 Stat. 1342, 16 U.S.C. 1980), whenever the Secretary of the 
Interior finds that a National Historic Landmark may be irreparably lost 
or destroyed in whole or in part by any surface mining activity, 
including exploration for, removal or production of minerals or 
materials,

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the Secretary shall (1) notify the person conducting such activity of 
that finding;
    (2) Submit a report thereon, including the basis for his finding 
that such activity may cause irreparable loss or destruction of a 
National Historic Landmark, to the Advisory Council; and
    (3) Request from the Council advice as to alternative measures that 
may be taken by the United States to mitigate or abate such activity.
    (d) Monitoring activities described in this section, including the 
preparation of the mandated reports to Congress and the Advisory Council 
are carried out by NPS regional offices under the direction of the 
Preservation Assistance Division, NPS [Address: Chief, Resource 
Assistance Division, National Park Service, 440 G Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20243] in consultation with the History Division, NPS.