How are national and exceptional significance defined in the Exemptions?
Both terms are used in their National Register of Historic Places (NR) context as defined in NR Bulletin 15. Properties of national significance are those that meet one or more of the NR criteria having a nationwide scope; e.g. under Criterion A, the associated events must be of national significance while exceptional resources must be of extraordinary importance. • What process will be used to identify those elements of the Interstate System that possess national or exceptional significance? FHWA HQ will be overseeing a contract to conduct facilitated meetings within each state to identify elements of the Interstate that should be excluded from the respective exemptions. The discussions will involve the FHWA Division Offices, State Departments of Transportation and other facility owners, and State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO). Once draft lists are compiled for each state, the public and other interested parties will be given the opportunity to comment on the proposed sites an
