Draft Programmatic Agreement AmongProgrammatic Agreement • August 27th, 2010
Contract Type FiledAugust 27th, 2010The National Park Service (NPS) manages the National Mall for the American public. The NPS initiated a planning process for the National Mall in 2006. In accordance with NPS policies and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the NPS subsequently developed The National Mall Plan. In June 2010, the NPS issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement, which includes an agency preferred alternative as well as a no-action alternative and three action alternatives. The NEPA analysis of the alternatives in the National Mall Plan has been developed concurrently and in coordination with consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This Programmatic Agreement (PA) between the NPS, the State Historic Preservation Officer (DC SHPO) and other signatories establishes the process and procedures that will be used for the purposes of Section 106 of the act to implement aspects of the National Mall Plan, including individual design and construction projects outl