ACHP Advances Secret Section 106 Rewrite, Culture Keepers Mobilize for Comment Period

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2026 — The Culture Keepers Circle condemned the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) for advancing an unprecedented overhaul of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act through an opaque, expedited email vote. As the only organization to directly challenge this "rushed and hushed" process, the Circle's demands for a transparent, deliberative process and a 90-day comment period were entirely ignored. The approved Notice of Proposed Rulemaking represents an existential threat to the nation's heritage by systematically dismantling the consultation process that protects the people, places, practices, and treasures of our cultural communities. In response to the impending 30-day public comment period, TCKC is mobilizing a comprehensive rebuke to ensure no community is permanently excluded from stewarding its own resources, leveraging its AI-powered Cultural Resources Threat Tracker™ to support grassroots advocacy efforts.

Read the press release here.