![]() NPS Photo/KALA The Kalaupapa NHP General Management Plan provides broad guidance for the management of the park; a framework to guide guide implementation as well as more detailed planning and decision-making. Streamlined ReviewA process that may be used on a project and not have to go through Standard Review; three criteria that need to be met. 1. The project must be an eligible activity. The Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Compliance with Section 106 provides a variety of examples, but this is not an exhaustive list and other activities that are comparable in size, scope and scape may qualify. The Park Superintendent and Section 106 Coordinator should work together to determine whether an activity is eligible for streamlined review. 2. Historic Properties in the Area of Potential Effects (APE) must have been identified with State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurrence; and 3. The undertaking has been determined to have No Adverse Effect. Streamlined Review Activities The Nationwide Programmatic Agreement outlines the following undertakings that are eligible for Streamlined Review:
The Streamlined Review Process is intended to be used for:·
• Mitigation of wear and deterioration of a historic property to protect its condition without altering its historic character; • Repairing when its condition warrants with the least degree of intervention including limited replacement in-kind; • Replacing an entire feature in-kiild when the level of deterioration or damage of materials precludes repair; and • Stabilization to protect damaged materials or features from additional damage. Use of the Streamlined Review Process is limited to actions for retaining and preserving, protecting and maintaining, and repairing and replacing in-kirid, as necessary, materials and features, consistent with the Secretary of the Interior'sStandards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Standards) and the accompanying guidelines. Emergency stabilization, including limited replacement of irreparably damaged features or materials and temporary measures that prevent further loss of historic material or that correct unsafe conditions until permanent repairs can be accomplished, may use the Streamlined Review Process. For archeological sites and cultural landscapes, the Streamlined Review Process may also be used for work to moderate, prevent, or arrest erosion. If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for routine repairs necessary to continue use of a historic property, but it is not intended to apply to situations where there is a change in use or where a series of individual projects cumulatively results in the complete rehabilitation or restoration of a historic property. If an approved treatment plan exists for a given historic property (such as a historic structure report, cultural landscape report, or preservation maintenance plan), the proposed undertaking needs to be in accordance with that plan. This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Removal of non-historic debris from an abandoned building. b. Cleaning and stabilizing of historic structures, features, fences, stone walls, plaques, and cannons using treatment methods that do not alter or cause damage to historic materials. c. Repainting in the same color as existing, or in similar colors or historic colors based upon an approved historic structure report, cultural landscape report, or a historic paint color analysis. d. Removal of non-historic, exotic species according to Integrated Pest Management principles when the species threatens cultural landscapes, archeological sites, or historic or prehistoric structures. e. Energy improvements limited to insulation in the attic or basement, and installation of weather stripping and caulking. f. In-kind repair and replacement of deteriorated pavement, including, but not limited to, asphalt, concrete, masonry unit pavers, brick, and stone on historic roads, paths, trails, parking areas, pullouts, etc. g. Repair or limited in-kind replacement of rotting floorboards, roof material, or siding. Limited in-kind replacement refers to the replacement of only those elements of the feature that are too deteriorated to enable repair, consistent with the Standards. h. In-kind replacement of existing gutters, broken or missing glass panes, retaining walls, and fences. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for undertakings proposed on existing non-historic trails, walks, paths, and/or sidewalks that are located within previously disturbed areas and do not exceed the depth of the previous disturbance. The Streamlined Review Process may also be used for
undertakings proposed on existing historic trails, walks, paths, and/or sidewalks, provided that the proposed undertaking is conducted in accordance with an approved treatment plan (such as a historic structure report, cultural landscape report, or preservation maintenance plan). If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. In-kind regrading, graveling, repaving, or other maintenance treatments of all existing trails, walks and paths within existing disturbed alignments. b. Minor realignment of trails, walks, and paths where the ground is previously disturbed as determined by a qualified archeologist. c. Changing the material or color of existing surfaces using materials that are recommended in an approved treatment plan or in keeping with the cultural landscape. d. Construction of water bars following the recommendations of an approved treatment plan or in keeping with the cultural landscape. The Streamlined Review Process may be used as follows:
a. Existing roads, trails, parking areas, and associated features that have been determined not eligible for the National Register in consultation with the BHPO/THPO, may be repaired or resurfaced in-kind or in similar materials as long as the extent of the project, including staging areas, is contained within the existing surfaced areas. The repair or resurfacing cannot exceed the area of the existing road surface and cannot exceed the depth of existing disturbance. b. Existing roads, trails, parking areas, and associated features, that have been determined eligible for the National Register in consultation with the SHPO/THPO, may be repaired or resurfaced in-kind. The project, including staging areas, cannot exceed the area of the existing surface and cannot exceed the depth of existing disturbance. c. Existing surfaced areas may be expanded or new surfaces constructed if the extent of new surfacing can be demonstrated to occur on land that has been disturbed by prior excavation or construction and has been shown not to contain buried historic properties. New or expanded surface may not be an addition to, or continuation of, existing surfaces that are listed in or eligible for the National Register and all project activities, including staging areas, must be located in non-historic areas to be eligible for streamlined review. d. Existing surfaced areas may be removed if the surfaced area is not a historic property, it is not located within a historic property and all project activities, including staging areas, will occur on land that has been disturbed by prior excavation or construction and has been shown not to contain buried historic properties. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for health and safety activities that do not require the removal of original historic elements or alteration of the visual character of the property or area.
If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Sampling/testing historic fabric to determine hazardous content, e.g. lead paint, asbestos, radon. b. Limited activities to mitigate health and safety problems that can be handled without removal of historic fabric, surface treatments, or features that are character-defining elements, or features within previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. c. Testing of soil and removal of soil adjacent to buried tanks, provided the project does not exceed the area of existing disturbance and does not exceed the depth of existing disturbance, as determined by a qualified archeologist. d. Removal of oil or septic tanks within previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. e. Removal of HAZMAT materials within previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. f. Safety activities related to black powder regulations. g. Replacement of septic tanks and systems in previously disturbed areas, or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. h. Common pesticide treatments. i. Removal of both natural and anthropogenic surface debris following volcanic activity, tropical storms, hurricanes, tomados, or similar major weather events, provided removal methods do not include ground disturbance or otherwise cause damage to historic properties. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for routine grounds maintenance activities. If an approved treatment plan exists for a given historic property ( such as a historic structure report, cultural landscape report, or preservation maintenance plan), the proposed undertaking needs to be in
accordance with that plan. If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Grass replanting in same locations with approved species. b. Woodland and woodlot management (including tree trimming, hazard tree removal, thinning, routine removal of exotic species that are not a significant component of a cultural landscape, stump grinding). c. Maintaining existing vegetation on earthworks, trimming trees adjacent to roadways and other historic roads and trails. d. Routine maintenance of gardens and vegetation within cultural landscapes with no changes in layout or design. e. Routine grass maintenance of cemeteries and tombstones with no tools that will damage the surfaces of stones (i.e. weed whips). f. Trimming of major specimen trees needed for tree health or to address critical health/safety conditions. g. Routine roadside and trail maintenance and cleanup with no ground disturbance. h. Planting of non-invasive plant species in non-historic areas. i. Removal of dead and downed vegetation using equipment and methods that do not introduce ground disturbance. j. Replacement of dead, downed, overgrown, or hazard trees, shrubs, or other vegetation with specimens of the same species. k. Replacement of invasive or exotic landscape plantings with similar noninvasive plants. l. Routine lawn mowing, leaf removal, watering, and fertilizing. m. Routine orchard maintenance and pruning. The Streamlined Review Process may be used only if the park has approved planning documents (General Management Plan, cultural landscape report, treatment plan) that specify preservation and
management protocols for the subject battlefield. If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. Consistent with that plan(s), activities include: a. Maintenance and preservation work limited to retaining, protecting, repairing, and replacing in-kind materials and features that contribute to the National Register significance of the battlefield landscape. b. Earthworks maintenance to prevent erosion and ensure preservation of existing profile, based on current and accepted practices identified in "Sustainable Military Earthworks Management" found on the NPS Cultural Landscape Currents website. c. Removal of hazard trees with no ground disturbance and with use of stump grinding provided the grinding is limited to the diameter of the stump and a depth ofno greater than 6 inches. d. Repairing eroded or damaged sections of earthworks in-kind following archeological documentation and recordation in appropriate NPS inventory and management databases resulting in complete, accurate, and reliable records for those properties. e. Maintaining a healthy and sustainable vegetative cover. The Streamlined Review Process may be used only if the park has an approved fire management plan or forest management plan.
If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. Following completion of activities under this section, post-burn inspection and monitoring should be conducted by a qualified archeologist to ensure no archeological sites were impacted or previously unknown sites revealed. Consistent with the approved fire management plan or forest management plan, this streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Removal of dead and downed vegetation, outside of historic districts, cultural landscapes, and archeological sites, using equipment and methods that do not introduce ground disturbance beyond documented natural or historic disturbance. b. Removal of dead and downed vegetation, as well as trees and brush located within historic properties, if the vegetation does not contribute to the significance of the historic property and equipment and methods are used that do not introduce ground disturbance beyond documented natural or historic disturbance. c. Forest management practices, including thinning of tree stands, outside of historic districts, cultural landscapes, and archeological sites, using equipment and methods that do not introduce ground disturbance beyond documented natural or historic disturbance. d. Restoration of existing fire line disturbances, such as hand lines, bulldozer lines,· safety areas, helispots, and other operational areas. e. Slope stabilization, to include reseeding with native seeds, replanting with native plants and/or grasses, placement of straw bales, wattles, and felling of dead trees when the root ball is left intact and in situ. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for the placement of small-scale, temporary or permanent monitoring units, sucli as weather stations, termite bait stations, water quality, air quality, or wildlife stations, in previously disturbed areas, as determined by a qualified archeologist, or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. Borings must be limited to pipes less than 2 inches in diameter and surface samples to less than 12 inches in size and minimal in number.
If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring.
This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Maintenance or replacement of buried linear infrastructure in previously disturbed areas. The area of previous disturbance must be documented by a qualified archeologist and must coincide with the route of the infrastructure in its entirety. b. Replacement of non-historic materials, provided the undertaking will not impact adjacent or nearby historic properties and is not located in a historic property, or visible from an above-ground historic property. c. Maintenance or replacement of infrastructure, such as old water distribution systems, that has been determined to be not eligible for the National Register, in consultation with the SHPO/THPO. d. Maintenance of above-ground infrastructure. e. Replacement of above-ground infrastructure provided the undertaking is not located in a historic property or visible from an above-ground historic property. f. Enhancement of a wireless telecommunications facility, including the updating of mechanical equipment, provided the activities do not involve excavation nor any increase to the size of the existing facility. If an approved treatment plan exists for a given historic property ( such as a historic structure
report, cultural landscape report, or preservation maintenance plan), the proposed undertaking needs to be in accordance with that plan. If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. This streamlined activity includes the following undertakings, as well as others that are comparable in scope, scale, and impact: a. Replacement of existing signage in the same location with similar style, scale and materials. b. New signs that meet NPS standards, e.g. at entrance to the park or related to the park's interpretive mission, provided the sign is not physically attached to a historic building, structure, or object (including trees) and the sign is to be located in previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. c. Replacement of interpretive messages on existing signs, wayside exhibits, or memorial plaques. d. Small developments such as paved pads, benches, and other features for universal access to signs, wayside exhibits, and memorial plaques in previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. e. Temporary signage for closures, repairs, detours, safety, hazards, etc. in previously disturbed areas or areas inventoried and found not to contain historic properties. f. Memorial plaques placed within established zones that allow for such placement. The Streamlined Review Process may be used when culvert replacement will occur within existing cut and fill profiles, and:
a. The existing culvert and/or associated road, rail bed, or cultural landscape has been determined not eligible for the National Register, either individually or as a contributing element to a historic district or cultural landscape, in consultation with the SHPO/THPO; or b. The existing culvert is less than 50 years old. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for the reburial of human remains and other cultural
items subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Streamlined Review Process may only be used when: a. The reburial is in previously disturbed areas and does not introduce ground disturbance beyond documented disturbance; or b. The reburial is in previously inventoried areas found to not contain historic properties. Any reburial in NPS-administered areas must be in conformance with NPS policies on cemeteries and burials including cultural resource policies. The Streamlined Review Process may only be used for the following undertakings intended to meet accessibility standards:
a. Reconstruction or repair of existing wheel chair ramps and sloped walkways provided the undertaking does not exceed the width or depth of the area of previous disturbance. b. Upgrading restroom interiors in historic structures within existing room floor area to achieve accessibility, unless the historic features and/or fabric of the restroom contribute to the historic significance of the structure. The Streamlined Review Process may be used as follows for activities related to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Such systems may include HV AC systems, fire detection and
suppression systems, surveillance systems, and other required system upgrades to keep park lands and properties functional and protected. a. Park areas, landscapes, buildings, and structures that have been determined not eligible for the National Register in consultation with the SHPO/THPO, may undergo installation of new systems or repair/ upgrading of existing systems in accordance with the Streamlined Review Process. b. Properties that have been determined eligible for the National Register in consultation with the SHPO/THPO may undergo limited upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. However, the Streamlined Review Process may not be used for the installation of new systems or complete replacement of these systems. If proposed activities include the removal of original historic elements or alter the visual character or the property's character-defining materials, features, and spaces, then the Streamlined Review Process may not be used. c. If the project activities include ground disturbance, archeological monitoring may be appropriate throughout the ground disturbing activities, in accordance with any recommendation of the CRM Team. When monitoring is recommended, members of any appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations may be invited to participate in monitoring. The Streamlined Review Process may be used for the acquisition of land for park purposes, including additions to existing parks. The second criterion for use of the Streamlined Review Process (identification and evaluation of all types of historic properties within the project APE; see Section III.A.2) does not apply to this activity, provided the acquisition does not include any further treatment or alteration of properties, since access to land for inventory and evaluation prior to NPS acquisition may be limited. Any known or potential historic properties on the land acquired should be protected
from demolition by neglect. Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.5(a)(2)(vi}, demolition by neglect constitutes an adverse effect. If any undertakings are proposed in conjunction with the acquisition that have the potential to affect historic properties, the Streamlined Review Process may not be used. The Streamlined Review Process may be used provided all treatment of historic properties proposed in relation to the leasing action is consistent with undertakings eligible for Streamlined Review, set forth in
Section III.C of this PA. The Streamlined Review Process may not be used where there is a change of use or where a series of individual projects cumulatively results in the complete rehabilitation or restoration of a historic property. According to the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement:All of the following criteria must be met in order to use the Streamlined Review Process:
1. The proposed undertaking must be an activity eligible for streamlined review, listed in Section III.C of this PA. 2. Identification and evaluation of all types of historic properties within the project area of potential effect (APE) must have been previously undertaken, sufficient to assess effects on those resources (with the exception of V.C (16)). Identification and evaluation of historic properties of religious and cultural significance to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations must be based upon consultation with those entities. All properties within the APE must have previously been evaluated for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places and the SHPO/THPO must have concurred with the eligibility determination. Inventory records should be periodically reviewed and updated, as necessary, to ensure data on historic properties, including condition information, is current, and any previous evaluations of significance remain accurate; and3. The Section 106 Coordinator, in consultation with appropriate members of the CRM Team must have reviewed the project and certified that the effects of the proposed undertaking on historic properties on or eligible for the National Register will not be adverse based on criteria in 36 CFR 800.5, includingconsideration of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects. The Effect Finding must be “No Historic Properties Affected” or “No Adverse Effect”. Standard ReviewUndertakings that do not qualify under Streamlined Review typically follow Standard Review:Step 1: Initiate the process. This is the beginning of the consultation process. Step 2: Identify and document Area of Potential Effects (APE), then consult to determine whether historic properties are present in the APE. Step 3: In consultation, apply the criteria of adverse effect and determine the effects on historic properties within the APE. Step 4: If adverse effects are found, continue consultation to identify ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate them, and document their resolution through a memorandum of agreement or programmatic agreement. Annual ReportingAs part of the Programmatic Agreement in the General Management Plan, Kalaupapa NHP will annually provide a report of reviewed projects. VII. REPORTING AND ANNUAL REVIEW A. The Park shall prepare and submit an Annual Report to SHPO and Consulting Parties no later than one calendar year following execution of this Agreement and every year afterward for so long as this Agreement remains in force. The Annual Report shall summarize activities carried out under the terms of this Agreement for the preceding calendar year and review the implementation of the terms of this Agreement to determine whether amendments are needed. B. The Annual Report shall include projects, plans, CRM Team, their qualifications and recent training, updated inventories, initiatives, and identifications of any amendments needed. The Annual Report will also include the streamlined review data and basic data described in the Nationwide PA and undertakings subject to the standard review process including the provisions in II of this PA. The Annual Report submitted to the SHPO will include the archaeological reports completed during the year. E. Hard copies of the annual report will be provided to the Kalaupapa kupuna (patient-residents) and the Park will schedule a meeting for them. Any comments offered may be considered in Section 106 consultation on those projects. F. The Park shall also make the Annual Report available for public inspection. |
Last updated: March 18, 2025