Who nominates properties to the National Register?
Except under special circumstances, the SHPO is the only person with the authority to nominate properties to the National Register. If a tribal government has assumed SHPO duties on tribal land under Section 101(d)(2) of the Act, the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) becomes the nominating authority for properties under the tribe’s jurisdiction. A federal agency can nominate property in its ownership to the National Register.
