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Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§307103 Access to Information

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3071 — MISCELLANEOUS › § 307103

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agency leaders or other public officials who get grant money must, after talking with the Secretary, keep secret details about a historic property's location, what it is like, or who owns it if telling the public could seriously invade someone's privacy, harm the property, or interfere with people using a traditional religious site. If information is kept secret, the Secretary, with the agency or official, will decide who may see it so work can continue. If the information came from work done under sections 306107 or 306108, the Secretary must also talk with the Council before making those decisions.

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Title 54, §307103

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(a)Authority To Withhold From Disclosure.—
The head of a Federal agency, or other public official receiving grant assistance pursuant to this division, after consultation with the Secretary, shall withhold from disclosure to the public information about the location, character, or ownership of a historic property if the Secretary and the agency determine that disclosure may—
(1)cause a significant invasion of privacy;
(2)risk harm to the historic property; or
(3)impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners.
(b)Access Determination.—
When the head of a Federal agency or other public official determines that information should be withheld from the public pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal agency head or official, shall determine who may have access to the information for the purpose of carrying out this division.
(c)Consultation With Council.—
When information described in subsection (a) has been developed in the course of an agency’s compliance with section 306107 or 306108 of this title, the Secretary shall consult with the Council in reaching determinations under subsections (a) and (b).

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30710316 U.S.C. 470w–3.Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 304, as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3002; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4020, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4765.

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54 U.S.C. § 307103

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110