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~~ <br /> <br />' 96-199; P.L. 76-299; P.L. 96-515) required that all federal <br />agencies: <br />' a) Inventory, evaluate, and where appropriate, nominate to <br />the NRHP all significant cultural resources under agency <br />' ownership or control (Section 110(a)(2)). <br />b) Prior to agency approval of activities, a project's <br />' impact on eligible or potentially properties must be <br />considered. The Advisory Council on Historic <br />Preservation (ACHP) must be allowed a reasonable <br />' opportunity to comment on the proposed project (Section <br />106) . <br />' c) A data recovery program on eligible or listed <br />archaeological properties must be completed prior to <br />' damage or destruction (Section 110(b)), as reported by <br />the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 96th <br />' Congress, 2nd session, House Report, No. 96-1957, p. 136- <br />37. <br />' In January, 1967, the Secretary of the Interior sent letters <br />to all governors to obtain the mandated participation of the states <br />' in the NRHP program. The Secretary requested that each state <br />determine and designate a representative with responsibility for <br />' preparing surveys, receiving grants, and working with the <br />Department of the Interior in developing and implementing the <br />' programs required by law. The role of the states and the duties <br />and responsibilities of the designated official (SHPO) were first <br />published in the February 1969 Federal Register. <br />' The 1969 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (P.L. 91- <br />190; 63 Stat. B51; 92 USC 4321) required that all environmental <br />' aspects, including important historic properties, be considered <br />during the planning of federal action and as part of the process <br />' and review of environmental impact statements. <br />' 12 <br />1 <br />