N.M. Code R. § 4.10.18.15 - IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES
The CPRC is charged with the responsibility to identify and prepare a list of cultural properties worthy of protection pursuant to Section 18-6-5.
A.
Surveys. Surveys are the
first step to be taken in the registration process to identify cultural
properties and gather sufficient information about them to determine whether
the property may be eligible for registration and listing. Consult the SHPO
prior to conducting any field studies or survey to gather information on the
property and the appropriate boundary for area making up the property. Complete
historic cultural property inventory (HCPI) forms for historic structures and
buildings or laboratory of anthropology (LA) site records for archaeological
sites to supplement the nomination for each contributing property. The
applicant is encouraged to prepare forms for noncontributing properties. Other
standard forms may be substituted for the HCPI forms with prior approval by the
SHPO.
B. To assist the CPRC in
fulfilling its responsibilities and the SHPO's own responsibilities to survey
and inventory historic properties under Section
16 U.S.C.
470 a(b) of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the SHPO establishes priorities for surveys to identify and
document cultural properties in New Mexico, to determine which properties are
eligible for listing in the state or national registers, and to prepare
nominations for listing in the state or national registers. The SHPO
establishes a system of professional surveys on state land in cooperation with
the heads of state agencies pursuant to Section
18-6A-5 and
may fund surveys under Section
18-6-8.
Standards for survey are described in 4.10.15 NMAC.
C. The SHPO reviews the information gathered
during these and other surveys and inventories to make a determination of state
and national register eligibility and maintains a record of these
determinations. A determination of eligibility is a decision by the SHPO or
CPRC that a structure, site, place, or object meets the state register
significance criteria for registration although the property is not formally
listed in the state register. A determination of eligibility does not make the
property eligible for such benefits as grants, loans or tax incentives that
have listing in the state register as a prerequisite.
D. State agencies, political subdivisions of
the state or the public may ask the SHPO to apply the criteria in 4.10.18.11
NMAC and make a determination of state register eligibility.
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