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18 requiring the above process, this Presidential Order offered protection to those properties determined eligible for and/or nominated to the NRHP. Subsequent amendments to the NHPA incorporated the programs and requirements of the EO. Three years later, in 1974, the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (P.L. 93-291; 88 Stat. 179; 16 S~ 469) required the Secretary of the Interior be notified of any federal project that would adversely affect a significant archaeological or historical property and that a data recovery or mitigation program for cultural resources be implemented if appropriate. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 1979 (P.L. 96-95; 93 Stat. 721, 16 ~S 970a) supersedes the 1906 Antiquities Act (P.L. 59-209; 93 Stat. 225, 16 U~ 932-32). ARPA provided that prior to excavations on federal lands permits for archaeological investigations must be obtained from the agency with jurisdiction over the lands and resources. ARPA also established stiff fines and extended prison sentences for individuals removing artifacts from public lands without a permit. It has since been amended to clarify the punitive aspects of the law. To implement these laws, a number of regulations have been promulgated by the Department of the Interior, primarily through the National Park Service, the agency charged with administration of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) program. What follows is a brief discussion of those regulations as they apply to the 106 process model for the Dowe Flats Project. The Department of the Interior has provided regulations for determining site eligibility for the NRHP (36 ~ 60, 36 CFR 63). Additionally, 36 C R 66 provides standards for data recovery and other guidance for cultural resource surveys. Definitions to implement the Antiquities Act can be found in 93 ~ 3. Procedures for implementing the Archaeological Resources Protection Act are stated in 93 ~, Part 7.