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... in the context of both transportation projects and compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The first phase examined current methods used nationwide to manage and organize cultural resource inventory data and historic contexts.
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... These tools will also decrease development and review time for eligibility evaluations because the documentation levels needed for effective decision making are made explicit and readily accessible, eliminating extraneous materials often inserted into current documents. These tools will replace currently used evaluation report formats, forms, and correspondence.
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... and the American Association TABLE 1 Pros and cons of ECREL and HPST options Option ECREL Option 1 ECREL Option 2 HPST Option 1 HPST Option 2 Pros This option requires the least cost and time commitment for an organization or agency to host ECREL and to develop the document submittal protocol and loading procedure. The format of documents placed with ECREL will be consistent given the control over the documents obtained from DOTs and SHPOs.
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... As this study concluded, these tools have been shown to function extremely well and seem to represent two of the most innovative historic property–based IT tools yet developed to achieve environmental streamlining. The beneficiaries of this paradigm shift -- primarily state DOTs and SHPOs -- are in the best position to encourage federal agencies, such as the FHWA, or organizations, such as AASHTO or the NCHRP, to consider funding a pilot implementation program for continued prototype testing and refinement.
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