Compliance
Compliance
The primary mission of the Compliance Review Section is the application and interpretation of Federal, State, and Tribal laws in order to ensure the preservation of the Seminole past and present. The Compliance Review Section is responsible for the review of federal undertakings located within the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s area of interest – the geographic area considered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to be ancestral, aboriginal, or ceded, that comprise the Southeastern United States, and its six reservations within the State of Florida. The Compliance Review Section assists the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) through government-to-government consultations.
Policy for Project Submissions
To submit a project for consideration or review by the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office (STOF THPO) pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, or other agreements, please provide the following information about the Undertaking, the Area of Potential Effect (APE), and previously conducted investigations including previously recorded cultural resources:
1) A description of the undertaking including the location, number, extent, and types of impacts (grading, trenching, etc.)
2) A description of the Area of Potential Effect (APE) including,
a. Quality aerial maps that clearly show the APE boundaries
b. Photographs of the APE
c. The APE’s extent and dimensions, historical and current cultural and ecological environment, and its prior and current land use classification,
3) A list and quality maps detailing the coverage of any previously conducted cultural resource investigations within the APE,
4) list and quality maps detailing the location(s) of any previously identified cultural resources within corresponding Section 106 National Register of Historic Places eligibility determinations.
How to Submit a Project
Please submit consultation requests electronically. If the consultation request package exceeds 25MB or other technical difficulties are experienced, FTP website information is available upon request. Please allow 30 calendar days for review from receipt of materials.
“Federal actions and inactions caused or allowed most of the damage and destruction of Native sacred places when the U.S. policy was to eradicate our traditional religions and keep us from the places where we pray. Now that the U.S. policy is to preserve and protect our traditional religions, the federal government has an affirmative obligation to do that and to take remedial action on our behalf, including returning and restoring those places that still have life”
Suzan Harjo, 2003, Statement for the Oversight Hearing on Native American Sacred Places before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate
For more information, please contact the Compliance Review Staff:
Compliance Review Supervisor
Danielle earned a BA in Anthropology at Florida International University and a MA in Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University. After interning with the THPO’s Tribal Archaeology Section, Danielle engaged in all facets of Cultural Resource Management for several years before rejoining the STOF as a Compliance Review Supervisor. Danielle has been with the THPO since 2020.
Compliance Review Supervisor:
Danielle Simon
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Compliance Review Specialist
Compliance Review Specialist
Bradley earned a BA in General Science from Webster University and a MA in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. He spent twenty years working in the field of Contract Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management, throughout the midwest and southeast United States, before joining the STOF in 2012.
Compliance Review Specialist:
Bradley Mueller
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Compliance Review Specialist
