NATHPO July 22th 2024 Newsletter

UPCOMING COMMENT DEADLINES AND CONSULTATIONS COMMENT DUE TODAY, 7/22/24 | Draft DHS Environmental Justice Strategic Plan: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revising its Environmental Justice (EJ) Strategy (Fiscal Year 2021-2025). You can find more details about DHS’s announcement on NATHPO’s Events Page HERE. DHS is also accepting written comments by TODAY, July 22, 2024. You can submit those…

UPCOMING COMMENT DEADLINES NPS LCWF Section 106 Alternative – Comments Due TODAY, June 28, 2024: The NPS is soliciting feedback on its process for satisfying responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. § 306108) related to its Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) financial assistance programs. In previous consultation meetings,…

HAPPENING THURSDAY: NATHPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION WEBINAR NATHPO will conduct elections for our Board of Directors from July 15-26, 2024, via email. We are asking NATHPO members to consider nominating yourselves or another member from within your region to serve your fellow THPOs for the next three years as a member of our Board.…

Limited Financial Assistance Available to Attend NATHPO Conference! Dear NATHPO Members, We have heard from some of you that you want to attend the 24th Annual NATHPO Conference & Sacred Places Summit this summer, but lack of funding is preventing you. We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a bit of financial assistance…

NATHPO Board of Directors Elections! Nominations & Informational Webinar June 27 It’s election season at NATHPO too! Please join us for an informational webinar about the NATHPO Board of Directors on June 27 at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. This free webinar is open to all NPS approved THPOs regardless of NATHPO membership status. Tune in to chat…

      FY 24 THPO GRANT FULL APPORTIONMENT APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 30 Following the passage of a full FY 24 budget in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, PL 118-42, the National Park Service (NPS) released the figures for a FULL Apportionment of the FY 2024 THPO Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Annual Grants and announced that grant applications are due May…

  NATHPO CONFERENCE: LAST CALL FOR EARLY BIRD RATES! TODAY, April 30, is the last day to take advantage of our Early Bird rates for NATHPO’s 24th Annual Conference & Sacred Places Summit. You can sign find details on the conference and sign up right here. FAIR + CARE SURVEY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS The…

UPCOMING COMMENT DEADLINES Due April 9: US Army Corps of Engineers Appendix C Rescission. 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…

  HAPPENING MARCH 12: NATHPO Webinar for Tribes on Bulletin 38 (TCPs) 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.  Prior to the comment deadline of…

  Good Morning/Afternoon: Thanks to everyone who attended our Webinar last week featuring NATHPO’s Repatriation Advisor, Dr. Timothy McKeown. We had more than 60 attendees and appreciated the productive discussion and chance to not only share our initial take on parts of the new regulations, but also to hear from THPOs and Tribal leaders and…