2007 Revised State Protocol Agreement and Historic Preservation Program Documents

March 10, 2008

In Reply Refer To:
8100 (CA930)P

EMS TRANSMISSION: 3/10/08
Instruction Memorandum No. CA-2008-011
Expires: 9/30/09

To:            All CA Field Managers
                 All CA State Archaeologists

From:       State Director

Subject:    2007 Revised State Protocol Agreement and Historic Preservation Program Documents 

Attached for immediate implementation are two copies of our 2007 Revised Protocol Agreement with the State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO) from California and Nevada for compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act.  The documents include the revised Protocol and Exemptions (Appendix D), a new amendment for Supplemental Procedures for Fluid Minerals Leasing, and finally an amendment that addresses our Section 110 responsibilities through a Historic Preservation Program for Public Lands in California and Northwestern Nevada. 

Thank you very much for all of your work in developing, supporting, and implementing the enclosed documentation and developing a Protocol that is now the national model for the Bureau of Land Management.

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Wilson, State Archaeologist and Tribal Liaison at 
(916) 978-4648.
 

Signed by:                            
James Wesley Abbott                        
Associate State Director          

Authenticated by:       
Richard A. Erickson      
Records Management

Attachments:    Protocol Agreement (22pp) (Sent under separate cover)
                           Appendix D, Exemptions (7pp) (Sent under separate cover)
                           Appendix E, Supplemental Procedures for Fluid Minerals Leasing (4pp) (Sent under 
                           separate cover)
                           Historic Preservation Program (23pp) (Sent under separate cover)