[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR656.2]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 656_PROCEDURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PROPERTIES ENCOUNTERED IN NRCS-ASSISTED PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 656.2  Archeological and historical laws and Executive orders applicable to NRCS-assisted programs.

    (a) The Act of June 27, 1960, relating to the preservation of 
historical and archeological data, Pub. L. 86-523, 74 Stat. 220, as 
amended May 24, 1974; Pub. L. 93-291, 88 Stat. 174 (16 U.S.C. 469 et 
seq.), provides for the preservation of historical and archeological 
materials or data, including relics and specimens, that might otherwise 
be lost or destroyed as a result of any Federal or federally-assisted or 
licensed project, activity, or program.
    (b) The National Historic Preservation Act, Pub. L. 89-665, 80 Stat. 
915, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of 
the Interior to maintain and expand a National Register of Historic 
Places (NRHP), including historic districts, sites, buildings, 
structures, and objects that are significant in American history, 
architecture, archeology, and culture. This law also

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establishes the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), to be 
appointed by the President. Section 106 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), 
requires that prior to the approval of any Federal or federally-assisted 
or licensed undertaking, the Federal agency shall afford the ACHP a 
reasonable opportunity to comment, if properties listed in or eligible 
for listing in NRHP are affected.
    (c) Executive Order 11593 (36 FR 8921, 3 CFR 1971 Comp. P. 154), 
Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment, provides that 
the Federal government shall furnish leadership in preserving, 
restoring, and maintaining the historical and cultural environment of 
the nation, and that Federal agencies shall administer the cultural 
properties under their control in a spirit of stewardship and 
trusteeship for future generations; initiate measures necessary to 
direct their policies, plans, and programs in such a way that federally 
owned sites, structures, and objects of historical, architectural, or 
archeological significance are preserved, restored, and maintained. 
Section 1(3) directs that agencies institute procedures to assure that 
Federal plans and programs contribute to the preservation and 
enhancement of non-federally owned sites, structures, and objects of 
historical, architectural, or archeological significance in consultation 
with the ACHP.