Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 685 - Archaeologist
Chapter 14 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE INFORMATION
Rule 685-14.3 - Iowa Archaeological Site File

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 685-14.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024

(1) Upon request, OSA will make the Iowa Archaeological Site File including site location maps available to the following individuals for inspection and copying:

a. Members of the Association of Iowa Archaeologists;

b. Members of the Register of Professional Archaeologists;

c. Qualified archaeologists;

d. OSA staff;

e. Students or researchers under the supervision of a person meeting any of the above criteria;

f.Amateur archaeologists, at the discretion of the state archaeologist;

g. Other persons if OSA determines that disclosure will not result in unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of the resource or site.

(2) OSA maintains a log of all non-OSA staff users of the Iowa Archaeological Site File and associated site location maps. The log includes the name and address of each user and the date of use.

(3) One copy of any report or publication utilizing information obtained from the Iowa Archaeological Site File shall be sent to OSA for inclusion in the documents collection.

(4) Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions, the state archaeologist retains authority to deny access of any individual to the Iowa Archaeological Site File including site location maps, in accordance with Iowa Code section 22.7(20), if release of the information will result in unreasonable risk of damage to or loss of archaeological resources. An appeal committee consisting of three members of OSA advisory committee shall review contested cases and make recommendations to the university of Iowa vice president for research.

(5) The state archaeologist may enter into cooperative agreements with the state historical society and other agencies in order to make available access to the Iowa Archaeological Site File for planning purposes.

(6) Documents containing information on the specific location of any archaeological resource or site shall be considered an extension of the Iowa Archaeological Site File and shall be treated in similar fashion. Such documents include those archived at OSA or released by OSA to agencies or individuals.

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