INTRODUCTION

• Purpose
• Responsibilities of the State Historic Preservation Officer
• Participation by Applicants in the Review Process
• The Role 0f the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Role of the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places
• Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
• Programmatic Agreements>
• Coordination of Review under the National Historic Preservation and The National Environmental Protection Acts
• Four Steps to Review and Consultation
• Figure 1. Four Steps to Consulting Under Section 106

STEP ONE: INITIATE the CONSULTATION PROCESS

• Federal Laws and the Definition of Undertaking
• Requirements for Consultation with Others
• Consultation under State Law (Montana State Antiquities, Unmarked Burial and Repatriation Laws)
• Define Area of Potential Effect>
• Assess information Needs in Consultation With SHPO and Others
• File Search Requests

STEP TWO: IDENTIFY HISTORIC PROPERTIES

• Timing of Survey>
• Qualifications of Survey Personnel
• Survey Coverage
• Site Forms and State Numbers
• Confidentiality
• Subsurface Testing During Survey
• Survey Maps
• Other Survey Guidance
• Survey Results
• Report Format
• Submission of Reports to SHPO
• No Sites - No Properties Affected
• Sites Located
• Sites Located - But Undertaking Redesigned to Avoid Affects
• Agency Evaluation of Eligibility in Consultation with SHPO
• Sites Located - But Not Eligible
• Sites Located - Eligibility Unresolved: Additional Information Needed
• Sites Located - Eligibility Unresolved: SHPO/Agency Disagree
• Sites Located - Eligible
• National Register Criteria of Eligibility and Considerations
• Criteria for Evaluation
• Criteria Considerations
• Integrity
• Eligibility Documentation for Property Types
• Notification Requirements Regarding Evaluations of Eligibility
• National Historic Landmarks (Special Requirements)

STEP THREE: ASSESS ADVERSE EFFECTS

• Criteria of Adverse Effect
• Adverse Effect Finding
• No Adverse Effect Finding
• Consultation/Resolution of No Adverse Effects
• National HistoricLandmarks

STEP FOUR: RESOLVE ADVERSE AFFECTS

• Adverse Effect Resolution
• Mitigation Options forAdverseEffect

APPENDICES

1. File Search Request Form
2. Recommended Site Form (CRIS)
3. Recommended Isolated Find Form
4. Recommended Report Format
5. CRABS Data Entry Form
6. Recommended Submission Letter Format
7. Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Form
8. CLG List
9. Tribal Culture Committees/THPO
10. SHPO Staff
11. Useful References and Applicable Guidance
12. Paleontological Information System Form