tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post3036329619418571073..comments2024-01-11T22:45:53.276-08:00Comments on Tom King's CRM Plus: The Federal Historic Preservation Program Task Force: a ReactionThomas F Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037819472341496713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post-52617460680293082632010-12-07T18:38:56.008-08:002010-12-07T18:38:56.008-08:00Well, that's not quite what I suggested. I sa...Well, that's not quite what I suggested. I said that of the options offered by the Task Force I thought the first (new agency) was the best, but went on to say I don't think it's realistic (pragmatic) to imagine such a thing unless it's part of something bigger, involving other aspects of the manageable environment. I think you raise a good point when you suggest splintering the program and putting its component parts where they can be most effectively managed -- Tax Act stuff to Commerce(?) for example. In this model, I'd merge ACHP and CEQ and elements of EPA. As for the Keeper, I'd probably leave her with NPS where she can be warm, fuzzy, and happy; just cut the link between the National Register and 106 so the real world doesn't have to dither about the damn thing any more.Thomas F Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037819472341496713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post-32627361102852408402010-12-07T18:03:04.813-08:002010-12-07T18:03:04.813-08:00Tom, I'm surprised that your typical pragmatis...Tom, I'm surprised that your typical pragmatism gives way to suggesting that a new federal agency should be created for the NPS external programs orphan stepchildren. Is there another option (or options) not entertained by the task force (and imposed on interested stakeholders via the constrained survey monkey format)? Shouldn't we ask why these programs need to be kept together if they are moved? The crown jewel--rehab tax credit staff--should go to a "house" that best markets business investments (Commerce?). Why shouldn't it be peeled off of the rest of the pack? What other programs would pose the least conflict for the ACHP in its regulatory function and also not distract the agency? What could be spun off as a *new* independent federal agency but be small enough to be politically palatable (hint: the Keeper)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com