Trump admin to end key part of arch review, effectively evading preservation law特朗普政府将终止建筑审查的关键部分，从而有效规避文物保护法。
The agency that oversees an important part of the National Historical Preservation Act says it will jettison a part of the approval process.
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The Trump administration has said it will end a key part of a review assessing the impact of the president’s proposed triumphal arch, effectively evading the federal historical preservation law that has been in place since 1966.
The analysis, known as a Section 106 review, usually requires independent groups that have an interest or expertise in historical preservation matters related to a project to sign off.
However, on Thursday the Advisory Council on Historical Preservation, the federal agency charged with overseeing the review, said in a letter to the consulting parties it would terminate the consulting process, essentially giving up on reaching an agreement.
The move allows President Donald Trump’s arch to bypass a significant hurdle in the approval process for getting built, but is almost certain to launch lawsuits over the legality of ending the review.
It also lays bare the administration’s desire to fast track the project, blowing past objections from experts, legal questions and criticism from the public. The ACHP’s move creates a glidepath to position the arch for final approval in early November.
The letter drew immediate criticism from multiple consulting parties, who told CNN they had not been given sufficient time to evaluate and give input.
The next step now rests with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who is expected to receive a request for his approval from the ACHP by October 7. And with his anticipated greenlight, the arch would be up for a final approval before the National Capital Planning Commission, the last step before breaking ground.
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特朗普政府表示将终止对总统提议的凯旋门的影响进行评估的关键部分，从而有效地规避了自 1966 年以来一直有效的联邦历史保护法。
这项分析被称为第 106 条审查，通常需要对与项目相关的历史保护事宜感兴趣或有专业知识的独立团体签字认可。
然而，负责监督审查的联邦机构——历史保护咨询委员会周四在一封致咨询各方的信中表示，将终止咨询程序，实际上放弃了达成协议的可能性。
此举使得唐纳德·特朗普总统的拱门计划得以绕过审批过程中的一个重要障碍，但几乎可以肯定的是，这将引发关于终止审查合法性的诉讼。
这也暴露了政府急于推进该项目的意图，无视专家反对意见、法律质疑和公众批评。ACHP的这一举措为拱门项目在11月初获得最终批准铺平了道路。
这封信立即遭到多家咨询机构的批评，他们告诉 CNN，他们没有足够的时间来评估和提出意见。
下一步取决于内政部长道格·伯古姆，预计他将在10月7日之前收到美国历史保护协会（ACHP）的批准请求。如果他能开绿灯，这座拱门将提交给国家首都规划委员会进行最终审批，这是破土动工前的最后一步。