SECTION 106 CONSULTING PARTY REQUEST ADMINISTRATION Phil Logsdon, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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