American Samoa Historic Preservation Office

honors these inherent cultural conditions. In addition, the ASHPO sees itself as a service organization, working in partnership with Federal and Territorial agencies, village and district councils, private organizations and individuals to assist in compliance with applicable Federal and Territorial historic preservation laws and to raise the community's consciousness about historic preservation and its role in cultural maintenance. Specific areas of responsibility in the administration of the Territorial Historic Preservation Program include:
conducting an on-going comprehensive site identification of historic properties in the Territory and maintaining an inventory of such properties;

- identifying and nominating eligible properties to the National Register of Historic Places;

- advising and assisting Federal and Territorial agencies in carrying out their historic preservation responsibilities;

- consulting with appropriate Federal agencies on all undertakings that may affect historic properties in order to protect, manage, reduce or mitigate harm to such properties;

- ensuring that historic properties are taken into consideration at all levels of planning and development;

- providing public information, education and training, and technical assistance in historic preservation.