[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR12.9]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 12--NATIONAL CEMETERY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 12.9  Commemorative monuments.

    (a) Application. (1) A person requesting authorization to erect a 
commemorative monument shall submit such a request to the Director. The 
Director's approval should be obtained prior to fabrication of the 
commemorative marker since approval for installation is conditioned upon 
compliance with other specifications found in this section and all 
applicable provisions of this part.
    (2) An applicant for authorization to erect a commemorative monument 
shall include the following information in the application:
    (i) A list of the persons to be memorialized and the other data 
desired to be inscribed on the commemorative monument; and
    (ii) A scale plan depicting the details of the design, materials, 
finish, carving, lettering and the arrangement of the inscription 
proposed for the commemorative monument.
    (b) Specifications. (1) The Director may only authorize a 
commemorative monument that conforms to the type, size, materials, 
design, and specifications prescribed for the historic design of the 
individual cemetery section in which it is proposed for installation.
    (2) The Director may not approve a commemorative monument that bears 
an inscription that includes the name of the person(s) responsible for 
its purchase or installation.
    (c) Expense. A commemorative monument approved by the Director may 
be installed only under the conditions that there be no expense or 
liability incurred by the National Park Service in connection with its 
purchase, fabrication, transportation, delivery and erection.
    (d) Title to a commemorative monument vests in the National Park 
Service upon its acceptance by an official representative of the 
Director.