**preservation desk guide**

**[Title Page]{.smallcaps}**

**[Preface]{.smallcaps}**

**[Acknowledgements]{.smallcaps}**

**[VOLUME 1]{.underline}**

1.  **How to use this Desk Guide**

    1.  **[A Preservation Library for PBS Users]{.smallcaps}**

In 1999 the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released a
comprehensive report on historic preservation titled *Held in Public
Trust: PBS Strategy for Using Historic Buildings*. The report documented
preservation challenges and best practices in GSA's eleven regions
throughout the U.S. The complete 65-page report was released on the web
and a 23-page synopsis was printed for general distribution.

As a follow up to *Held in Public Trust*, GSA has compiled a
comprehensive Desk Guide of useful information for PBS staff and
contractors engaged in activities involving historic buildings GSA owns,
leases, acquires on sites purchased for new construction, or otherwise
effects. In addition to direct guidance and reference information, the
series includes sample documents developed by GSA regions, such as
leases, requests for proposals, and scopes of work, illustrating best
practices cited in the report.

Like *Held in Public Trust*, the Desk Guide organizes information by GSA
business activity. Principal types of information in the Desk Guide
include:

-   Direct guidance for GSA staff

-   Sample GSA documents

-   Technical and reference information

This material has been compiled by staff of the Center for Historic
Buildings, in cooperation with GSA's Regional Historic Preservation
Officers and other PBS staff. Most of the sample documents were created
by GSA regions for GSA projects. They include prototype documents, such
as outlease requests for proposals; model products, such as brochures,
educational videos, and charrette reports; and contract documents such
as scopes of work, specification clauses, and restoration contractor
qualification requirements. Direct guidance and document annotations
were prepared by the Center. For questions concerning use of sample
documents or their application to other projects, contact the Center or
the regional office that created the document.

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######## The Center's intent in presenting this material as a six volume series is to make the quantity and variety of information in the Desk Guide easily accessible. The contents are organized as follows:

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######## Volume 1: Introduction, Strategy, and Advocacy

Volume 2: Federal Preservation Laws, Regulations, and Policy

Volume 3: Portfolio/Asset Management and Real Estate Actions

Volume 4: Design & Construction of Repairs and Alterations

Volume 5: Technical Guide for PBS Projects (by Subject)

Volume 6: Technical Resources

It is the Center's hope that these documents will help GSA become a
smarter organization by eliminating redundant effort and encouraging
staff to build upon the efforts of others. We encourage users to send
the Center new model documents and updates as they are developed.

Complete sets of the Desk Guide are available in each regional Portfolio
Management Office and at the offices of GSA's Regional Historic
Preservation Officers. In 2002, the Center for Historic Buildings will
begin launching portions of the Desk Guide on the Internet (Insite) for
ready access by PBS staff in the field as well as those located in
regional headquarters offices.

1.  **[Use and Limitations of Sample Documents]{.smallcaps}**

Sample documents are provided to eliminate redundant effort and serve as
a point of departure for creating similar documents. Several documents
include annotations describing the context in which the documents were
created and the project's parameters. Users are expected to exercise
judgement in assessing the applicability of sample letters, scopes of
work, and other documents. National Historic Preservation Act Section
106 compliance letters are provided for content only (format may not be
current), as a guide for articulating project tradeoffs and proposed
mitigation strategies. Refer to GSA's NEPA Call-In homepage for current
compliance letter formats. All contract documents require
project-specific editing. For help determining case-specific editing
requirements, contact your Regional Historic Preservation Officer or the
Center for Historic Buildings (see Appendix 1).

Unabridged text has been provided for the principal laws and regulations
relating to historic preservation; these are current as of January 2001.
Before distributing this material to others, we recommend checking the
homepage of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (www.achp.gov)
to ensure that legal citations are current. The Federal Historic
Preservation Officer and GSA Legal Counsel provide assistance on
interpreting Federal regulatory requirements for specific GSA projects
and decisions.

2.  **[Updating the Desk Guide]{.smallcaps}**

Internet addresses are provided wherever possible to allow users to
access current information. Every effort has been made to include the
most relevant and up-to-date guidance. As new examples are made known to
the Center, these will be distributed to the regional offices for
insertion into the Guide. Plans are also underway to make the Guide
available on the internet with direct links to the individual documents.

Readers are encouraged to forward to the Center new material that
updates information provided in this Guide, refines an existing
solution, or offers a new solution of potential interest to others. Your
willingness to share your own knowledge will help to keep the Desk Guide
useful and give others incentive to contribute as well. Please contact:
Caroline Alderson, GSA Center for Historic Buildings, 1800 F Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20405 or historicbuildings@gsa.gov.

2.  **Integrating Business & Stewardship Strategies**

### 

### Stewarding GSA's Public Building Legacy

The Federal Government has a long history of constructing and
maintaining public landmarks. It is a testimony to the durability of
high design standards that most of these buildings remain in GSA's
inventory and continue to serve the functions for which they were
constructed.

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 calls on Federal agencies
to use historic buildings as much as possible, to respect their
significant qualities, and to seek creative ways to promote preservation
of non-Federal historic buildings. Thirty years later, the National
Performance Review focused GSA on improving the efficiency and cost of
maintaining its real property assets. Today, we are examining GSA's
stewardship responsibilities in a new light --- one that integrates them
better into the agency's businesslike approach to providing and
maintaining Federal workspace.

### GSA Responds to a Changing Federal Environment

### 

In February, 1999, the Center for Historic Buildings was invited to
update a report prepared by General Services Administration (GSA)
Administrator Jay Solomon's 1979 Task Force on Historic Preservation.
The *Solomon Report*, as it had come to be called, was GSA's first
substantive effort to reflect on the agency's stewardship role and
preservation practice.

Two decades later, a new report, called *Held in Public Trust: PBS
Strategy for Using Historic Buildings*, has been released that
reexamines GSA's preservation goals and strategies in light of today's
economic, political, social, and cultural climate. Much has happened in
the fields of preservation, architecture, urban planning and real
property management since 1979. Preservation has come of age as a
profession supported by a multidisciplinary, international network of
technical and advocacy organizations bound by a common value. New
technical interest groups have formed to support the preservation of
modernist architecture and 20^th^ century materials such as reinforced
concrete, stone veneer, plastic laminates, and modern alloys. Urban
renewal has been supplanted by Main Street revitalization and Business
Improvement Districts that support reinvestment in historic buildings
and urban infrastructure.

Federal agencies are learning to do more with less. A shift in emphasis
from expense-based facilities management to return-on-investment-based
asset management have broadened GSA's traditional engineering focus and
increased the accountability of facilities management teams. We are
using cutting edge software to objectively balance economic and social
goals in capital investment decisions. We are also aware of the
limitations of quantitative decision-making tools. Our *Public Buildings
Heritage* and *Planning with Communities* initiatives seek to broaden
GSA employee and customer appreciation of our opportunity to lead the
nation in urban reinvestment and public building stewardship.

The principal goal of these strategies is to help GSA put the American
government's architectural treasures to 21^st^ century use while
stretching the dollars available to renovate our historic courthouses,
custom houses, border stations, and other Federal buildings. Another
important goal is to leverage our investment in Federal workspace to
bolster communities and promote preservation of non-Federal historic
buildings.

1.  **[Held in Public Trust: PBS Strategy for Using Historic
    Buildings]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Comprehensive report (Table of Contents and Executive Summary)
>
> [www.gsa.gov/pbs/pn/peck/Toc.htm](http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pn/peck/Toc.htm)
>
> ○ Synopsis

3.  **Preservation Training, Advocacy and outreach**

We are shifting our general PBS training focus from rote compliance to
stewardship values, practical solutions, and meaningful interaction with
external review groups and the community.

Effective preservation training ensures GSA's credibility with watchdog
compliance agencies, advocacy groups, and local communities. Fluency in
preservation philosophy and terminology, coupled with negotiating skill,
ensures our ability to anticipate external views and the confidence to
represent GSA and customer interests effectively, without sacrificing
professional integrity. GSA's ability to articulate technical problems
and solutions also builds trust among outside groups that GSA's
representation of the project tradeoffs is accurate and its approach
reasonable. Early consultation with external reviewers and the community
establishes trust that GSA really wants to hear what they have to say
and encourage them to contribute to the project approach.

Ultimately, however, a successful project outcome gains PBS more than a
successful compliance process. Personal interest in doing the right
thing is a stronger motivator for a good project outcome than competence
in the process. Therefore, training for field staff and geographically
dispersed design/construction teams should focus on cultivating a
stewardship outlook and sense of ownership as a foundation for technical
training on how to solve day to day repair and alteration problems.

1.  [Managing a Regional Preservation Program]{.smallcaps}

####  TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND SCOPE OF DUTIES

A successful regional preservation program depends on the effective use
of both technical and organization skills to solve complex project
challenges and resolve conflicts in a manner that strengthens the
stewardship skills of GSA regional staff and builds GSA's rapport with
our clients and the public. Highly effective Regional Historic
Preservation Officers (RHPOs) are generally preservation specialists
with strong leadership and networking skills as well as formal academic
training and the technical experience necessary to substantively guide
GSA projects and gain credibility with project staff and outside design
review groups.

To be the most effective, RHPOs should be dedicated exclusively to the
RHPO function and define it broadly to extend beyond perfunctory
processing of Section 106 compliance submissions to guiding the region's
portfolio stewardship strategy and actively promoting a stewardship
outlook in all PBS program areas. Where this is not possible, the RHPO
should be supplemented with specialist program staff, on-site
preservation contract specialist support, specialists on detail, or
other means to ensure that these skills are readily accessible and to
accomplish the program workload.

Because of the critical role that diplomatic skill plays in the success
of GSA's 106 compliance activities, it is recommended that all Regional
Historic Preservation Officers be provided advanced training in
negotiation and conflict management. High profile and controversial
projects also call upon RHPO's to communicate preservation issues
efficiently and persuasively to GSA clients and external stakeholders,
as well as GSA upper management. Therefore, advanced training in public
speaking and briefing techniques is also recommended.

### Developing an Effective Presence

Effective RHPOs proactively educate PBS staff and cultivate PBS
management to convey GSA's stewardship vision and build strategic
support. To serve a meaningful role in the agency, RHPOs must be
organizationally positioned and functioning at a level that enables them
to coordinate effectively with all business lines and management levels.

The Desk Guide provides examples of regional training curricula and
creative ways to promote interest in historic buildings, such as Region
10's historic building screen saver. Training should be tailored to the
specific concerns and challenges of each business line activity: asset
management, project development, property acquisition and realty
services, facilities management.

PARTICIPATING IN PORTFOLIO AND ASSET PLANNING

To make a meaningful contribution to GSA's regional stewardship strategy
and practice, RHPOs must have a fluent understanding of how the region
is organized and how major business decisions are made. They need to
work with business line directors and staff to establish processes that
ensure early RHPO involvement so that decisions and projects are not
delayed by last minute intervention. Major PBS actions requiring RHPO
participation include, but are not limited to

-   Site acquisition, including feasibility assessment for reuse of
    historic buildings on new construction sites;

-   Lease acquisition, both as an opportunity to reuse privately owned
    historic properties and for potential effects on GSA owned historic
    property;

-   New construction affecting historic properties, including adjoining
    or nearby properties not controlled by GSA;

-   Outleasing of space in GSA historic properties;

-   Disposal or exchange of historic properties;

-   Repair and alteration of historic properties owned or leased by GSA;

-   Capital investment, including project prioritizing, prospectus
    development, and planning for new construction that may have a
    physical or financial effect on historic properties, such as tenant
    consolidation or relocation; and

-   Repositioning or reprogramming historic assets for new uses or new
    tenants

RHPOs need to participate in regional housing and investment decisions
to ensure that GSA complies with Executive Order 13006 and the National
Historic Preservation Act's charge to use available government owned
historic property before pursuing leases or new construction to house
Federal agencies. Using GSA owned historic property in a fiscally
prudent manner requires planning investment and housing decisions
strategically to keep historic buildings occupied, generating revenue,
and operating economically. Small historic buildings unable to achieve
economies of scale comparable to larger GSA properties may require
creative repair and rehabilitation approaches to maintain functionality
while minimizing the need for costly intervention.

### Building Rapport with External Groups

Establishing collegial, trusting relationships with external review
staff and community groups is crucial to making Section 106 compliance a
meaningful process that results in better GSA projects and decisions
arrived at in a timely manner. Where credibility is established,
external groups are more likely to view GSA as a collaborator and seek
cooperation than to use the compliance process as a means of buying time
to mobilize opposition or wrangling to get as much from GSA as possible.

Small, uncontroversial projects offer GSA excellent opportunities to
develop a rapport with SHPO staff and interested groups. In an
environment of trust, SHPO staff are more likely to accept GSA's cost,
time, and other constraints, offer constructive and realistic solutions
to preservation design problems, and contribute to the overall project
quality by increasing the repertoire of solutions. Other stakeholders
are more likely to accept GSA's project approach when SHPO staff
perceive themselves as part of the solution and serve as GSA's
advocates, increasing the likelihood of quick consensus.

The most important way to establish trust with preservation reviewers
and advocacy groups is to

1\) initiate consultation early, before decisions are made and 2) make
an honest effort to respond substantively to the comments of review
groups and interested parties. This requires communicating to GSA
project teams and clients the value of making that honest effort.

#### training regional staff

No single type of training will build the interest and skills all PBS
regional staff need to be effective stewards. Since individuals learn in
different ways, it is important to communicate GSA's stewardship
strategy and techniques a variety of ways, using a combination of formal
training, informal interaction on the specific projects, program
brochures or handouts, the internet, email, and messages conveyed to
business line staff via division directors and regional upper
management. Critical reference material should be provided in electronic
as well as hard copy, whenever possible.

It is important that regional preservation programs provide all regional
staff ready access to basic information they need to do the right thing,
including, at a minimum:

-   an easy to find regional preservation homepage describing GSA's
    stewardship vision and responsibilities, with lists of regional
    historic buildings and key contacts

-   a brochure or program handout summarizing the regional process for
    project review, referencing key contacts, important resources such
    as BPP, and web address(es) for additional information.

Supplementing these broad educational measures with training tailored to
specific business line activities makes preservation more personal and
relevant to the many individuals GSA depends upon to carry out GSA's
stewardship vision. Preservation week and other cyclical events provide
an opportunity for advocacy building and recognition programs to
reinforce innovative thinking and celebrate stewardship successes.

1.  Preservation program brochures

> ■ Reg. 8 Historic Preservation Pocket Reference Guide
>
> ■ Rocky Mountain Region Historic Preservation Homepage
>
> <http://rmrpbs.gsa.gov/historicpreservation/>
>
> ■ Northwest/Arctic Region Historic Preservation Homepage
>
> <http://www.northwest.gsa.gov/heritage/>
>
> ■ National Capital Region Historic Preservation Homepage
>
> <http://ncr.gsa.gov/HistoricPreservation/AboutUs.asp>

2.  **[Training]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Regional training programs

> ■ *Troubleshooting Historic Buildings* training outline (NCR)
>
> ■ *Troubleshooting Historic Buildings* handout (NCR)

2.  Preservation courses

    1.  General

■ Cultural Resource Management (CRM) training list

■ National Preservation Institute (NPI) course list

2.  Regulatory

■ Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) web site

<http://www.achp.gov/outreach.html>

3.  Technical

■ National Park Service (NPS) conferences

■ Association for Preservation Technology International (APT)

■ National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT)
courses

and conference list

3.  Academic preservation programs

> ■ National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) preservation
> programs chart <http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/ncpe/chart.html>

4.  Preservation trades programs

> ■ Preservation Trades Network (PTN)
>
> [http://www.ptn.org](http://www.ptn.org/)

3.  **[Customer/public outreach]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Exhibits

> ■ Scope of Work
>
> Public Buildings Heritage Exhibit (NCR)
>
> GSA 50^th^ Anniversary Exhibit

1.  Design concepts & mock-ups

> ■ Chinese Pioneers of Sacramento
>
> ■ Kinneary Courthouse (R5)

2.  Historic building & thematic brochures/posters/notecards

> ■ Scope of Work
>
> Graphic Design
>
> Architectural Historian
>
> ■ U.S. Custom House and Post Office, St. Louis, MO (national poster
> template)
>
> ■ Robert C McEwan U.S. Custom House, Ogdensburg, NY (national brochure
> template)
>
> ■ Alexander Hamilton U. S. Custom House, New York, NY
>
> ■ Ariel Rios Federal Building, DC
>
> ■ Postcard series (R4)
>
> ■ Notecard series (R8)
>
> ■ Our Nation's Custom Houses
>
> ■ Preserving the Irreplaceable poster series (R10)

3.  Tours

> ■ Lafayette Square, Washington, DC National Trust Conference itinerary
>
> ■ Kiosk: US Courthouse, Wichita, KS (R6) ***CD***

4.  Internet sites

The Internet allows GSA to provide our staff, clients and others
detailed information and to provide a geographically disbursed public
visual access to public buildings when physical access is not possible.
The following sites are provided as examples for content and format.
(They may not be current as web addresses frequently change.)

1.  Buildings

> ■ Milwaukee FB/CT(R5)
>
> <http://www.gsa.gov/regions/r5/pbs/pm/5pm5-tours.htm>
>
> Jacob Weinberger U.S. Courthouse (R9)
>
> <http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/html/courthousetour.htm>

2.  Projects

> ■ Governor's Island, NY (R2)
>
> [http://www.governorsisland.gsa.gov](http://www.governorsisland.gsa.gov/)
>
> Also, see Vol. 1, Section 3.1

3.  Discoveries

> ■ Clara Barton Home & Office (NCR)
>
> <http://ncr.gsa.gov/historicpreservation/clarabarton/>
>
> ■ Five Points Site (R2)
>
> <http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm>

5.  Partnerships

    1.  Inter-Agency

        1.  National Park Service

> ■ Sarah Cook House, Springfield, IL opening ceremony program (R5)
>
> ■ National Register Travel Itinerary for Washington, DC
>
> <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash>

2.  Academic/non-profit research collaboration

> ■ NCPE internship program
>
> ■ The Treasury Historical Association, DC

6.  Promoting GSA Accomplishments

    1.  Press releases and publications

> ■ General Post Office, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, Washington, DC (NCR)

2.  Lectures/Open Houses

> ■ General Post Office, DC (National Building Museum & NCR)

4.  **[Preservation Award Programs]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  GSA Awards

GSA's Design Awards program, part of the Chief Architect's Design
Excellence program, recognizes individuals and firms who contribute to
exemplary design that has been successfully executed. (Occasional "on
the boards" projects receive honorary note). Because this award program
encompasses all GSA construction activity, rehabilitation projects
compete against new construction and art projects, so only a limited
number of large (prospectus level) preservation projects are recognized
each year.

The Public Buildings Heritage Awards program was created to recognize a
wider range of exemplary design involving necessary interventions such
as Architectural Barriers Act compliance, fire safety retrofitting,
systems integration, adaptive use of individual spaces, and repair and
restoration of historic building materials. The program also recognizes
preservation achievement over time, such as outstanding craftsmanship,
innovative preservation program management, and best practices that save
time, effort or project costs while contributing to preservation goals.
The intent of this more focused award program is to convey to project
staff that the quality of every project, large and small, is important.

> ■ Public Buildings Heritage Awards
>
> ■ Design Excellence Awards, Selection Guide Table of Contents -- draft

2.  Other Preservation Awards

> ■ Presidential Design Awards
>
> ■ AIA National & Chapter Awards
>
> ■ National Trust Awards
>
> ■ Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
>
> ■ Society for History in the Federal Government

**[VOLUME 2]{.underline}**

As early as 1906, when Congress enacted the Antiquities Act, Federal
legislation has been in place to protect historic (and prehistoric)
remains and objects of antiquity on Federal land. The Historic Sites,
Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935 declared as national policy the
preservation of historic sites, buildings, and objects of national
significance, launching the Historic American Building Survey, Historic
American Engineering Record, and National Historic Landmarks Programs.

It was, however, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and
Executive Order 11593, issued in 1971, that positioned the Federal
Government to take an unprecedented leadership role in the preservation
of these historic resources.

**1. National historic preservation act (nhpa) (as amended)**

In the NHPA Congress recognized the important role of citizens in
preserving their communities and the need for the Federal Government to
set an example through enlightened policies and practices. The
Government was called to *provide leadership*, *contribute to* and *give
maximum encouragement* to preservation, and *foster conditions under
which our modern society and our prehistoric and historic resources can
exist in productive harmony*. A principal goal of the act was to
transform the Federal Government into an active steward concerned as
much with America's legacy of vernacular "mainstreet" buildings as its
architectural landmarks.

The NHPA requires the Government to protect historic sites and values in
cooperation with other nations, states, and local governments.
Subsequent amendments designated the State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO) as being responsible for administering state programs. The act
also created the President\'s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
(Advisory Council).

Under Section 110, Federal agencies were now responsible for identifying
historic properties their projects may affect and planning changes
thoughtfully to preserve the significant qualities of these resources.
Section 110 requires agencies to inventory and establish preservation
programs to protect their historic properties. Under Section 106,
Federal agencies were required to consider the effects of their
undertakings on historic resources and to give the Advisory Council a
reasonable opportunity to comment on those actions.

1980's amendments expanded Section 111, authorizing the Government to
exchange historic properties or lease them to non-Federal entities and
retain the income to use for preservation purposes. Under this
authorization, GSA launched its outleasing program to keep underutilized
historic buildings occupied and viable. 1990's amendments clarified the
definition of *Federal undertaking* to explicitly include all real
estate-related actions potentially affecting Federal or non-Federal
historic property, including Federal leasing of non-Federal property.
Related changes to implementing regulations in 36 CFR Part 800 sought to
streamline Section 106 review increasing the role of the SHPO as
principal review contact, allowing for more selective and focused
participation by Advisory Council, and encouraging agencies to combine
106 and NEPA review processes. The regulatory revisions also expanded
the role of Tribes and public participation in 106 reviews.

1.  **[NHPA]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Legislative Text with amendments (Unabridged)
>
> <http://www2.cr.nps.gov/laws/NHPA1966.htm>

2.  **[GSA Procedures for Historic Properties]{.smallcaps}**

[ADM 1020.1]{.smallcaps} and PBS 1022.2 are the principal GSA and PBS
policies implementing the National Historic Preservation Act and related
laws, orders, and regulations. PBS 1022.2 includes comprehensive
guidance on Section 106 compliance, including procurement of specialized
design and construction skills for historic building repairs and
alterations. ADM 1020.1 expires at the end the 2001 calendar year.
Revisions underway will provide qualification criteria for Regional
Historic Preservation Officers, along with additional guidance on
preservation design problem solving and procedures for promoting the
viability and use of historic buildings.

> ○ ADM 1020.1 (Complying with Federal Regulations, 1982)
>
> ○ PBS P 1022.2 (Complying with Federal Regulations, RHPO Profile,
> Specialist Services, Historic Properties Inventory, 1981) (excerpts)

3.  **[Section 106 -- Comment on Federal Undertakings]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Section 106 Summary (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)

○ Update to Section 106 changes (Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation)

> ○ Flowchart (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)

1.  Sample letters and agreements \[for format & compliance see NEPA
    website, included letters are for strategy/content and do not
    reflect 2001 regulatory process changes\]

> ○ NEPA web site /on-line Desk Guide
>
> ○ Section 106 Compliance Documentation Checklist

1.  Section 106 letters

We recommend using cover letters in compliance submissions to sell the
project approach with a brief justification addressing key preservation
issues. The preservation report narrative should describe conditions and
solutions in full detail, referencing appropriate site photographs and
drawing details. These letters are provided for content only. For
current 106 letter format, see
[www.gsa.gov/pbs/pt/call-in/nepa.htm](http://www.gsa.gov/pbs/pt/call-in/nepa.htm).

> ■ Security Cameras at US Bankruptcy Court, Alexandria, VA (NCR)
>
> ■ Masonry Repair at Agriculture Administration Building, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ Satellite Antenna at Veterans Administration, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ Courtyard Repairs, Internal Revenue Service, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ "No Effect" justification (NCR)

2.  Sample public notification

> ■ Red Cross Headquarters Expansion, Washington, DC (NCR)
>
> ○ Preparing Agreement Documents - ACHP

3.  Sample Memoranda of Agreement (MOA)

> ■ Outlease & Partial Demolition for new US Courthouse, Montgomery, AL
> (R4)
>
> ■ Federal Building Disposal, Ardmore, OK (R7)
>
> ■ US PO/Courthouse Disposal, Brownsville, TX (R7)
>
> ■ Parcel 457-C (Clara Barton Property) Disposal, Washington, DC (NCR)

4.  Sample Programmatic Agreements & Annual Reports

A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is usually executed to establish design
or mitigation parameters to minimize or compensate for adverse effects
expected to result from an individual project or group of actions with a
clear beginning and end. Programmatic Agreements (PAs), on the other
hand, establish procedures for ongoing, often repetitive activities.
Their intent is generally to reduce redundant work and help the SHPO,
Advisory Council, and GSA focus their efforts. PAs usually simplify
regional Section 106 compliance by reducing formal review requirements
for projects of certain types that follow agreed parameters, such as
Building Preservation Plan guidelines or specific design approaches for
a specific types of work. Success pursuing and executing PAs depends
upon SHPO and Advisory Council faith that GSA is good for its word, that
it has the competence to follow agreed parameters, and is committed to
doing so. Before signing a Programmatic Agreement, it is important to
determine the necessary resources and logistics of complying with
reporting requirements and other stipulations. Annually, remember to
allocate appropriate funding and staff support and allow ample time to
ensure timely and accurate reporting.

> ■ NCR
>
> ■ R4

4.  **[Section 110 -- Identification and protection
    planning]{.smallcaps}**

Section 110 requires agencies to identify historic resources under their
jurisdiction and to establish preservation plans for their long-term
care. To ensure against inadvertent destruction of historic resources,
the Federal process guiding changes to historic properties is
deliberately inclusive, requiring agencies to consider effects of their
undertakings on properties that *may be eligible* for the National
Register, even if a formal eligibility determination has not be made.
Regardless of a property's National Register status, from the standpoint
of sound asset management, the Secretary of Interior's Standards for
Rehabilitation are a good guide for planning repairs and alterations to
any building. By striving to ensure that changes are physically and
aesthetically compatible with original materials and design, the
Standards minimize the risk that necessary alterations will become dated
or otherwise undermine the value of a building.

1.  National Register Designation

> ○ National Register of Historic Places (NR)
>
> ○ Importance of listing GSA buildings (R8)
>
> ○ National Register Bulletin 15: *How to Apply the National Register
> Criteria for Evaluation* (NPS)
>
> ○ National Register Bulletin 22: *Guidelines for Evaluating and
> Nominating Properties that have achieved Significance within the Past
> 50 Years* (NPS)

1.  Scope of Work

> ■ Determination of Eligibility: Byron Rogers Federal Building and
> Courthouse,
>
> Denver, CO (R8)

2.  Case Study

> ■ Byron Rogers Federal Building and Courthouse, Denver, CO (R8)
>
> ○ National Historic Landmarks (NHL)

National Historic Landmark (NHL) is the highest level of National
Register designation. These properties include buildings and structures
that are exceptionally significant illustrations of America's historic
and architectural heritage. NHLs also include archeological discoveries
and sites possessing exceptional interpretive or educational value. The
National Park Service monitors the general condition and status of NHLs
and Federal agencies are expected to give them special care. GSA has 35
NHLs -- 12 individually listed and 23 listed as part of a NHL district.

2.  Documentation Standards and Sources

> ○ Preservation Brief 17: Architectural Character: Identifying the
> Visual Aspects of Historic
>
> Buildings as an Aid to Preserving Their Character (NPS)
>
> ○ Historic American Buildings Survey

1.  Scope of Work

> ■ Level I: Kelly Air Force Base, TX (R7)
>
> ■ Level II: Fort Sam Houston, TX (R7)
>
> ■ Level IV: Kelly Air Force Base, TX (R7)
>
> ○ Historic American Engineering Record

2.  Scope of Work

> ■ Level II: Railroad Bridge, Garland, TX (R7)

3.  GSA Historic Buildings Lists

The National Register status list is current as of spring 2001. Because
the Historic Quality Index (HQI) is generated using BPP data, only those
buildings having completed, three stage BPPs are included in the Index.
Because the NIST-generated HQI software does not run on GSA's current
computer platform, this list is current only as of 1990. The Building
Preservation Plan is currently being upgraded to function better on
GSA's current platform. If feasible, the HQI software will be also be
upgraded so that a ranking of the entire historic building inventory can
eventually be created.

> ○ NR listed, eligible and likely to be eligible
>
> ○ Historic Quality Index (HQI) -- Top properties by architectural
> merit as of 1992,
>
> completed BPPs only
>
> ○ NCR's Building List

4.  GSA Building Preservation Plan (BPP)

The (Historic) Building Preservation Plan (BPP) database, developed for
GSA by the Center for Architectural Conservation, Georgia Institute of
Technology, in 1989, provides comprehensive information on individual
buildings, including images, documentation on building alterations over
time, CAD-generated floor plans \"zoned\" to show the relative
significance of interior and exterior spaces, inventories of original
materials, historic material deficiencies, recommended treatments, and
general estimates. The BPP acknowledges the importance of maintaining
the architectural merit and physical integrity of all buildings,
historic and non-historic. The BPP program helps GSA manage its
buildings by:

-   Encouraging context-sensitive design that respects the architectural
    merit and material integrity of all buildings

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-   Maintaining asset value by discouraging inappropriate repairs and
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-   Providing a marketing tool to promote employee and tenant agency
    ownership of all PBS buildings

Critical to the effectiveness of the BPP program as a decision tool is
its integration into all GSA project budgeting, design planning, and
investment prioritizing programs, especially Building Engineering
Reports, Asset Business Plans, the IRIS work item inventory, and Project
Management Toolbox. BPPs have been completed for about half of the
historic building inventory, including most of GSA's highly significant
buildings. The Historic Building database provides basic inventory
information on buildings for which Historic Building Plans are not yet
available. We hope eventually to have Historic Building Plans for all
buildings in the GSA inventory.

> ○ Overview

1.  Scope of Work

> ■ Basic
>
> ■ Studies added paint, mortar, and concrete analysis: Building 202,
>
> SE Federal Center, Washington, DC (NCR)
>
> ○ Installing BPP Software
>
> ○ Updating BPPs
>
> ■ Sample BPP (Stage I, II, III excerpts)

1.  BPP/Building Evaluation Report (BER) -- Table of Contents

> ■ FB/US CT, Medford, OR (R10)
>
> ■ US Custom House, Portland OR (R10)

2.  Historic Structure Reports (HSRs) and other studies

    1.  Table of Contents (comprehensive
        conservation/restoration/maintenance manual)

> ■ Cohen Building, Washington, DC (NCR)

2.  Scope of Work

> ■ Comprehensive HSR: Department of the Interior, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ HSR with graphic morphology showing physical evolution:
>
> Dolly Madison House/Cosmos Club complex, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ Conservation studies (paint, mortar, concrete analysis) -- See BPP
>
> ■ Developing estimates (NCR)
>
> ■ ASTM guide for preparing HSRs -- draft
>
> ■ Tips for creating a usable maintenance & rehabilitation guide (NCR)
>
> ■ Site Inspection Report (NCR)
>
> ■ Distribution cover letter

1.  **[Section 111 -- Leases & exchanges of Federal historic
    properties]{.smallcaps}** -- see Vol. 3.2.3

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1.  **National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)**

NEPA requires the Federal Government to assess the effects of its
activities on the natural, cultural, and man-made environment. Like the
National Historic Preservation Act, NEPA requires agencies to consider
alternative approaches to avoid or minimize negative effects on the
environment. Under the Act, agencies must consult with technical experts
and are encouraged to sponsor public meetings to invite community
comment.

The consultation and coordination chapter of a NEPA compliance document
will contain a narrative history of public participation activities that
have taken place or are expected to take place during the planning of
the project. The cost and depth of documentation to comply with NEPA
depends on the complexity of a project and the extent to which it is
expected to cause negative environmental effects. These documents
include, from least to most complex:

-   Categorical Exclusion checklist: verifies that the scope and
    parameters of a project does or does not trigger NEPA compliance

-   Environmental Assessment (EA) determines if there are any
    significant impacts; this shorter study fulfills NEPA documentation
    requirements when a project will not result in significant negative
    impact(s)or there is an accompanying agreement to mitigate impacts;

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-   Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) concludes EA
    documentation, unless EA determines additional studies and an EIS
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-   Record of Decision (ROD) concludes EA or EIS documentation.

1990s regulatory changes encourage reducing project costs and redundant
effort by combining NEPA and Section 106 consultation and public
participation processes.

1.  **[General]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Introduction to NEPA (Brochure)
>
> ○ Project Effects on the Environment: What Does a GSA Employee Need to
> Know?

1.  NEPA Compliance Guidance

> ○ Desk guide (Table of Contents)
>
> ○ NEPA Flowchart
>
> ○ NEPA Web Site www.gsa.gov/pbs/pt/call-in/nepa.htm
>
> ○ NEPA Call-In *Fact Sheet* (Sept \'99)
>
> ○ NEPA Call-In *Environmental Regulatory Digest* (June '99)

2.  **[Archeology]{.smallcaps}**

All ground-disturbing projects raise potential archeological compliance
concerns, since artifacts can be present in depths as shallow as three
feet below grade. Design scopes and estimates for repair and alteration
projects not large enough to warrant an EA or EIS should include
appropriate historical research to determine the likelihood that
significant archeological artifacts are present in the area to be
disturbed (Phase I). Projects should also include provisions for
analysis of sample areas to verify the presence of artifacts, should
Phase I trigger the need for on site testing (Phase II). Preliminary
consultation with GSA\'s Regional Historic Preservation Officer,
Regional Environmental Officer, and State Historic Preservation Officer
can be helpful in learning what may already be known about a site and
can sometimes eliminate the need for any research.

Although extraction of samples is sometimes done during construction,
completing site testing prior to construction reduces the risk of
unanticipated cost and delay for artifact recovery. The discovery of
artifacts during site testing usually, but not always, necessitates
artifact recovery (Phase III). When artifacts are discovered, one of the
roles of GSA\'s archeological consultant team is to advise GSA on the
significance and likely National Register eligibility of the artifacts.
In consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer (and, at
their discretion, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation), GSA
determines whether the significance of the discovery merits further
artifact recovery, analysis, and curation. The goals and methodology of
recovery and curation are laid out in a Memorandum of Agreement.

GSA strives to ensure public benefit from Federal investment in
archeological artifact recovery. MOAs (and budgets) for artifact
recovery should include interpretation, dissemination of research
findings and, when possible, provisions for public display. Interpretive
measures include, but are not limited to, educational videos, indoor and
outdoor exhibits, and publication of findings on the Internet or lay and
professional journals. Contract archeologists are encouraged to publish
their findings, provided GSA is acknowledged and GSA Regional and
Federal Preservation Officers are provided an opportunity for review and
comment prior to publication.

Artifacts recovered by the Federal government remain Federal property in
perpetuity. Certain specialized artifacts may be transferred to other
appropriate Federal agencies, such as the U.S. Navy, to whom GSA
transfers most underwater artifacts (e.g. remnants of Confederate
vessels, which become GSA\'s responsibility as Federal property). GSA is
exploring the possibility of constructing a central facility for secure
and climate controlled storage of archeological artifacts. In the
meantime, since GSA has limited storage capability and cannot offer
curatorial services and ready access to artifacts for research, project
plans (and budgets) for recovery should include specific, long-term
recommendations for curation by appropriate entities, such as academic
institutions, state historical organizations, or other non-profit
research groups. At a minimum, agreements for long-term curation should
ensure that artifacts will be secure from theft or damage and maintained
in a climate controlled environment complying with Secretary of Interior
standards for storage of archeological artifacts. Early discussion with
curatorial institutions is critical to successfully negotiating such
agreements, as facilities maintained by such institutions often have
strict requirements associated with recovery, labeling, and crating of
artifacts for their protection, identification, storage, and future
retrieval. Most institutions will not accept artifacts that do not meet
these requirements.

1.  Requirements

> ○ NEPA Call-in Summary
>
> ○ GSA\'s Archeology Program

1.  Sample Scopes of Work

> ■ Master Scope Phase I, II, III (R4)
>
> ■ Proposed Courthouse, Greeneville, Tennessee (R4)

2.  Curation

> ■ Sample Curation Agreement (R5)
>
> ■ Artifact Loan Agreement
>
> ■ Collections and Records Transmittal Form
>
> ■ Archeological Specimen Catalog
>
> ■ Artifact Collection Box Inventory
>
> ■ Architectural and/or Archeological Storage Form

3.  Education and Interpretation

> ■ Federal Triangle video, Washington, DC (NCR) ***CD***
>
> ■ African Burial Ground, New York, NY -- Internet brochure (R2)
>
> <http://r2.gsa.gov/afrburgro/history.htm>
>
> ■ Sharing research with interested parties -- Reagan Building, DC
> (NCR)

3.  **[Underwater Artifacts]{.smallcaps}**

######### GSA is responsible for Section 106 compliance associated with potentially significant Federal underwater artifacts, such as sunken Civil War vessels, that may be affected by Federal undertakings such as coastal dredging. As described above, underwater artifacts are typically transferred to the Navy and curated by the Navy Historical Center or other appropriate institutions. MOAs and PAs delineating responsibilities associated with identification, analysis (sometimes complete by the time the PA is signed) and curation may involve a relatively large number of Federal and non-Federal participants, including the agency whose activities resulted in the discovery and is responsible for identification and reclamation; GSA as Federal owner of the artifacts; the Federal agency assuming ownership (if other than GSA), the curating entity, State Historic Preservation Officer, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (if involved), and any interested parties, such as local historical groups. Agreements should include provisions for reassigning curatorial responsibilities should unforeseen events, such as dissolution or financial crisis, prevent the curating organization from meeting the agreement requirements. 

4.  **[Environmental Impact Statements]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Sample cover letter

> ■ Adaptive Use of General Post Office, Washington, DC (NCR)
>
> ■ Federal Research Center, White Oak, MD (NCR)

2.  Schedule

> ○ NEPA Desk Guide Appendix 2: Time Frames
>
> ○ Regional Time Line

2.  **Executive Order 13006**

Executive Order 13006 reinforces the National Historic Preservation Act
by requiring agencies to give first preference to locating in historic
buildings and historic districts within central business areas. A focus
of PBS portfolio strategy today is to work with our client agencies and
communities to promote historic building reuse and construction
approaches that contribute to the revitalization of historic downtown
areas.

> ○ **[Locating Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in Central
> Cities]{.smallcaps}**
>
> **GSA Implementing Policy** (GSA Bulletin FPMR D-238)
>
> ○ **[Supporting Livable Communities through Reuse of Federal Real
> Property]{.smallcaps}**

○ **[Planning with Communities]{.smallcaps}**

As part of our Planning with Communities Program, PBS is working closer
with states, municipalities, and advocacy groups to enlist their help
identifying a) sympathetic reuse alternatives and b) entities
financially able and committed to embracing a stewardship role in GSA
historic property transfers. Region 8\'s leasing checklist is a helpful
guide for identifying useful contacts and coordinating steps to
encourage use of available historic property within GSA\'s lease
procurement timeframe.

Federal stewardship policies recognize the tangible and intangible value
of historic buildings to the government and community. Our stewardship
philosophy must drive our economic decisions, not the other way around.
We must operate in a fiscally sound manner. At the same time, we must
purposefully convey to our employees and clients that we place a high
value on creative thinking that helps us use historic buildings wisely.

> ○ **[Urban Policy Update: May 2000]{.smallcaps}**

**[VOLUME 3]{.underline}**

1.  **Portfolio and Asset Planning**

Strategic use of limited funds requires PBS to make choices that will
benefit some properties more than others. PBS' general business policy
is to base investment on the quantitative criterion of predicted return.
Intangible values, however, are at the heart of U.S preservation law;
so, in stewardship decisions, qualitative criteria also come into play.

Our strategic stewardship focus weighs investment against both return
and cultural significance. Profitable properties will continue to merit
greater investment and extra care must be given to control costs at
buildings suffering negative cash flow. GSA priorities for less
profitable historical buildings are to maintain the building\'s basic
usefulness, asset value, and integrity. In a cost constrained
environment, GSA preserves the qualities that contribute to each
building\'s significance through low intervention repair approaches and
selective restoration that focuses on highly visible historic spaces in
which work can be accomplished as part of other necessary repairs and
alterations (e.g., fire safety or mechanical work).

Public-private partnerships such as Section 111 outleasing relieve GSA
of the financial liability for maintaining unprofitable historic
property while retaining ownership and ensuring long-term stewardship
and public access to important public buildings. Coordinating complex
outleases that involve highly significant property generally requires
time and special expertise to develop a marketing strategy, generate
requests for proposals and developer qualifications, to evaluate reuse
options, to undertake GSA\'s internal proforma analysis of development
costs, and to involve the public. Leases for less significant and less
visible GSA historic property can often be negotiated more quickly and
easily, since they tend to generate less community concern. The more
important a property and the greater GSA\'s legal and public relations
exposure, the more time the process merits.

1.  **[Integrating GSA Stewardship and Business
    Activities]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ PBS Vision
>
> ○ Portfolio Management Workplan

1.  Asset Business Plan

Asset Business Plan (ABP) strategies need to address
historic/architectural significance, tenant interests, and the place of
the building in the community. Where housing changes or economic
considerations may result in occupancy or use changes, this combination
of factors drives PBS' consideration of what uses and occupancies are
appropriate.

> ○ Overview <http://ABPNet.gsa.gov/ABP5/>
>
> ■ McCormack PO/CT, Boston, MA (R1)
>
> ■ Alexander Hamilton Custom House, NY (R2)

2.  **[Reinvestment]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Capital Program Planning: BA55
>
> ○ Team Expert Choice: a project selection tool

1.  Historic building alteration project submissions

> ■ USPO/Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA (R3)
>
> ■ FB/Courthouse, Muskogee, OK (R7)
>
> ■ FB/Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI (R5)
>
> ○ Multi-Asset Project Planning tool (MAPP)

2.  Prospectus Development Studies (PDS)

    1.  Scope of work:

> ■ Commerce Building, Washington, DC (NCR)

2.  Executive Summaries

> ■ PO/CT, Pittsburgh, PA (R3)
>
> ■ Earle Cabell FB/CT, Dallas, TX (R7)
>
> ■ FB/PO/CT, Missoula, MT (R8)

3.  Recurring Repairs and Alterations: BA54

> ○ Asset Business Team Approach to Prioritizing BA54 (R4)

4.  Reinvesting Outlease Revenue: BA64

> ○ Fund Overview
>
> ○ BA64 Revenue Sources (FY97-99)
>
> ○ BA64 Project Awards (1999 Report)
>
> ○ Draft Solicitation & Selection Criteria

1.  BA64 Fund Project Submission

> ■ Galveston Custom House (R7)
>
> ○ Revaluing Buildings: Investing Inside Buildings to Support
> Organizational and
>
> Technological Change, Carnegie Mellon Research (Excerpt)

Carnegie Mellon University\'s studies make a strong case for retaining
and investing in historic properties. These studies recognize the innate
value of the large volumes of space, high quality materials, and
daylight that historic buildings provide. They also document the ability
of historic buildings to live many lives. From an asset perspective,
historic buildings often possess innate qualities that reflect durable,
sound investment, and long term value: high quality finishes and design,
lower operating costs, high value urban locations, and high recognition
value.

2.  **REal estate transactions**

    1.  **[Acquisition]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Site Selection (GSA/ACHP)

2.  **[Disposal]{.smallcaps}**

Sometimes market conditions, demographics, long term government space
needs, and community interest do not support retention of historic
property in the Federal inventory. GSA seeks to maintain and protect
historic properties awaiting disposal and ensure that appraisals take
into account applicable preservation covenants in estimating fair market
value.

The Center for Historic Buildings is exploring new transfer processes
and agreement language to address the limitations of transfer covenants.
Property reuse processes, such as the redevelopment process created for
the transfer of the San Francisco Mint to the City of San Francisco,
help to ensure that both the new owner and prospective future developers
and tenants are committed and able to meet stewardship responsibilities
articulated in the transfer covenants.

1.  Covenants

Transfer covenants help to preserve significant architectural qualities
and historic character. They can also be used to ensure continued public
access to important public spaces.

> ■ Standard covenants (R7)

2.  Transfer Conditions and Design Manuals

    1.  Governors Island

Governors Island, a 172 acre, 62 building National Historic Landmark
located one-half mile off the southern tip of Manhattan, NY, was vacated
by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1996 as part of a national streamlining plan.
GSA, the Coast Guard, New York State Historic Preservation Office,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, and City of New York have
executed a Programmatic Agreement governing the closure and disposal of
the island. Capitalizing on its unique location, the objective of the
disposition and redevelopment plan is for the island to be economically
self-sufficient, support and reinforce the revitalization of neighboring
communities, and retain its historic character. The Historic
Preservation and Design Manual developed under this agreement is a
useful model for guidelines applying general transfer conditions to a
specific site.

> ■ Programmatic Agreement(R2)
>
> ■ Design and Development Guidelines (R2)

2.  Clara Barton Property

> ■ Request for Proposal: Parcel 457-C, Washington, DC (excerpts) (NCR)

3.  MOA -- see Vol. 2.1.3

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3.  **[Outleasing GSA-owned historic buildings]{.smallcaps}**

Regions now have increased authority to implement alternative uses for
historic buildings. ADM 54.133 gives the Commissioner of PBS and
Regional Administrators the authority to outlease, exchange, or enter
into management contracts for historic properties, as long as PBS
adequately ensures the preservation of the property. Previously, the
Administrator had to approve these actions, which are allowed under
Section 111 of the National Historic Preservation Act (authorizes
Federal agencies to exchange historic buildings and lease space in
historic buildings to non-Federal tenants). This change has great
potential to help historic assets because all of the money collected
from outleases in historic properties can be retained by PBS to cover
costs in any building listed on the National Register of Historic
Places.

The flexibility to outlease portions of historic buildings or execute
groundleases for private investment and reuse of entire historic
buildings enables PBS to use the tool as a temporary or long term
solution to underutilization, lack of Congressional funding to correct
major deficiencies, or absence of an architecturally sympathetic Federal
use. Certain ornamental spaces, particularly large multi-story open
spaces such as the central atrium of the Old Post Office in Washington,
DC, provide better opportunities for positive visibility and revenue
production as public gathering and special event venues than they would
serving inappropriately intensive use as Federal workspace.

Early PBS consultation with National Park Service staff to document the
lessons learned from the agency's outlease successes and failures
underscored the importance of sustaining momentum in the RFP and
selection process. Successful selection and community involvement
processes at Tariff and Galveston also underscore the value of selection
criteria that stresses the architectural compatibility of new uses and
the importance of an effective regional champion. Outlease agreements
need to include preservation guidelines stipulating how repairs and
alterations are to be planned and executed, including groups involved;
and a clear explanation of the responsibilities of GSA and the tenant.

The following projects represent a range of outleasing circumstances
that led to different leasing processes, terms, and contract documents.
Except in cases where the prospective tenant is an extremely reliable
entity from a stewardship perspective or the change in use will have a
negligible physical impact on the building, the outleasing process
should be structured to reach as broad a market as possible and generate
a variety of use alternatives. The goal is to identify a use that will
minimize adverse effects on historically significant spaces and features
of the building and a tenant/developer who is reliable from both a
financial and stewardship standpoint to ensure the stability of the
occupancy.

The intent of the Request for Qualifications and Use (RFQ&U) process is
to generate alternative uses and ensure selection of the
best-preservation-fit use from among economically viable alternatives.
Rather than listing prescriptive requirements, the RFQ document
describes preservation goals and community goals (such as public access
and positive impact on local economy & street life). Developers best
able to meet these goals are the most competitive. Economic viability of
the proposed use is prerequisite to consideration. However, preservation
and public accessibility goals are given higher priority in selection
than revenue generating potential, consistent with the intent of Section
111.

1.  Project Summary, Schedule and Preservation Goals

> ○ General Post Office, DC (NCR)

2.  Preliminary solicitation

> ○ General Post Office, DC (NCR)

3.  Request for Qualifications and Adaptive Use

> ■ General Post Office, DC (excerpts) (NCR)

This precedent-setting project involved GSA's first Request for
Qualifications and Use approach to outleasing. A goal was to generate
sufficient revenue to fund repair, maintenance and operating costs, with
a sympathetic use that would preserve, restore, and to the greatest
extent possible, make accessible to the public the National Historic
Landmark's finest ornamental spaces. Given the building's high
visibility as a National Historic Landmark designed embellished for
public use, this RFP process was designed to give preference to
economically viable uses offering the best preservation and greatest
public access. The selection process, including concept design
submissions, favored uses that would restore ornamental spaces for
public use and require minimal alteration of historically significant
spaces.

4.  Public process

> ■ General Post Office Roundtable and Public Forum Discussion (NCR)

5.  Lease Documents

> ■ McCormack Building, Boston (R1)

Short-term (5 year) lease to State Courts to keep building generating
revenue while awaiting new federal reuse as offices for the EPA.
Relative simplicity of lease documents reflects minimum need for
alteration.

> ■ Galveston Custom House (R7)

20 year lease was maximum possible for a non-profit outlease use using
preservation tax incentives. Simplicity of lease documents reflects low
intensity reuse and minimal need for architectural change. Lease
documents include stipulations for restoration work to be undertaken by
tenant.

■ General Post Office, DC (NCR)

60 year lease to boutique hotel and restaurant. Substantial change of
use required detailed process and specialized expertise for the design
and construction of necessary alterations. Includes oversight by local
preservation architect representing GSA.

General Post Office (Tariff) Work List: This lease was unusual in that
Federal funds were allocated to remedy exterior deterioration resulting
from deferred maintenance and innately poor durability of the principal
facade material, a local stone. Rarely is funding available to invest in
major repair of a prospective outlease building that is already
operating on negative cash flow. Sometimes mothballing funds are made
available to prevent dimunition of property value during the outlease
process.

6.  Interim Occupancy

> ○ Solomon Courthouse Outlease Project, Portland, OR (R10)

4.  **[Leasing (non-GSA) Federally-Owned Historic
    Buildings]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Lincoln Home Site, Springfield, IL

> ○ GSA/NPS Agreement Background (R5)
>
> ○ Historic Leasing Program Alternative -- encouraging inter-agency
> lease (R5)
>
> ■ Property Utilization Agreement for Robinson House, Springfield, IL
> (R5)

5.  **[Leasing privately-owned historic buildings]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Historic Building Leasing Report (Jan. 2000)
>
> ○ Lease Preference Policy

1.  Promoting Historic Buildings & Urban Locations -- see Vol. 2.3:
    EO13006

> ○ Fact Sheet
>
> ○ Solicitation provisions for compliance with EO13006
>
> ■ Sample cover letter seeking information on available properties (R7)

2.  Tax Incentives for Developers

> ○ Tax Increment Financing
>
> ○ Federal Preservation Tax Incentives (NPS)
>
> **[2.6 Initial space alterations]{.smallcaps}**

Older buildings cannot always achieve new construction standards without
great expense and loss of integrity. PBS\' new Facilities Standards
encourage performance approaches to meeting design goals and achieving
code compliance. Most codes include provisions for alternative solutions
to meet code intent in historic buildings.

Substantial cost savings have been achieved by using Qualitative Risk
Assessment to evaluate the overall safety risk resulting from individual
deficiencies: National Capital Region projects at the Mellon Auditorium
and ICC/Customs buildings saved close to \$1,000,000 by using horizontal
egress into adjoining office buildings instead of constructing new
egress stairs and using a sprinkler curtain to support retention of
original (not fire-rated) stair doors.

Extensive testing of historic building materials by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the United Kingdom attests to
the inherent fire resistance of historic building materials such as
terra cotta and stone walls and generously dimensioned wood doors
commonly used in GSA's monumental buildings. This test data can lend
support to the retention of original materials within corridors where
fire-rated materials are required for safe egress.

Center research on HVAC alternatives for historic buildings is exploring
the costs and benefits of upgrade solutions that reuse existing
components to the extent possible and minimize the need to install new
ductwork. PBS is also challenging the industry to develop less intrusive
\"ductless\" alternatives, such as wall mounted freestanding portable
units and improved four-pipe fan coil package units, that can be used in
conjunction with existing main ducts to supply required fresh air. The
312 Spring Street courthouse in Los Angeles recently bought 10-15 years
of additional HVAC service life and avoided rent loss by replacing the
chilled water system and cleaning existing ductwork so that the building
could remain occupied.

In electrical upgrade projects, savings can be achieved by reusing
existing electrical closets (GSA Headquarters, DC) and conduit, where
concealment of new conduit requires costly repair of ornamental finishes
(Tax Court, DC).

**[VOLUME 4]{.underline}**

1.  **Design & Construction of repairs & alterations**

○ Historic Building Project Checklist

1.  **[Assessing effects on historic spaces and materials]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Design Checklist (NCR)
>
> ■ Preservation zoning (Sample BPP chart)

2.  **[External design review]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Section 106 review process -- see Vol. 2.1.3

> ■ Section 106 Project Report: Phase II Modernization of the Ariel Rios
> Federal Building,
>
> DC (NCR)

2.  Design review contacts -- see Appendix 2-1

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3.  **[Buying design services]{.smallcaps}**

Procuring preservation design skills for historic building projects is
cost-effective insurance that our building improvements are undertaken
in an appropriate manner. PBS A/E scopes of work for repairs and
alterations at historic buildings must give preservation design
professionals an integral role in design development. Project scopes
must also ensure the continued involvement of the preservation design
consultant during construction to ensure that approved preservation
design solutions are executed properly that the preservation architect
will be available to resolve unanticipated preservation issues that may
arise during construction. The standard preservation services scope of
work and contractor qualification standards provided in this section
help to minimize the risk of project delays and ensure that GSA gets
what it pays for.

> ■ Preservation A/E solicitation (NCR)

1.  Scopes of Work

> ■ A/E Services - Master (NCR)
>
> ■ A/E Services with Historic Preservation Requirements (NCR)
>
> ○ Archivist\'s role in major rehabilitation projects (NCR)

2.  Professional Qualifications Standards for Preservation Specialists

> ○ General Standards (NPS)
>
> ○ GSA Requirements (NCR)

3.  Estimating Preservation Specialist Fees

> ○ Handbook for Estimating Services of Historic Preservation Team
> Member (NCR)
>
> ■ Worksheets (NCR)

4.  **[Design development]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Project tracking tools

> ■ Preservation Project Database (NCR)

2.  Preservation Reports

> ■ Outline format (narrative and graphic contents) (NCR)
>
> ■ Ariel Rios Federal Building: Handicapped Accessibility (NCR)

3.  Sample preservation specifications

> ■ Masonry Cleaning (NCR)
>
> ■ Salvage of Architectural Artifacts (clause) (NCR)
>
> ■ Cleaning Test Sequence: (what to do when specs do not work)

4.  Performance Design Documents

> ■ Window Specifications & Schedule: Tariff Building, Washington, DC
> (NCR)

5.  Estimating Restoration Materials & Services

> ■ Tariff Building Repairs, Washington, DC (NCR)

5.  **[Using Design charettes to Address Complex Design
    Problems]{.smallcaps}**

A design charette is an intensive design workshop that invites community
dialogue and participation. GSA uses charettes to gather multiple
perspectives, capture the creative energy produced by collaborative
thinking, and diffuse public controversy by involving interested
parties.

1.  Planning

> ■ Denver Federal District Master Plan Charette project notes (R8)
>
> ■ Federal Triangle Exterior Security Charette (NCR)

2.  Products

> ■ Report of the Design Charette Team for the National Building Museum.
> (NCR)
>
> ■ A Vision for the Open Space in the Federal Triangle, DC (NCR)

6.  **[Buying construction services]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Competency of Bidder/Restoration Specialist Specifications

> ○ Preservation Note 3: Competency of Bidder (Table of Contents) (NCR)
>
> Standard Competency Specifications, Desk Guide for Editing Competency
> Requirements, Professional Qualification Standards
> <http://ncr.gsa.gov/HistoricPreservation/toc.asp>
>
> ■ Service Provider Directory Database (NCR)

7.  **[Construction phase preservation requirements]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Historic Preservation Team Member Construction Phase
> Responsibilities/Duties
>
> Checklist (NCR)
>
> ○ Preservation Note 13: Preservation Program Functions: Construction
> Phase (NCR)

2.  **Facilities management**

    1.  **[Preservation Performance Standards]{.smallcaps}**

Training, practical application, and performance incentives go hand in
hand. PBS Business Plans, Regional Strategic Plans, and employee
Performance Plans convey what PBS regards as important. Articulating
stewardship goals in employee performance plans benefits PBS by
translating general principles into daily tasks and showing how the
approach to each challenge can make the a difference between an outcome
that merely satisfies tenant requirements and one that meets or exceeds
tenant requirements while achieving PBS' vision of contributing to the
community. Once performance measurements are established, successful use
of stewardship techniques needs to be recognized and rewarded.

> ○ Building Management Preservation Responsibilities (NCR)
>
> ○ Building Management Performance Requirements (NCR)

2.  **[Custodial Maintenance Plan]{.smallcaps}**

■ US Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA (R9)

**[VOLUME 5]{.underline}**

1.  **general Guidance**

The intent of the Standards is to assist the long-term preservation of a
property\'s significance through the proper care of historic materials
and features and sensitive design of new equipment, features, and space.
The Standards pertain to historic buildings of all materials,
construction types, sizes, and occupancy and encompass the exterior and
interior of the buildings. They also encompass related landscape
features and the building\'s site and environment, as well as attached,
adjacent, or related new construction.

> ○ **[Secretary of the Interior's Standards for
> Rehabilitation]{.smallcaps}**

1.  **[GSA Historic Preservation Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ HP Document 1: Maintenance, Repair and Alteration of Historic
> Buildings
>
> ○ HP Document 2: Design Analysis of Building Alteration
>
> ○ Real Estate Compliance Checklist (R8)

2.  **First Impressions**

The First Impressions program's mission is to enhance the public's
perception of the GSA and the Federal government by improving the
appearance and efficiency of gateways to GSA buildings, particularly
exterior areas and entrance lobbies. This initiative is a collaboration
between GSA, the Federal government, regional and building managers, and
the design community which builds on the success of the Design
Excellence program

> ○ Technical Preservation Guideline: *First Impressions at Historic
> Buildings* (PCH)

3.  **Buildings under 50 years old**

Today, as GSA reviews its portfolio of 1960s and 1970s buildings based
on architectural and technical merit, significant questions arise:

-   How should we interpret this era in our history;

-   How should we evaluate quality;

-   What do these buildings say about the Federal Government in the
    21^st^ century;

-   Do they bridge between the public and private service;

-   Do they enhance their environments and enrich their communities;

-   Are they good work environments;

-   What can be done to enhance and upgrade them;

-   When should buildings be preserved;

-   When should they be renovated;

-   To what extent can facades, systems and technologies be changed and
    modernized;

-   At what point should we start over and build new?

GSA\'s Design Excellence program, Center for Historic Buildings,
Portfolio Management organization, and Regional Preservation Officers
are working together to respond to such questions. Many of these GSA
buildings are in need of extensive renovation. In the not too distant
future, some will become eligible for listing on the National Register
of Historic Places. GSA, assisted by a team of nationally eminent
architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National
Council of State Historic Preservation Officers, and Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, is developing criteria to evaluate these
properties and policies to guide our preservation and reinvestment
decisions.

○ Architecture of the Great Society: Assessing the GSA Portfolio of
Buildings Constructed during the 1960s and 1970s (PC)

> ■ Determination of Eligibility -- see Vol. 2.1.4.

4.  **Adaptive Use**

Challenges to the viability of obsolescent buildings can be solved in a
variety of ways. Analyses of reuse and new construction alternatives
should consider all possible reuse scenarios. When no retention scenario
appears feasible, historic building renovation cost assumptions should
be examined closely to determine whether costs could be reduced by
developing alternative solutions to project requirements. The following
is a series of reuse success stories.

> ○ Reusing Historic Buildings: Workplace Network 2000 Case Studies
> presentation

5.  **New construction**

Including BPP's as part of the original architect's as built
documentation ensures GSA's understanding of design intent and seizes a
unique opportunity to anticipate and guide change with the benefit of
the building creator's perspective. An analogy can be made between the
utility of the BPP to the building manager/project team and the
operator's manual to the car owner. It is the building-specific and
model-specific nature of the manuals that makes them indispensable to
users. Likewise, buildings constructed of high-quality ornamental
materials, like top of the line automobiles, will last longer and be
more beautiful, but may require higher investment when repair and
replacement of specialized materials is necessary. This section includes
BPP scopes of work applicable to new contemporary construction as well
as historic buildings.

1.  **[Preservation Planning for modern monuments]{.smallcaps}**

> ■ BPP for Hatfield Courthouse, Portland, OR (excerpts)
>
> ○ Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement (DOCOMOMO)

2.  **[Integrating old and new construction]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Case Studies

○ *Incorporating the Past: Re-Using Historic Commercial and
Institutional Buildings for Federal Agencies* (PCH)

> ○ Additions
>
> Erie, PA -- reuse (Federal and non-Federal) with new annex
>
> ○ Infill buildings
>
> Scranton, PA -- sympathetic annex replacing unsympathetic structure on
> town square

6.  **Courthouse reuse and rehabilitation**

Demand for larger court facilities providing additional courtrooms,
separate prisoner circulation, holding cells, security, and other needs
is one of PBS' most common reasons for excessing well-known public
landmarks and demolishing historic buildings on newly acquired sites.
But the rejection of new court building proposals in favor of continued
use of historic courthouses at San Juan, PR, and Fargo, ND, speaks
strongly to the value our customers sometimes place on the quality of
historic courtrooms, lobbies, and executive spaces. Challenges to
satisfying new court requirements can be met in various ways.

> ○ **[Court Projects Decision Tree]{.smallcaps}**

1.  **[Reusing Historic Courthouses]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Applying Court Design Standards to Historic Buildings
>
> ○ Re-Use Precedents of Historic Courthouses

○ Courthouses Watch List

7.  **Building systems integration**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Preservation Note 30: Integrating Mechanical Systems in Historic
> Buildings (NCR)
>
> ○ Preservation Brief 24: Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Historic
> Buildings (NPS)

8.  **Fire safety**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Fire Safety Retrofitting in Historic Buildings (ACHP & GSA)
>
> ○ Technical Preservation Guideline: Fire Safety Retrofitting (PCH)
>
> ○ Fire Safety Retrofitting for Historic Buildings, [Design and
> Construction]{.underline}, Nov. 1998
>
> ○ Preservation Note 20: Sprinkler Systems -- Design Guidelines for
> Hist Bldgs (NCR)
>
> ○ Preservation Note 45: Air Sampling (Aspirating) Fire Detection
> Systems (NCR)
>
> ○ Timber Paneled Doors and Fire (English Heritage)

2.  **[Fire Safety Codes for Historic Buildings]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) 914: Code for Fire
> Protection in Historic
>
> Structures (excerpts)
>
> ○ Smart Codes
>
> ○ Draft Code for Historic Buildings (excerpts) (APTI)
>
> ○ Building Code and Life Safety Summary: Tariff Building Conversion
> (NCR)

3.  **[Assessing Fire Resistance of Historic Materials]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies,
> 2/2000(excerpt)(HUD)

4.  **[Products]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ AETNA hollow metal doors and trim, metal covered doors

9.  **Elevators**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Elevator Restoration

10. **Accessibility**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Preservation Brief 32: Making Historic Properties Accessible (NPS)
>
> ○ Preservation Note 8: Accessibility for Disabled Persons -- Building
> Hardware (NCR)
>
> ○ Checklist for Existing Facilities: Readily Achievable Barrier
> Removal (Americans with
>
> Disabilities Act Information Center)
>
> ○ **Contacts -- GSA Accessibility Officers**

11. **Security**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Preservation Note 37: Security Cameras (NCR)

2.  **[Security and Urban Design]{.smallcaps}**

> ■ Master Planning for the Federal Triangle, Washington, DC: Site
> Lighting (NCR)

12. **Antennas**

> ○ **[GSA's National Antenna Program]{.smallcaps}**

1.  **[Design Guidelines]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Preservation Note 41: Guide for Submitting Antenna Projects (NCR)

13. **Lead Paint, Asbestos, and Hazard Control**

    1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ■ Asbestos Assessments (NCR)
>
> ○ Preservation Note X: Lead Paint Abatement (NCR)
>
> ○ Preservation Brief 37: Appropriate Methods for Reducing Lead-Paint
> Hazards in Historic
>
> Housing (NPS)
>
> ○ Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint
> Hazards in Housing,
>
> Chapter 18: Lead Hazard Control and Historic Preservation (HUD)
>
> ○ Lead Paint and Historic Buildings Draft Training Manual (excerpts)
> (IL Historic
>
> Preservation Agency )
>
> ○ GSA Technical Procedures 09900-02 & 09900-03

14. **Seismic retrofitting**

> ○ **[GSA Historic Buildings in Seismic Risk Zones]{.smallcaps}**

1.  **[Technical Guides]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ Preservation Brief 41: The Seismic Retrofit of Historic Buildings
> (NPS)
>
> ○ **[Seismic Retrofit for GSA Historic Buildings]{.smallcaps} --**
> Draft (PCH)

15. **LlGHTING**

> ○ Lighting Historic Places (Restoration & Renovation Boston, 2/27/200)

○ Interior Illumination Level Standards

1.  Specifications

> ■ Restoration: Utah Governor's Mansion
>
> ■ Replication: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
>
> ○ Lighting Historic Interiors (Traditional Building, Nov/Dec 1999)

**[VOLUME 6]{.underline}**

**TECHNICAL RESOURCES**

1.  **GSA hISTORIC bUILDINGS**

Having accurate information about an historic property is essential for
creating an effective building management program. An Historic
Structures Report is the principal tool used by the professional
preservation community to document a site\'s history, condition, and
maintenance and guides decisions for future treatment. The Building
Preservation Plan is GSA's own tool for documenting our buildings and
providing a framework for decision-making. A principle component of a
BPP is the zoning plan which graphically shows the building\'s spatial
hierarchy of architectural and historic significance as a guide to
planning changes and establishing priorities for restoration.

1.  **[building preservation planS]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ List of buildings having BPPs
>
> ■ Sample list of building documents

2.  **[Historic Structure report]{.smallcaps}**

> ○ List of buildings having HSRs
>
> ■ Sample bibliography: Cohen Building, Washington, DC (NCR)

3.  **[Building Evalutaion Reports]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Sample

> ■ John Minor Wisdom US Court of Appeals, New Orleans, LA (excerpts)
> (R7)

4.  **[Prospectus Development Studies]{.smallcaps}**

    1.  Major Modernization

> ■ Scope of work: Department of Commerce, DC (excerpt) (NCR)

2.  **Gsa tECHNICAL iNFORMATION**

    1.  **[Technical Procedures]{.smallcaps}**

These procedures were compiled from a variety of sources and were
reviewed by GSA technical preservation consultants prior to their
inclusion in the database. A substantial number of the specifications
were developed for GSA historic building projects or Historic Structure
Reports. The database also includes National Park Service briefs and
guides, as well as industry standards and other material tailored for
GSA\'s use.

All specifications require project-specific editing. GSA does not have
the resources to review existing database content to ensure that all
methods and references are current. New and better technologies and
approaches may exist. The Center welcomes any corrections and updated
information readers provide.

> ○ GSA Technical Procedures Database (brochure)
>
> ○ Sample Procedures

2.  **[Technical Preservation Guidelines (PNH)]{.smallcaps}**

These guidelines were developed for GSA employees by the Center for
Historic Buildings to address major preservation design challenges.

> ○ List of Guidelines

3.  **[Preservation Notes (NCR)]{.smallcaps}**

This series of guidelines developed by the National Capital Region are
indexed according to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
numbering system.

> ○ List of Guidelines on Internet

3.  **National Park Service Technical Preservation Services
    Publications**

Technical Preservation Services (TPS) produces a wide variety of
educational materials on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring
historic buildings based on nationally recognized standards and
guidelines. These include the Preservation Briefs and Preservation Tech
Note series, in-depth source books, case studies, videos, and web pages
on the Internet. TPS also develops and presents national conferences,
workshops, and other training in partnership with universities, public
agencies, and professional organizations.

> ○ **[Preservation Briefs]{.smallcaps}**
>
> List:
> [www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm](http://www2.cr.nps/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm)
>
> ○ **[NCPTT Notes]{.smallcaps}**
>
> List:
> [www.ncptt.nps.gov/sitetools_order.stm](../www.ncptt.nps.gov/sitetools_order.stm)
>
> ○ **[Conference Workbooks (Preservation Education
> Foundation)]{.smallcaps}**
>
> List of workbooks available by mail
>
> ○ **[TPS Publications Catalog]{.smallcaps}**

4.  **Preservation products and services**

> ○ **[National Council for Preservation Education]{.smallcaps}**
>
> Internship program -- see Vol. 1.3.3
>
> ○ **[Preservation Sourcebook]{.smallcaps}**
>
> [www.preservationweb.com](http://www.preservationweb.com/)
>
> ○ **[Old House Journal Restoration Directory]{.smallcaps}**
>
> [www.oldhousejournal.com](http://www.oldhousejournal.com/) (click on
> *Restoration Directory*)
>
> ○ **[Traditional Building]{.smallcaps}**
>
> [www.traditionalbuilding.com](../www.traditionalbuilding.com)

5.  **Web sites**

    1.  **[List of Preservation Web Sites]{.smallcaps}**

○ A Guide to Cultural Resource and Historic Preservation Information
(Webliography)

2.  **[Sample Homepages: Key Sites]{.smallcaps}**

○ The Preservationist's Resource:
[www.preservenet.cornell.edu](../www.preservenet.cornell.edu)

○ National Center for Preservation Technology and Training:
[www.ncptt.nps.gov](../www.ncptt.nps.gov)\
○ Association for Preservation Technology International:
[www.apti.org](../www.apti.org)

######## APPENDICES

1.  **GSA Organization**

> Organizational Chart

1.  National

    1.  Center for Historic Buildings

Program brochure

2.  Federal Historic Preservation Officer

3.  Federal Environmental Officer

4.  Related PBS Programs

> Urban Development

Design Excellence and the Arts

Fine Arts -- Desk Guide (Table of Contents)

First Impressions

> Courts Management Group

5.  Other PBS business lines involved in historic preservation

Portfolio Management

Business Performance

2.  Regional

    1.  Historic Preservation Officers

    2.  Fine Arts Officers

    3.  Court Liaisons

    4.  First Impressions Champions

    5.  Urban Development Virtual Members

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2.  **Related Organizations**

    1.  Review agencies

> State Historic Preservation Officers

Federal Preservation Officers

> Advisory Council on Historic Preservation contacts

Other review groups (by region)

NCR --National Capital Planning Commission

2.  Other government agencies

> National Park Service (NPS)
>
> National Center for Preservation Training and Technology (NCPTT)
>
> Technical Preservation Services (TPS)
>
> National Register of Historic Places (NR)
>
> Certified Local Governments (CLG)
>
> National Archives and Records Administration

3.  Professional/non-profit institutions

> American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
> (AIC)
>
> Association for Preservation Technology International (APT)
>
> Federal Preservation Forum
>
> International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration
> of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
>
> International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
>
> National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE)
>
> National Preservation Institute
>
> Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG)

3.  **Synopsis of preservation laws**

    1.  federal Acts

        1.  Antiquities Act of 1906

        2.  Historic Sites Act of 1935

        3.  National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended)

        4.  National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

        5.  Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974

        6.  Cooperative Use Act of 1976

        7.  American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978

        8.  Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

        9.  Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of
            1990

    2.  Executive Orders

        1.  11593 - full text

        2.  12072 - full text

        3.  13006 - full text

    3.  Federal Regulations

        1.  36 CFR Part 800