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§ 5320. Historic preservation requirements
(a) Regulations
(b) Actions by State historic preservation officer and Secretary of the Interior
In prescribing and implementing such regulations with respect to applications submitted under section 5318 of this title which identify any property pursuant to subsection (c)(4)(B) of such section, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide at least that—
(1) the appropriate State historic preservation officer (as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior) shall, not later than 45 days after receiving information from the applicant relating to the identification of properties which will be affected by the project for which the application is made and which may meet the criteria established by the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (together with documentation relating to such inclusion), submit his or her comments, together with such other information considered necessary by the officer, to the applicant concerning such properties; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 45 days after receiving from the applicant the information described in paragraph (1) and the comments submitted to the applicant in accordance with paragraph (1), make a determination as to whether any of the properties affected by the project for which the application is made is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
(c) Regulations by Advisory Council on Historic Preservation providing for expeditious action
(Pub. L. 93–383, title I, § 121, as added Pub. L. 96–399, title I, § 110(c), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1620; amended Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 308(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(k)(4), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3270.)