USACE Planning activities take into account the National Historic Preservation Act, especially Section 106

Guidance Engineer Regulation 1105-2-100: Planning Guidance Notebook, Appendix C, Environmental Evaluation and Environmental Compliance Appendix C of the Planning Guidance Notebook has been superseded by the revised 1 April 2019 version Guidance on National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Agreement Documents Section 106 agreement documents play a critical role in documenting a federal agency's commitment to carry out and conclude their responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This guidance from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is provided to assist federal agencies, states, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, applicants, local governments, consulting parties, and the public in developing, implementing, and concluding such agreements. National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. National Register of Historical Places, State Historical Preservation Offices (SHPO) The Corps coordinates with the SHPO offices to ensure proper care in identifying and considering historical sites. These offices place a role in surveying, evaluating, and nominating significant buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects to the National Register. NEPA and NHPA: A Handbook for Integrating NEPA and Section 106 CEQ and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) provide advice to Federal agencies, applicants, project sponsors, and consultants on how to take advantage of existing regulatory provisions to align the NEPA process and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106 review process. Training Cultural Resources Laws and Regulations Overview of the National Historic Preservation Act and other cultural resources laws, regulations and guidance important for Corps Planning from the 2012 Environmental Considerations in Planning Corps training course. Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) Grants Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO) are designated and through annual grant funding programs assist Indian tribes in preserving their historic properties and cultural traditions. The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) provides annually appropriated funding to Tribes that have signed agreements designating them as having an approved THPO to protect and conserve important Tribal cultural and historic assets and sites. Tribal Historic Preservation Program The National Historic Preservation Program works with Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and national organizations, to preserve and protect resources and traditions that are of importance to Native Americans by strengthening their capabilities for operating sustainable preservation programs.

Webinars

2019
• Cultural Resources Compliance Activities (2 May)
  
  This webinar, presented by Nancy J. Brighton (Cultural Resources Sub CoP Lead and Deputy Federal Preservation Officer), provided an overview of Planning Bulletin 2018-01, with a focus on the timing of cultural resources compliance activities. The presentation walked through each of the bulletins decision points and product milestones, and discussed what cultural resources efforts should be done at each point.
  
  2018
• Recent Environmental Streamlining and Risk-Informed Decision Making (One Federal Decision) (1 November)
  
  Ms. Lauren Diaz (HQ OWPR), with the support of the other environmental reviewers within the Office of Water Project Review (Mr. Mark Matusiak, Ms. Evie Haberer, Mr. Jeff Trulick, and Ms. Julie Alcon), provided an overview of recent initiatives focused on timely environmental compliance, including Executive Order 13807 on "One Federal Decision" and Section 1005 of WRRDA 2014. The webinar tied these initiatives together in the context of risk-informed decision making within the environmental discipline, so that environmental compliance can be conducted in a timely manner and fully integrated into a 3x3 compliant study.
  
  2015
• Section 106, Cultural Resources and SMART Planning (20 August)
  
  Nancy Brighton, Supervisory Archaeologist and Chief of the Watershed Section in New York District, walked through the steps in the Section 106 process with the required information needed at each milestone under SMART Planning. The presentation will assist Cultural Resources Specialists with planning cultural resources activities at each phase, and assist planners in understanding the determination of "appropriate level of detail" throughout the progress of the study. Nancy's talking points are included in the PDF, if you missed the presentation. To view the talking points in Adobe Reader, right click on the comments icon in the top left of the slide and "Show Comments List" - this will make it easier to expand each slide's notes.