---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 49.205"
title: "43"
number: "49.205"
heading: "What are the requirements for approving a repository to receive a collection?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/49.205"
---

# §49.205. What are the requirements for approving a repository to receive a collection?

- (a) The bureaus may approve a repository if:
  - (1) Repository has facilities and staff that provide curation as defined in this part;
  - (2) Repository has a scope of collections statement or similar policy document that demonstrates the repository's willingness and ability to curate Federal paleontological resources;
  - (3) Repository has access to paleontological and/or curatorial staff with adequate experience to successfully prepare and curate paleontological resource collections;
  - (4) Repository's past and current performance meets applicable departmental standards; and
  - (5) Repository will not release specific location data to the public except as consistent with [§ 49.25](/cfr/43/49.25.md) or as provided in an agreement between the repository and the bureau.
- (b) Once a repository is approved to receive a collection, it will remain approved to curate the collection unless the Federal land manager, after consultation with the permittee and the repository, determines that one or more of the criteria in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is not satisfied. The Federal land manager must refer to Departmental guidance to address this situation.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-aaa-11.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 47319, Aug. 2, 2022, unless otherwise noted.