# § 302103. Criteria and regulations relating to National Register, National Historic Landmarks, and World Heritage List
The Secretary, in consultation with national historical and archeological associations, shall—
**(1)** establish criteria for properties to be included on the National Register and criteria for National Historic Landmarks; and
**(2)** promulgate regulations for—
**(A)** nominating properties for inclusion on, and removal from, the National Register and the recommendation of properties by certified local governments;
**(B)** designating properties as National Historic Landmarks and removing that designation;
**(C)** considering appeals from recommendations, nominations, removals, and designations (or any failure or refusal by a nominating authority to nominate or designate);
**(D)** nominating historic property for inclusion in the World Heritage List in accordance with the World Heritage Convention;
**(E)** making determinations of eligibility of properties for inclusion on the National Register; and
**(F)** notifying the owner of a property, any appropriate local governments, and the general public, when the property is being considered for inclusion on the National Register, for designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to the World Heritage List.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3192.)
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 302103 | 16 U.S.C. 470a(a)(2). | Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(a)(2), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2988. |
The words “or revise” are omitted as being included in “establish” and “promulgate”.