1984-065-RES WHEREAS, the City of Paris, has heretofore agreed upon the need for an historical survey of the City of

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44716 Federal Register V DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Archeology and Historic Preservation; Secretary ot the Interior's Standards and Guidelines AGENCY: National Park Service, interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. These standards and guidelines are not regulatory and do not set or interpret agency policy. They are intended to provide technical advice about archeological and historic preservation activities Hnd mplhod.'l. DATE; These Standards and Guidelines are effective on September 29. 1983. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ulwrence E. Aten. Chief, Interagency Resources Division. National Park Servict!r United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240 (202- 343-95(0). A Directory of Technical Information listing other sources of supporting information is available from the National Park Service. SUpPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standards and Guidelines are prepared under the authority of Sections 101{f), (8), and (h), and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1968, 8S amended. State Historic ' Preservation Officers; Federal Preservation Officers including those of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Smithsonian Institution and General Services Administration: the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and other interested parties were consulted during the development of the Standards and Guidelines: additional consultation wiLh lhe9c agencies will occur as the Standards and Guidelines are tested during their first year of use. Purpose The proposed Standards and the philosophy on which they are based result from nearly twenty years of intensive preserva.tion activities at the Federal. State, and local levels. TIle purposes of the Standards Hl'e: To organize the information gathered <thout preservation activities. To describe results to be achieved by Federal agencies, States, and others when planning for the identification. evaluation. registration and treatment of dstoric properties. To integrate the diverse efforts of nany entities performing historic 48. No. 190 / Thursday, Septl'mlwr 29, 1~) Notices preservation into a systrmatic effort to preserve our nation's culturnl her-itnge. Uses of the Standards The following groups or individuals are encouraged to use these Standards: Federal agency personnel responsible for cultural resource management pursuant 10 Section 110 of the Nationul Historic Preservation Act, 8S amended, in areus under Federal jurisdiction. A separate serie5 of guidelines advising Federal agencies on their specific historic preservation activities under Section '110 is in prepHffllion. Slate Historic Preservation Offices reBponsiLle under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, for m<Jkin~ decisions abollt the preservlltion oC historic properties in their Sllltes in accordance with appropriate regulations and the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Management Manual. The State Historic Preservation Offices serve as the Cocal point for preservation planning and act as 8 central state-wide repository of collected information. Local governments wishing to establish B comprehensive approach to the identification, evaluation, registration and treatment of historic properties within their jurisdictions. Other individuals and organizations needing basic technical standards and guidelines for historic preservation activities, Organization This material is organized in three sections: Standards; Guidelines; and recommended technical sources, cited at the end of each Bet of guidelines. Users of this document are expected to consult the recommended technical sources to obtain guidance in specific cases. Review of the Standards and Guidelines The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation have recently undergone extepsive review and their guidelines made current after 5 years of field use. Users and other interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments on the utility of these Standards and Guidelines except for the Rehabilitation Standards mentioned above. This edition will be thoroughly reviewed by the National Park Service (including consultation with Federal and State agencies), after the end of its first full year of use and any necessilry modifications will be made. Subsequent reviews are anticipated as needed. Comments should be senl to Chief. Interagency Resources Division, National Park Service. United StH tes Department of the Interior, V'/ashington, D.C. 20240. Contents Stllndilrd~ for Prf'~H'rva'i(Jll Plill1l1il1~ Cuidelinell for Prt~servutiun PlannillH SlulldardR ror Identification Cuidtdines for Jdentifir.Htion Standards for Evuhwtion Guidelines for EVtl!u<Jlion Stl:lndards for RcgislfHti(Jn Guidelines for Re~jstration Standards for Historical Documentation Guidelines for Historical Documentation Standards for Archilectural Clnd Engineeri'!8 Documentation Guidclinc9 for Architectural ilnJ Engineering Docllmentation SIUllll1Hds for ArcheoloHiclJlllocumt'l1tation Cuidelines ror Arch"ological lJocumentation Standards for Historic Preservation Projects Proff>ssional QLla]ifir;Htion~ Standards PrcsprvlJlion TI~rlllin{JlllXY Secretnry of the Interior's Stundards for Preservation Planning Preservation planning i8 a process that organizes preservution activities (identification, evaluation, registration and treatment of historic properties) in a logical sequence. The Standards for Plsnning discuss the relationship among these activities while the remaining activity a-tandnrds consider how each activity should be carried out. The Professional Qualifications Standards discuss the education and experience required to carry out various activities. The Standards for Planning outline a process that determines when an area should be examined for historic properties, whether an identified property is significant. and how a significant property should be treated. Preservation planning is based on the following principles: -Important historic properties cannot be replaced if they Brc destroyed. Preservation planning provides for conserva tive use of these properties. preserving them in place and l:Ivoiding harm when possible and altering or destroying properties only when necessary. -If planning for the preservation of historic properties is to have positive effects, it must begin before the identification of all significant properties has been completed. To make responsible decisions about historic properties, existing information must be used to the maximum extent und !ll:W information must be acquired as needed. -Preservation planning includes public participation. The planning process should provide a fomm for open discussion of preservation issues. Public involvement is most meaningful when it Is used to assist in defining values of properties a.nd preserva.tion planning issues, rather than when It is jimited to review of decisions already made. Early