As of March 1st of 2009, the CHRIS Historical Resources Consultants List is online at www.chrisinfo.org.  It is being maintained by the Eastern Information Center on behalf of all eleven ICs.  The List is searchable, and may be used to locate consultants by the desired county and discipline, or by consultant name.  There is a fee for individuals to be listed (but not for users of the List), detailed in the CHRIS Information Center Rules of Operation Manual (2008). To be listed, a consultant must complete the Consultants List Format and Fee Worksheet, plus the appropriate discipline-specific form or forms (below), and submit them to the Eastern Information Center.  The forms may be completed using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat, and handwritten forms will not be accepted.

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The Historical Resources Inventory (HRI) maintained by OHP includes only information on historical resources that have been identified and evaluated through one of the programs that OHP administers under the National Historic Preservation Act or the California Public Resources Code. The HRI includes data on:

• Resources evaluated in local government historical resource surveys partially funded through Certified Local Government grants or in surveys which local governments have submitted for inclusion in the statewide inventory;
• Resources evaluated and determinations of eligibility (DOEs) made in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act;
• Resources evaluated for federal tax credit certifications;
• Resources considered for listing in the National and California Registers or as California State Landmarks or Points of Historical Interest.

 Information Centers (ICs)

   The 2008 CHRIS Information Center Rules of Operation Manual was approved by the State Historical Resources Commission on April 23, 2008 and replaces the November 20, 1995 (with amendments through October 1, 2006) Information Center Procedural Manual. The new Manual represents several years of effort to update, standardize, and accurately describe Information Center operations.

Users of the Information Centers (ICs) will find the Manual helpful in understanding key CHRIS policies and operations at the ICs. It includes updated forms to be used in conducting business with the ICs. The forms are available as individual PDF files below.

The following CHRIS business forms are identical in appearance to the blank forms included after page 35 in CHRIS Information Center Rules of Operation Manual (2008), and are also available at each of the Information Centers. You may access / download these, fill them out using Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat, print them, and submit them to the relevant IC(s). Required signatures on the forms must be hand-written.

Please contact your regional Information Center if you have questions about the use of any of these forms.

Statement of Qualifications for Access to CHRIS Confidential Information
This form must be used to establish eligibility for access to CHRIS confidential information. If you have not yet established your eligibility and wish to do so, you must submit this form along with your professional curriculum vitae to the appropriate Information Center or Information Centers.

Access Agreement
This form must be used when seeking access to CHRIS information from an Information Center. It is required each time an information access request is submitted.

Confidential Records Search Request Form
This form may be used by those who qualify for access to confidential CHRIS information.