A home’s foundation is its bedrock, keeping it stable, upright, and intact. The home’s weight is distributed across the foundation so the entire structure doesn’t sink into the soil.
Your home’s foundation—the concrete walls surrounding a basement or crawl space—supports the entire weight of the house, so it’s natural to be concerned if you discover cracks in the concrete.
Congress requires federal agencies to solicit the public’s views, in the form of comment letters, before they issue regulations. Heritage scholars regularly file comments on proposed regulations.