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<br />36 CFR 64, This regulation establishes the methods to be used by • <br />Federal agencies; to identify cultural properties that might qualify for <br />the NRHP on federally managed lands. General standards for cultural <br />resource survey:; are set forth according to EO 11593. <br />36 CFR 65.. This CFR specifies that data recovery programs under <br />AHPA can be undertaken only after completing the planning process <br />required by NEPA, EO 11593, and their implementing regulations. It also <br />permits the Secretary of the Interior to undertake data recovery <br />activities on 'his/her own initiative and authorizes the transfer of <br />funds from other agencies to the Secretary. <br />36 CFR 66. Under this CFR rule, basic professional standards for <br />the conduct of data recovery activities and report preparation under <br />APHA are outlined. <br />36 CFR 800. This regulation was issued by the Advisory Council. <br />Section 106 of NHPA.and Sec. 1(3) and 2(b) of EO 11593, requiring all • <br />agencies to establish procedures in consultation with the Council, are <br />implemented. The 1979 amendments are designed to further explain and <br />clarify processes for the protection of historic and cultural properties <br />to Federal agencies and to encourage the development of internal regula- <br />tions and procedures for compliance by the agencies. These regulations <br />include, in part, guidelines regarding NRHP eligibility, the responsibil- <br />ities of the SHPO, new Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and <br />so on. <br />The intent of the Federal legislation discussed above is to provide <br />a legal mechanism by which the preservation of our nation's prehistoric and <br />historic cultural resources will be assured. All Federal agencies, including <br />the Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining, are required to comply <br />with the statutes before granting a permit for land-disturbing activities. <br />Originally, historic preservation laws were designed to prevent the destruc- <br />tion of impressive sites that, by virtue of their "visibility," were subject <br />to vandalism and/or total destruction for profit. Subsequent laws were • <br />enacted in order to preserve a sufficient sample of cultural properties and <br />B_3 •clance serrlcae divlslon <br />