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Service. BETTER.
Meeting the Challenges of
Section 106:
The DSCR Success Story
Dr. Melissa Wiedenfeld
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The Moral of the Story
• Think comprehensively
• Follow Section 106 carefully
• Know your State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO) contact person and communicate
regularly – even if informally
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36 CFR Part 800
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Section 106 Overview
• Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 (NHPA) requires federal agencies to take into
account the effects of their undertakings on historic
properties, and afford the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) and various interested parties a
reasonable opportunity to comment.
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Section 106 Process
• Initiate Section 106 process
• Identify historic properties
– Survey
– Determine eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
• Determine and resolve adverse effects
– Determine effects of undertakings on historic properties listed or eligible for
listing in the NRHP
– Document efforts to avoid or minimize adverse effects
– If unable to avoid, mitigate adverse effects
– Often requires a Memorandum of Agreement or Programmatic Agreement
• Implementation of MOA or PA
• Public Involvement
– Advisory Council on Historic Preservation if necessary
– Tribes
– Local interest groups (historical societies, for example)
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Defense Supply Center Richmond
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Project Area
Location of DSCR in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Legend
Boundary of Installation
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History of Installation
Property
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Native American occupation
Colonial land grant
Antebellum plantation
Model farm
Military supply depot
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Section 106 Efforts
NRHP Properties
Bellwood mansion listed
Bellwood-Richmond Quartermaster District eligible
Includes elk as features of historic landscape
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Historic District
Eligible for NRHP under Criteria A, B, C, and D
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Archaeological Sites
Determination of Eligibility Pending
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Initial efforts at obtaining a Memorandum of
Agreement or Programmatic Agreement stalled
• Internal structure of DES Richmond delayed action
• Deadlines forced need for quick, comprehensive action
• SHPO communication sporadic
• Focused on one resource at a time
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Keys to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
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Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
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Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
• Early involvement of interested parties
Trusted. Innovative. Driven.
Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
• Early involvement of interested parties
• Involvement of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) if necessary
Trusted. Innovative. Driven.
Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
• Early involvement of interested parties
• Involvement of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) if necessary
• Documentation of the proposed project that meets Section
106 Part 800.11 requirements
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Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
• Early involvement of interested parties
• Involvement of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) if necessary
• Documentation of the proposed project that meets Section
106 Part 800.11 requirements
• Tour of the resources for SHPO and interested parties
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Key to this successful 106 process
• Comprehensive approach
• Regular meetings with the SHPO
• Early involvement of interested parties
• Involvement of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP) if necessary
• Documentation of the proposed project that meets Section
106 Part 800.11 requirements
• Tour of the resources for SHPO and interested parties
• Innovative mitigation
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Public Involvement
Who?
• Tribes
• Local Historical Societies
• Other interested parties, such as businessmen
When?
• Early and often
What?
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Notification of initiation of project
Notification of agreements and invitation to participate
Tour for interested parties
Involvement in mitigation
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800.11 Documentation
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Innovative Mitigation
Programmatic Agreement
Will shape Section 106 at
DSCR for decades to come
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Mitigation
• Documentation of the Historic District
• Reevaluation of the Historic District
• Design Review of New Construction
• Multi-Media Presentation on the History of DSCR
• Update of the Bellwood mansion National Register Nomination
• Cultural Resource Training
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