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36 CFR §291.26

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  1. (a)The Authorized Officer may enter into an agreement with Federal and non-Federal repositories regarding the curation of paleontological resources and their associated records.
  2. (b)An agreement will contain the following, as appropriate, including but not limited to:
    1. (1)A statement (updated as necessary) that identifies the collection or group of collections provided to the repository;
    2. (2)A statement that identifies the Federal ownership and the Agency that administers the collection;
    3. (3)A statement of work to be performed by the repository;
    4. (4)A statement of the responsibilities of the Authorized Officer and the repository official for the long-term care of the collection;
    5. (5)A statement that collections are available for scientific and educational uses consistent with § 291.22;
    6. (6)Any special procedures and restrictions for curatorial services and collection management, including loans;
    7. (7)Provisions for consumptive analyses of paleontological specimens;
    8. (8)Any special procedures and/or restrictions on the disclosure of specific locality data;
    9. (9)A statement that all proceeds derived from any use of the collections will be used for their support;
    10. (10)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;
    11. (11)Specification of the frequency and methods for periodic inventories;
    12. (12)A statement that accession, catalog, and inventory information will be made available to the Authorized Officer or their staff
    13. (13)A statement that no employee of the repository will sell or financially encumber the collection;
    14. (14)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;
    15. (15)A statement that the terminating party is responsible for the transfer of collections to another approved repository, including costs;
    16. (16)The term of the repository agreement and procedures for modification, cancellation, suspension, extension, and termination of the agreement; and
    17. (17)Any additional terms and conditions as needed.