---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 1104.17"
title: "22"
number: "1104.17"
heading: "Confidentiality of archaeological resource information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/1104.17"
---

# §1104.17. Confidentiality of archaeological resource information.

- (a) The Commissioner shall not make available to the public, under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 of the United States Code or any other provision of law, information concerning the nature and location of any archaeological resource, with the following exceptions:
  - (1) The Commissioner may make information available, provided that the disclosure will further the purposes of the Act and this part, or the Act of June 27, 1960, as amended ([16 U.S.C. 469-469c](/usc/16/469-469c.md)), without risking harm to the archaeological resource or to the site in which it is located.
  - (2) The Commissioner shall make information available, when the Governor of any State has submitted to the Commissioner a written request for information, concerning the archaeological resources within the requesting Governor's State, provided that the request includes:
    - (i) The specific archaeological resource or area about which information is sought;
    - (ii) The purpose for which the information is sought; and
    - (iii) **The Governor's written commitment to adequately protect the confidentiality of the information.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 96-95, 93 Stat. 721 (16 U.S.C. 470aa-11) (Sec. 10(a).) Related Authority: Pub. L. 59-209, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U.S.C. 432, 433); Pub. L. 86-523, 74 Stat. 220, 221 (16 U.S.C. 469), as amended, 88 Stat. 174 (1974); Pub. L. 89-665, 80 Stat. 915 (16 U.S.C. 470a-t), as amended, 84 Stat. 204 (1970), 87 Stat. 139 (1973), 90 Stat. 1320 (1976), 92 Stat. 3467 (1978), 94 Stat. 2987 (1980); Pub. L. 95-341, 92 Stat. 469 (42 U.S.C. 1996).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 21590, May 10, 1991, unless otherwise noted.