AST Facilities - Environmental Reviews - Arecibo Observatory

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about this Section 106 Process - English | Spanish

1. Initiate Section 106 Process
• NSF Letter to Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), July 5, 2016
• SHPO Response to NSF Letter, August 8, 2016
2. Identify Historic Properties & Assess Effects
   • State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Letter, October 19, 2016
   • Historic Properties Assessment of Effects Report, October 2016
   • Transcript of Consulting Parties Meeting, November 17, 2016
   • SHPO Response to NSF Letter, December 12, 2016
   • NSF Email to ACHP, December 15, 2016
3. Resolve Adverse Effects
• NSF Letter to ACHP, April 28, 2016
• Consulting Parties meeting minutes, June 21, 2016
• Draft Programmatic Agreement, June 23, 2017 - English | Spanish
• Draft Programmatic Agreement Attachments, June 23, 2017 - English | Spanish
• Transcript of Consulting Parties-Historic Preservation Public Meeting, July 6, 2017
• Transcript of Consulting Parties Meeting, Teleconference, July 13, 2017
• Revised Draft Programmatic Agreement, August 17, 2017 - English | Spanish
• Revised Draft Programmatic Agreement Attachments, August 17, 2017 - English | Spanish
• Executed (Final) Programmatic Agreement, November 15, 2017 -
  • English (Programmatic Agreement + Attachments)
  • Spanish (Programmatic Agreement)
  • Spanish (Attachments)
• Invitation for Concurring Parties Signatures, November 15, 2017
4. Programmatic Agreement Implementation
Letter to the SHPO and ACHP on the Implementation of the Programmatic Agreement, May 14, 2018
Letter to the SHPO and ACHP on the Implementation of the Programmatic Agreement, November 7, 2018
Letter to the SHPO and ACHP on the Implementation of the Programmatic Agreement, May 7, 2020
5. Additional Resources
• National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (Arecibo Observatory) Nomination for Listing on the National Register of Historic Places
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation