National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,
Public Law 89-665, 16 U.S.C. 470, 80 Stat. 915 et seq.; Executive Order 11593,
May 13, 1971; Tax Reform Act of 1976, Public Law 94-455; Public Law 94-442; 90
Stat. 1519; Revenue Act of 1978; Public Law 95-600; National Historic
Preservation Act Amendments of 1980; Public Law 96-515; Tax Treatment
Extension Act of 1980; Public Law 96- 541; Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981,
Public Law 97-340; Tax Reform Act of 1984, Public Law 98-369; Tax Reform Act
of 1986, Public Law 99- 514; National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of
1992, Public Law 102-575.
To expand and maintain the National Register of Historic
Places for planning, preservation, research, public education and tourism
efforts; to make the information on districts, sites, buildings, structures
and objects of historical, architectural, archeological, engineering and
cultural significance more accessible to the public in order to increase and
broaden the public's understanding of the information, foster a national
preservation ethic, and to promote greater appreciation of America's heritage;
to coordinate with Federal agencies, State and Tribal preservation offices,
and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation in the implementation of
laws and policies pertaining to historic preservation; and to establish
liaison with and give guidance to communities under Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (see 14.218).
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Advisory Services and Counseling. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Professional advice is provided in determining whether a
property qualifies for inclusion in the National Register according to the
Criteria for Evaluation contained in 36 CFR Part 60. Listing does not affect
the range of actions an owner may take, as long as Federal funding, licensing
or assistance is not involved and no governmental unit receives any authority
or control over the property, including its use and disposition. However, if a
Federal project might have an effect on a property listed or eligible for
listing, the agency involved must provide the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation a reasonable opportunity to comment pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800.
Registered properties also become eligible to receive grants from the Historic
Preservation grant-in-aid program of the Department of the Interior (see
15.904), when funding is available, to receive home improvement loans from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the National
Housing Act as amended on October 18, 1974, or to participate in the community
grant program provided by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Major Federal tax advantages can be received on certain rehabilitation
expenditures for "certified historic structures" and for charitable
contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historic
properties.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are the States and territories as defined in the National
Historic Preservation Act, operating under programs administered by State
Historic Preservation Officers appointed by the Governors (listed in Appendix
IV of the Catalog); or the Tribal Preservation Officers; Federal agencies
required to nominate and consider historic properties within their
jurisdiction or as a result of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and Executive Order 11593, and the National Historic Preservation Act
operating under programs administered by representatives (listed in Appendix
IV of the Catalog) appointed by the heads of the agencies; and, in States
without approved State Historic Preservation Programs, persons and local
governments. Applicants eligible for Federal Tax benefits include owners of
individually listed properties and properties certified by the Secretary of
Interior as being historic and in a district certified as historic.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Public and private owners of historic properties listed in the National
Register of Historic Places or of properties certified by the Secretary of
Interior as being historic and in a district certified as historic.
Credentials/Documentation:
Nominations are submitted on standard nomination forms provided upon request
to the State Historic Preservation Officers, Federal Preservation Officers,
and Tribal Preservation Officers who must certify that each property was
properly nominated. Procedures for National Register nominations are found in
36 CFR Part 60. Request for determinations of eligibility must be adequately
documented as described in Appendix A of 36 CFR Part 63. Requests for
certification of historic properties must be documented as described in
Section 36 CFR Part 67 and requests for certification of State and local
statutes and districts must be documented as described in Section 36 CFR Part
67. To participate in the program, each State must have an approved review
board, an approved State staff, and an accepted State historic preservation
plan.
Pre-application Coordination:
For National Register nominations the signature of the State Historic
Preservation Officer on the nomination form certifies that the State review
board has reviewed the nomination and that all applicable procedures,
including notification to the property owner at least once during the
nomination process, have been followed. The signature of the Federal
Preservation Officer for Federal property or the Tribal Preservation Officer
on Tribal lands on the nomination form certifies that the property has been
nominated in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. This
program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure:
Anyone may prepare a National Register nomination. After the property is
approved by the State Historic Preservation Officer, Tribal Preservation
Officer, or Federal Preservation Officer, the nomination form or letter of
request for a determination of eligibility should be forwarded to the Keeper
of the National Register, National Park Service, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW, Room NC 400, Washington, DC 20240. Nominations submitted
for review are announced in the Federal Register to provide a period of
comment. Documentation for certification for Federal tax benefits of historic
buildings and structures, State and local statutes and districts should be
forwarded to the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office, which sends
it to the appropriate National Park Service Office.
Award Procedure: The
professional review staff of the National Register determines whether the
properties meet the National Register criteria as contained in 36 CFR Part 60.
Properties that meet the criteria are then officially listed in the National
Register and become eligible for Federal tax benefits and Historic
Preservation Fund grants when they are available.
Deadlines: Set dependent
upon the date of enactment of appropriations for the fiscal year for which
assistance is requested. States set subgrant deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:
After nomination by State, 45 days at Federal level.
Appeals: A nomination
returned to the States, Tribes, or Federal agencies may be resubmitted,
depending upon the reason for its rejection. Appeals for listing and removal
may be made in accord with 36 CFR 60.
Renewals: None.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements:
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Not applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.
Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
14-1042-0-1-303.
Obligations: (Salaries and
expenses) FY 01 $1,735,000; FY 02 est $1,740,000; and FY 03 est $1,745,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $236,679 to $1,433,000; Average: $788,051.
As of September 2002, over 75,000 properties will have
been listed in the National Register which includes over 1.3 million
contributing resources, with over 125 entries added monthly; procedures for
determinations of eligibility are published in 36 CFR 63 and approximately
10,000 determinations of eligibility made. As of September 2002, approximately
30,000 projects representing over $20 billion worth of rehabilitation work,
will have received Tax Reform Act certifications.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
36 CFR Part 60; 36 CFR Part 63; 36 CFR Part 67, The
National Register of Historic Places, a free leaflet explaining the program,
Guidelines for Completing National Register of Historic Places Forms, and
other technical guidance are available from the National Register of Historic
Places Reference Desk, National Register, History, and Education, 1849 C
Street, NW, (Room NC 400) Washington, DC 20240 (www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications).
Lists of nominations submitted to the National Register for review are
published in the Federal Register. A cumulative list of National Register
properties is available from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Attn. Paula
Criscuolo, 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158-0012; 1-800-225- 5945.
The National Register database of all listings is accessible through the
Internet at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: See
Appendix IV for list of State Historic Preservation Officers and National Park
Service Regional Offices.
Headquarters Office: Keeper
of the National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic
Places, National Register, History, and Education, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Room NC 400, Washington, DC
20240. Telephone: (202) 343-9536.
Web Site Address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Criteria for Evaluation: The following criteria are
designed to guide the States and the Secretary of the Interior in evaluating
potential entries (other than areas of the National Park System and National
Historic Landmarks) to the National Register: The quality of significance in
American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture is
present in districts, sites, building, structures, and objects that possess
integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and
association, and; (A) that are associated with events that have made a
significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or (B) that are
associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or (C) that
embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high
artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction; or (D) that have yielded, or
may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical figures,
properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes,
structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed
historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and
properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not
be considered eligible for the National Register. However, such properties
will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria
or if they fall within the following categories. (A) a religious property
deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or
historical importance; or (B) a building or structure removed from its
original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value,
or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a
historic person or event; or (C) a birthplace or grave of a historical figure
of outstanding importance if there is no other appropriate site or building
directly associated with his productive life; or (D) a cemetery which derives
its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance,
from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic
events; or (E) a reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable
environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration
master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association
has survived; or (F) a property primarily commemorative in intent if design,
age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical
significance, or (G) a property achieving significance within the past 50
years if it is of exceptional importance.
