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Title 36Parks, Forests, and Public PropertyPart / Section
Chapter INational Park Service, Department of the Interior1 – 199
Part 79Curation of Federally Owned or Administered Archeological Collections79.1 – 79.18
Subpart AAdministrative Provisions79.1 – 79.4
§ 79.1Purpose.
§ 79.2Authority.
§ 79.3Applicability.
§ 79.4Definitions.
Subpart BArcheological Collections Management79.5 – 79.9
§ 79.5Management and preservation of collections.
§ 79.6Methods to secure curatorial services.
§ 79.7Methods to fund curatorial services.
§ 79.8Terms and conditions to include in contracts, memoranda and agreements for curatorial services.
§ 79.9Standards to determine when a repository possesses the capability to provide adequate long-term curatorial services.
Subpart CPublic Access to and Use of Collections79.10
§ 79.10Use of collections.
Subpart DInspections and Inventories of Collections79.11
§ 79.11Conduct of inspections and inventories.
Subpart EDisposition of Particular Material Remains79.12 – 79.18
Appendix A to Part 79
Example of a Deed of Gift
Appendix B to Part 79
Example of a Memorandum of Understanding for Curatorial Services for a Federally-Owned Collection
Appendix C to Part 79
Example of a Short-Term Loan Agreement for a Federally-Owned Collection