Regulatory Compliance

CRC regularly provides consulting services within the context of the following federal regulations:

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) (P.L. 89-665) and its Implementing Regulations 36 CFR 800 (as amended through 2000) and Supplementary Guidance;

Executive Order 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment;

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and its implementing regulations 40 CFR 1500;

36 CFR 60: National Register of Historic Places;

36 CFR 63: Determinations of Eligibility for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places;

Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (P.L. 96-95) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR 7);

Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines, Federal Register Vol. 48, No. 190;

and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations (43 CFR 10).

CRC regularly provides consulting services within the context of the following state regulations:

Executive Order 05-05 (E.O. 0505);

Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA);

Indian Graves and Records (RCW 27.44);

Archaeological Sites and Resources (RCW 27.53);

Archaeological Excavation and Removal Permit (WAC 25-48);

Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries and Historic Graves (RCW 68.60);

Registration of Historic Archaeological Resources on State-Owned Aquatic Lands (WAC 25-46);

and Archaeological Site Public Disclosure Exemption (RCW 42.56.300).

For more information on cultural resource compliance regulations, please visit the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation's website.