---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 102-36.75"
title: "41"
number: "102-36.75"
heading: "Responsibilities when acquiring excess personal property for use by a non-Federal recipient."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/102-36.75"
---

# §102-36.75. Responsibilities when acquiring excess personal property for use by a non-Federal recipient.


Your authorized agency official must:

- (a) Ensure the use of excess personal property by the non-Federal recipient is authorized and complies with applicable Federal regulations and agency guidelines.
- (b) Determine that the use of excess personal property will reduce the costs to the Government and/or that it is in the Government's best interest to furnish excess personal property.
- (c) **Review and approve transfer documents for excess personal property as the sponsoring Federal agency.**
- (d) Ensure the non-Federal recipient is aware of the non-Federal recipient's obligations under this chapter and your agency regulations regarding the management of excess personal property.
- (e) Ensure the non-Federal recipient does not stockpile the property and places it into use within a reasonable period, and has a system to prevent nonuse, improper use, or unauthorized disposal or destruction of excess personal property furnished.
- (f) Establish provisions and procedures for property accountability and disposition in situations when the Government retains title.
- (g) Report annually to GSA excess personal property furnished to non-Federal recipients during the year ([40 U.S.C. 529](/usc/40/529.md)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 40 U.S.C. 521.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 58438, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.