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,I I FACT SHEET: WORKING WITH SECI10N 106 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I About the Council Whalls the Advisory Council on Hlsloric Praenallon? The 19-member Coun- cil is composed of a chairman, vice chairmao, 6 other private citizen members, a governor, and a mayor-all appointed by the President of the United States, The Council also includes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, tbe beads of four Federal agencies designated by the President, the Architect of the Capitol, the chairman of the NatioDal Trust for Historic Preservation, and the president of the NatioDal Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. The Council members usually meet four times during the year. Day-to-day business of the Council involving Section 106 review is conducted by an executive director and a profcssioDal staff of historians, architects, archeologists, planners, lawyers, and administrative persoDDeL Section 106 participants Who Initlales Secllon 106 review? The Federal agency involved in the proposed project or activity is responsible for initiating and completing the Section 106 review process. Under certain circumslances, 1oca1 governmenlal bodi~ may act as the respomible agency. The agency works with the State Historic Preservation Officer (an official appointed in each Slate or territory 10 administer the national historic preservation program) and the Council to do so. ra this fact sheet, the term 'agency" is used to mean the responsible unit of gOYcrDment, be it Federal or local There can be other participants in Section 106 review as wcll. At times, local gOYcrDments, representatives of radian tribea, appUcants for Federal grants, Ucenses or permits, and others may join in the review proces.s wben it affects tbeir interests or activities. How long does Section 106 review lake? The timetable for Steps 1 through 3 (identification through consultation) arc up 10 the agency, as the Council is not typically involved at this point. Once the agency submits a signed MOA (with needed documentation) for Council review, that review can take up to 30 days, If there is no MOA, tbe agency can request issuance of Council comments within 60 days of when Ihe Council receives required documentation. ... For more aformation Where Is more In(ormallon available? This brieflook at Section 106 review can- noltell the whole slory. For complele information about the Council's review process. consult the Council's regulations at 36 CFR Part 800, published Septem- ber 2, 1986. [51 FR 31115] The Council has available without charge an an- notated version of its regulations, which aids understanding of the regulatory language., as well as a booldet entitled Section 106, Step-by-Step, which provides a more detailed introductory look at the review process. A complete list of publica- tions in the 'Working with Section 106' series is available from the Council, ADVlSORYCOl'NCILON HISTORIC PRESERVATION 3