[Kreweoftruth] Army Corps Brass wants more time to consider if levee breaches are historic

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Army Corps Brass wants more time to consider if levee breaches are historic


Corps has convened special team to review submittal

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Contact: Sandy Rosenthal, 504-722-8172



Ms. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) has responded in partial fulfillment of a federal requirement to the flood protection group Levees.org’s nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, developed in conjunction with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service's National Register Programs.

The outspoken non-profit formed after Hurricane Katrina has nominated the sites of two major levee breaches during the 2005 storm to the prestigious register including the breach of 17th Street Canal and the east side north breach of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, both in New Orleans.  The latter breach site is owned and administered by the Corps of Engineers, which requires the state office seek the comments of this federal agency prior to submission.

"Normally, the Corps' Federal Preservation Officer responds to requests for comments on National Register nominations," said Sandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org.  "There appears to be intense interest shown by the Corps as demonstrated by an Assistant Secretary of the Army being the signatory of this letter."

The letter states that due to the length and complexity of the NRHP nomination, the Army Corps of Engineers will assemble a team of "historic preservation specialists" to fully evaluate this nomination. The team will be headed by Dr. Paul D. Rubenstein, the Corps Deputy FPO.

By federal regulation (36 CFR 60.11(a)), the Corps’ FPO had sixty days to respond to Levees.org's submission.  While that deadline expired on March 13th, Ms. Darcy has pledged to consider the Corps team’s recommendations and reply by March 30.  

Staffers with the Louisiana State Office of Historic Preservation have indicated they are "comfortable" with the Corps of Engineers taking an extra two weeks to respond.  Furthermore, though Ms. Darcy’s letter is dated February 2, 2012, the same staffers say they did not receive it until March 15th.  


Anyone with questions regarding the nomination is encouraged by Ms. Darcy to contact Dr. Rubenstein by telephone at 202-761-4618 or by electronic mail atpaul.d.rubenstein at usace.army.mil

Link to letter:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/85597098/Letter-from-Jo-Ellen-Darcy-to-Pam-Breaux
 
Founded after Katrina by Sandy Rosenthal and her son age 15 at the time, Levees.org's mission is education on the true cause of the flooding in metro New Orleans. Now with over 25,000 supporters, the group has chapters in Florida, New York, Illinois, Oregon and Missouri.


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