§291.26. Repository agreements.
36 C.F.R. § 291.26
The Authorized Officer may enter into an agreement with Federal and non-Federal repositories regarding the curation of paleontological resources and their associated records.
An agreement will contain the following, as appropriate, including but not limited to:
A statement (updated as necessary) that identifies the collection or group of collections provided to the repository;
A statement that identifies the Federal ownership and the Agency that administers the collection;
A statement of work to be performed by the repository;
A statement of the responsibilities of the Authorized Officer and the repository official for the long-term care of the collection;
A statement that collections are available for scientific and educational uses consistent with § 291.22;
Any special procedures and restrictions for curatorial services and collection management, including loans;
Provisions for consumptive analyses of paleontological specimens;
Any special procedures and/or restrictions on the disclosure of specific locality data;
A statement that all proceeds derived from any use of the collections will be used for their support;
A statement that all exhibits, publications, and studies of Federal specimens by repository staff and/or repository research affiliates will credit the Agency that administers the collection;
Specification of the frequency and methods for periodic inventories;
A statement that accession, catalog, and inventory information will be made available to the Authorized Officer or their staff
A statement that no employee of the repository will sell or financially encumber the collection;
A statement that, in the event the repository can no longer provide care for a collection under the terms of the agreement, the repository official will notify the Authorized Officer in writing;
A statement that the terminating party is responsible for the transfer of collections to another approved repository, including costs;
The term of the repository agreement and procedures for modification, cancellation, suspension, extension, and termination of the agreement; and
Any additional terms and conditions as needed.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 470aaa-11.
Source
Source: 80 FR 21630, Apr. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted.