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ACHP Hot Topic Recap
More than 250 ACRA members joined a Hot Topic yesterday to discuss the ACHP's radical overhaul of the 800 regulations that implement Section 106. On the call, ACRA members echoed the concerns that ACRA has raised about the proposal, including how it makes public...
ACHP Proposed Regulations: The Small Business Impact
The ACHP's proposed rewrite of the 800 regulations has generated a lot of opposition about their impact on preservation and cultural resource reviews. But the process by which the Council has brought forth their proposals also is raising questions - including about...
Your Congress in Action: July 27, 2026
By the 1940s, New York’s Pennsylvania Station was processing more than 100 million passengers each year. More than 900 trains a day brought commuters, tourists, soldiers and many others from all parts of the country to Seventh Avenue and 33d Street. Long before there...
ACHP Draft Proposed Regulations: An Analysis
A preliminary assessment of the ACHP’s proposed overhaul of the 800 regulations that implement Section 106 finds that the changes will lead to more project delays, more confusion about the process, and vastly fewer opportunities for the American people to have a say...
Hot Topic Discussion 7/29: ACHP Proposed Regulations
Join us on Wednesday, July 29 for the next session of our Hot Topics series, which give CRM practitioners the opportunity to participate in discussions and problem-solving for pressing issues facing the industry. The topic of this session will be the proposed changes...
A Message from ACRA President Shawn Patch
This message to ACRA members is authored by ACRA President Shawn Patch. By now, most of you have heard that the acting leadership of the ACHP announced on Friday it is moving forward with a vote on changes to the 800 regulations that implement Section 106 of the...
Upcoming ACHP Vote on Proposed Regulatory Changes
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) informed Council members Friday that it plans to hold an unassembled meeting of the ACHP to vote on proposed changes to the 800 regulations that implement Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act...
Your Congress in Action: July 13, 2026
Independence Day is known for its fireworks, including this year’s weather-delayed, smoke inducing and possibly record-breaking detonation of 850,000 pyrotechnics over DC. But this July 4, a once-headline grabbing government project came to an end, not with a bang but...
Now on Demand: Graphic Design, Data Visualization, and Public Outreach for CRM Grey Literature on Social Media
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on graphic design for CRM on social media, it is now available on demand! A great deal of archaeological data is inaccessible to the public; similarly, a vast majority of Americans own smartphones and use social media. While it is...
2026 ACRA Conference: One Week Left for Best Rates
This is the last week to get the early bird rates for the 2026 ACRA Conference in San Diego! Register now to make sure you get the lowest price of the year. The early bird prices will end after July 15. After that date, prices will go up in each category. The current...