{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-291.26","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 291.26","heading":"Repository agreements.","body":"(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.\n(b) An agreement will contain the following, as appropriate, including but not limited to:\n(1) A statement (updated as necessary) that identifies the collection or group of collections provided to the repository;\n(2) A statement that identifies the Federal ownership and the Agency that administers the collection;\n(3) A statement of work to be performed by the repository;\n(4) A statement of the responsibilities of the Authorized Officer and the repository official for the long-term care of the collection;\n(5) A statement that collections are available for scientific and educational uses consistent with § 291.22;\n(6) Any special procedures and restrictions for curatorial services and collection management, including loans;\n(7) Provisions for consumptive analyses of paleontological specimens;\n(8) Any special procedures and/or restrictions on the disclosure of specific locality data;\n(9) A statement that all proceeds derived from any use of the collections will be used for their support;\n(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;\n(11) Specification of the frequency and methods for periodic inventories;\n(12) A statement that accession, catalog, and inventory information will be made available to the Authorized Officer or their staff\n(13) A statement that no employee of the repository will sell or financially encumber the collection;\n(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;\n(15) A statement that the terminating party is responsible for the transfer of collections to another approved repository, including costs;\n(16) The term of the repository agreement and procedures for modification, cancellation, suspension, extension, and termination of the agreement; and\n(17) Any additional terms and conditions as needed.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 291—PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"9b00d9795c7a4094601d55e96567b75876980544c1dcbc485fb61bb8782a3109","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-291.25","next":"us/36-cfr-291.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}