RIGHTS OF OWNERS TO COMMENT OR OBJECT TO NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING
Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (individually or within districts) have an opportunity to concur with or object to listing in accord with the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 60.
Any owner or partial owner of private property who chooses to object to listing may submit to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) a notarized statement certifying that the party is the sole or a partial owner of the private property and objects to the listing. Each owner or partial owner of private property has one vote regardless of the portion of the property that the party owns. If a majority of private property owners object, a property will not be listed. However, the SHPO shall submit the nomination to the National Park Service’s Keeper of the National Register for a determination of eligibility of the property for listing in the National Register. If the property is then determined eligible for listing, although not formally listed, Federal agencies will be required to allow for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to have an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund, license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If you choose to object to the listing of your property, the notarized objection must be submitted to Andrea MacDonald, Acting Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17120, by at least the day prior to the scheduled Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board review (see enclosed letter for meeting date).
If you wish to comment in support of the nomination of a property or district to the National Register, please send your comments to the State Historic Preservation Office at least the day prior to the Board review. A copy of the nomination and information regarding the nomination process is available from the State Historic Preservation Office (for contact info visit http://phmc.info/historicpreservation).
RESULTS OF LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER
In addition to honorific recognition, listing in the National Register has the following results for historic properties: Consideration in planning for Federal, Federally-licensed, and Federally-assisted projects: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires that Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on all projects affecting historic properties either listed in or determined eligible for listing in the National Register. The Advisory Council oversees and ensures the consideration of historic properties in the Federal Planning process.
Eligibility for certain tax provisions: Owners of properties listed in the National Register may be eligible for a 20% investment tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of income-producing certified historic structures such as commercial, industrial, or rental residential buildings. Federal tax deductions are also available for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. For more information about the Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit program visit this NPS website: http://www.nps.gov/history/tps/tax-incentives.htm . Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface mining permit where coal is located in accordance with the Surface Mining Control Act of 1977; and Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation, when funds are available.
Please note that listing in the National Register does not place limitations on the properties by the Federal government. Public visitation rights are not required of owners. The Federal government will not attach restrictive covenants to the properties nor seek to acquire them. For more information about what the National Register of Historic Places does and doesn’t do, please visit the National Park Service’s National Register website and their “frequently asked questions” page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/faq.htm .
Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (individually or within districts) have an opportunity to concur with or object to listing in accord with the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 60.
Any owner or partial owner of private property who chooses to object to listing may submit to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) a notarized statement certifying that the party is the sole or a partial owner of the private property and objects to the listing. Each owner or partial owner of private property has one vote regardless of the portion of the property that the party owns. If a majority of private property owners object, a property will not be listed. However, the SHPO shall submit the nomination to the National Park Service’s Keeper of the National Register for a determination of eligibility of the property for listing in the National Register. If the property is then determined eligible for listing, although not formally listed, Federal agencies will be required to allow for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to have an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund, license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If you choose to object to the listing of your property, the notarized objection must be submitted to Andrea MacDonald, Acting Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17120, by at least the day prior to the scheduled Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board review (see enclosed letter for meeting date).
If you wish to comment in support of the nomination of a property or district to the National Register, please send your comments to the State Historic Preservation Office at least the day prior to the Board review. A copy of the nomination and information regarding the nomination process is available from the State Historic Preservation Office (for contact info visit http://phmc.info/historicpreservation).
RESULTS OF LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER
In addition to honorific recognition, listing in the National Register has the following results for historic properties: Consideration in planning for Federal, Federally-licensed, and Federally-assisted projects: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires that Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on all projects affecting historic properties either listed in or determined eligible for listing in the National Register. The Advisory Council oversees and ensures the consideration of historic properties in the Federal Planning process.
Eligibility for certain tax provisions: Owners of properties listed in the National Register may be eligible for a 20% investment tax credit for the certified rehabilitation of income-producing certified historic structures such as commercial, industrial, or rental residential buildings. Federal tax deductions are also available for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. For more information about the Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit program visit this NPS website: http://www.nps.gov/history/tps/tax-incentives.htm . Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface mining permit where coal is located in accordance with the Surface Mining Control Act of 1977; and Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation, when funds are available.
Please note that listing in the National Register does not place limitations on the properties by the Federal government. Public visitation rights are not required of owners. The Federal government will not attach restrictive covenants to the properties nor seek to acquire them. For more information about what the National Register of Historic Places does and doesn’t do, please visit the National Park Service’s National Register website and their “frequently asked questions” page: http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/faq.htm .
