Section 106 Consulting Party Request Administration Presentation... · Stephen Wire Jim Fisher Kim...

SECTION 106 CONSULTING PARTY REQUEST ADMINISTRATION

Phil Logsdon, Division of Environmental Analysis

National Historic Preservation Act

Section 106 of the Act Federal Agencies must consider effects of their

actions on historic properties Provides a mechanism for interested parties to

consult These participants are termed Consulting Parties Typically notified by advertising and through project

public involvement

The Commitment

2011 FHWA-KYTC-SHPO Section 106 Programmatic Agreement

Provide Opportunity for Consultation on “Small Projects”

Web Based Application to Identify Projects and Request Consulting Party Status

Application Process

Public Can Navigate to Application from KYTC Homepage “How Do I?” DEA Website SHPO Website

Application Process

List of Projects that are “Active” for Section 106 Federally Funded,

Design Authorized S106/NEPA not

complete Projects can be sorted

by County Click on Project

Number to start

The Application

Pre-Populated with Project Info

Applicant Provides Contact Info

Stated Interest

Security

Application Review Process

SharePoint Work Flow

Automatic E-mail notification to KYTC/DEA Reviewers

KYTC On-line Approval

Automatic E-Mail notification to SHPO Reviewers

SHPO eApproval Generates Notice of Acceptance to KTYC Reviewers

Data Management

Does Not Generate Response to Applicant!!!

Keeps Permanent Record for Approved Users (DEA and District Environmental Coordinators)

Can Be Queried, Sorted, Exported Track Application and Approval Dates Create Mailing List

Live as of Mid-July!!

Statewide Historic Preservation Groups

Main Street Managers

Local Historical Societies

Challenges

Doesn’t Address State-Funded Projects with other Federal involvement (Corps Permits, etc.)

Complicated to filter through 6YP projects to keep Active Projects list up-to-date

No elegant way to incorporate Consulting Parties already approved prior to July 2013

Benefits

Useful for both large-scale and small scale projects

Could apply on the spot if laptop and internet connection are available at a public meeting

Applicant keys in information – better accuracy

Accelerated review times

Robust record storage

Thank You InfoTech Staff!

Tom Cantrell Stephen Wire Jim Fisher Kim Wells Jay Clifton