Requirements of identification for Section 106

• What are cultural resources? What are historic properties?
• Determination of eligibility
• National Park Service bulletins and white papers
• Yes, no, and needs more information
• Non-eligible resources

Standard current methodology by property type   

• Seeking information: How do we do it?
• Producing a better analysis in the field and on paper
• Documentation—greater variety of input, perspectives, interpretation

Who are the experts and decision makers?

• Specific professional training: archaeology, architecture, ethnography, history, etc.
• Cultural heritage: tribes, communities, neighborhoods
• Traditional cultural practitioners
• Community residents

Addressing cultural biases

• Professional opinions
• State and federal experts
• Community residents, leaders
• Traditionalists

Practicalities of proposed projects and methodology

• Boundaries for historic properties
• Limitations of project designs and redesign for avoidance, protection, preservation
• Recommendations for coordination and integration of diverse sources of information