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Federal Register / Vol. 48, No. 190 / Thursday, September 29, 1983 / Notices 44721" - the public prior to review meeu „gs or public hearings. Registration of properties should not take place until review of documentation has been completed Public Notice: Adequate notice allows property owners, officials and other interested parties to comment on proposed registrations prior to action by the independent reviewers. The degree of protection and control provided by a registration program may be a factor in determining what constitutes adequate notice. For example, adequate notice of proposed inclusion in honorific registers may be less complex than that for registration that results in local controls on alteration or demolition of registered properties. Notice to elected officials and the public is necessary to distribute information about potential registrations of concern to planning and development interests. Adequate notice to property owners may be accomplished thmm,h means ranging from individual notification by mail to publication of a public notice, depending on the nature of the registration program and the number and character of the properties involved. Public notices and owner notification about proposed registrations should include the dates and times of public meetings and review meetings, the kinds of comments that are appropriate, and how comments will be considered in the evaluation process. The notice should also state where information can be obtained about the registration program, the criteria used to evaluate properties for inclusion. and the significance of specific properties under consideration. The procedures should include a means of public participation in the form of submission of written comments or a review meeting open to the public or a public hearing. The procedures should state time periods within which reviews, notices, comments. public hearings, review meetings and appeals will occur. The time periods should be short enough to allow for efficient recognition of historic properties but also allow adequate time for public comment and participation by those affected. Time periods may vary depending on whether activities are carried out at the local, State, or national level. These time schedules should be widely circulated so that the process is widely understood. Appeal Process: A means of appeal should be included in the registration process to allow for reconsideration of a property's inclusion. Reasons for appeal may range from existence of additional information about the property supporting or refuting its significance to administrative or procedural error. A.. appeal process should specify to whom an appeal may be made and how the information that is provided will be evaluated. The appeal procedures should also state the time limit, if any, on appealing a decision and on consideration of information and issuance of a decision by the appeal authority. Documentation on Registered Properties Documentation requirements should be carefully weighed to provide the information actually needed to reach a registration decision and should he made public. It should be made certain that identification and evaluation - activities obtain and record the information necessary for registration. Documenta l ion should be prepared in a standardized format and on materials that are archivally stable and easy to store and retrieve. Location: The precise location of a historic property must be clearly identified. Street address, town or vicinity, and county should be provided. Properties should also be located on maps; these may be USGS maps, county planning maps, or city base maps or real estate maps_ A uniform system of noting location, such as UTM grid points or longitude and latitude, should supplement mapping. It is recommended that each registration process standardize the preferred choice of maps appropriate to the scope of the process. Description: An accurate description of a property includes a description of both the current and historical physical appearance and condition of the property and notes the relevant property type(s) for the applicable historic context(s). Discussion should include _alterations, deterioration, relocation and other changes to the property since its period of significance. Significance: A statement of significance should explain why e property meets the criteria for inclusion in the register to which it has been nominated. This statement should contain at least 3 elements: 1. Reference to the relevant historic context(s); 2. Identification of relevant property types within the context and their characteristics; and 3. Justification that the property under consideration has the characteristics required to qualify it. Relevant historic contexts can be identified through reference to the Preservation plan or other documents where the contexts have been previously described or can be provided by a narrative discussion of the context. (The development of contexts and their use in evaluating properties are - discussed in the Guidelines for Preservation Planning and the Guidelines for Evaluation.) A significant property type and its characteristics are identified either through reference to the historic context(s) or by a narrative in the documentation that describes historic contexts. justification of a - specific property is made by systematic comparison of its characteristics to those required for the properly type. Boundaries: The delineation and justification of boundaries for a registered property are important for future treatment activities. It is expecially critical when legal restraints or restrictions may result from the registration of properties. Thus, boundaries should correspond as closely as possible. to the actual extent and configuration of the property and should be carefully selected to encompass, but not exceed, t e extent of the significant resource(s).'The selection of boundaries should reflect the significant aspects of the property. Arbitrary boundaries should not be chosen for ease of description since this can result in the inclusion of unrelated land or in exclusion of a portion of the historic property. Present property lines should not be chosen as property boundaries without careful analysis of whether they are appropriate to the historic property. A single uniform boundary description and acreage should not be applied to a group or class of properties (antebellum plantations, for example) without examination of the actual extent of each property. The selected boundaries should be justified as appropriate to the historic property. Boundaries should be clearly and precisely described, using a verbal boundary description, legal description, accurate sketch amp, or lines drawn on base maps, or a combination of these where needed to specify the limits of the property being registered When used, maps should show the location of buildings, structures, sites or objects within the boundary. Updating Information on Registered Properties: A change in the condition of the significant features of a property may require a change in the official registration record. Alteration of a significant architectural feature, for example, could mean that a property is no longer significant for its architectural design. Additional significance of registered properties may be identified through development of new historic contexts.