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NATHPO March 2024 Newsletter
REMINDER, HAPPENING TODAY: U.S. ARMY CORPS APPENDIX C RESCISSION TRIBAL VIRTUAL MEETING On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a rulemaking to formally rescind 33 CFR Part 325, Appendix C, which the Army Corps has used since 1980 to “comply” with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. In its place,…
Read MoreTCP BULLETIN COMMENTS DUE MARCH 25: NATHPO COMMENTS ATTACHED
On January 25, 2024, the National Park Service (NPS) issued a request for comment on their Draft of Updated National Register Bulletin: Identifying, Evaluating, and Documenting Traditional Cultural Places (Draft TCP Bulletin). Comments are due to NPS by March 25. Click through the NPS link above for instructions on submitting comments to NPS. Please find attached NATHPO’s final draft…
Read MoreFollowing NATHPO Testimony, House Members Take Action to Support THPOs
Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, led several other Committee members in letters supporting Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These letters come in the wake of powerful testimony on behalf of THPOs from Pala Band of Mission Indians…
Read MoreNATHPO’s First Annual Sacred Sites Summit – Press Release
PRESS RELEASE ORGANIZATION CONTACT Valerie J. Grussing, Ph.D. NATHPO, Executive Director Valerie@nathpo.org 202-628-8476 PRESS CONTACT Julie T. Nelson Julie@nathpo.org 919-602-8157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NATHPO Announces First Annual Sacred Sites Summit Will Be Held Virtually September 22 & 23, 2021 Washington, D.C., September 3, 2021 – National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO), a national non-profit…
Read MoreWhite House Announces Nomination of Charles F. Sams III as National Park Service Director
White House Announces Nomination of Charles F. Sams III as National Park Service Director White House Announces Nomination of Charles F. Sams III as National Park Service Director August 18, 2021 “The diverse experience that Chuck brings to the National Park Service will be an incredible asset as we work to conserve and protect our…
Read MoreUPDATE: The deadline for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian community leaders to submit written comment has been EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.
UPDATE: The deadline for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian community leaders to submit written comment has been EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. UPDATE: The deadline for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian community leaders to submit written comment has been EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. Draft Regulations On July 9, 2021, the Department invited Tribal leaders…
Read MoreNATHPO WORKSHOPS & Informational Webinars on NAGPRA Regulations (DOI Consultation)
NATHPO WORKSHOPS & Informational Webinars on NAGPRA Regulations (DOI Consultation) The Department of the Interior (DOI) has invited Tribal Leaders and Native Hawaiian Community Leaders to consult on a draft proposal of revisions to its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) regulations (43 C.F.R. 10) prior to publication. DOI has provided a summary of previous tribal consultation in 2011 upon which the…
Read MoreACHP Chair Nomination & Vice Chair Designation
ACHP Chair Nomination & Vice Chair Designation President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Sara Bronin as Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) chairman. Read the White House announcement. Bronin is a Mexican American architect, attorney, and policymaker specializing in historic preservation, property, land use, and climate change. She is a professor at the Cornell College of Architecture,…
Read MoreHistoric Preservation Fund Permanently Authorized & Doubled
Historic Preservation Fund Permanently Authorized & Doubled On July 2, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the INVEST in America Act, in which Congresswoman Leger Fernández secured an amendment to permanently authorize the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and double its authorization level to $300 million for each fiscal year. While Congress must still decide each year how much…
Read MoreBig Win: National Register Rule Withdrawn
Big Win: National Register Rule Withdrawn NPS Press Release (June 7, 2021) In response to more than 3,200 comments received from the public and valued preservation partners, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced it is withdrawing its March 2019 proposal to revise regulations governing the listing of properties in the National Register of Historic…
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