Examples of Federal Agencies & Actions Typically Subject to Section 106 Review
List is not all-inclusive.
- Small Cities/Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs funded via US Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Elderly & Assisted-Living Housing Programs (Section 202 and Section 811) funded via HUD
- HOME Investment Partnership Housing Program funded via HUD
- HUD Loan Guarantees
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-funded roadway projects, bridge rehabilitations/replacements, and transportation enhancement projects.
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA) public transportation projects
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) commercial train service
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) environmental, marine safety, and navigable waterways permits
- Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval of abandonment of commercial railroad lines
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) Section 404 water protection permits (Federal Clean Water Act) and Section 10 of Rivers and Harbors Act permits
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster preparedness and response activities
- National Park Service (NPS) Management of national parks and historic sites
- Criteria for National Register Eligibility
- Save America’s Treasures Grants (via NPS)
- Preserve America Grants (via NPS)
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Construction, alteration, demolition, or sale of federally-owned government facilities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural housing assistance programs and loans and grants for farms
- Soil conservation projects (Natural Resources Conservation Services [NRCS] within USDA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant programs for museums/cultural facilities
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant programs for museums/cultural facilities
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telecommunications Antenna Installations
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Permits for construction or relocation of bank branches
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Construction, alteration, demolition, or sale of postal facilities
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant funding for airport infrastructure and approval of changes to Airport Layout Plans
- U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Projects (typically via that agency’s operating administrations, such as FAA, FHWA, FRA, FTA, etc.)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Construction General Permits for alteration of one or more acres of land; State Revolving Fund (SRF) for water and sewer projects administered through the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection