[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: 36CFR9.47]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 9--MINERALS MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart--B--Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
 
Sec. 9.47  Cultural resource protection.

    (a) Where the surface estate of the site is owned by the United 
States, the operator shall not, without written authorization of the 
Superintendent, injure, alter, destroy, or collect any site, structure, 
object, or other value of historical, archeological, or other cultural 
scientific importance in violation of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 
431-433 (See 43 CFR part 3).

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    (b) Once approved operations have commenced, the operator shall 
immediately bring to the attention of the Superintendent any cultural or 
scientific resource encountered that might be altered or destroyed by 
his operation and shall leave such discovery intact until told to 
proceed by the Superintendent. The Superintendent will evaluate the 
discoveries brought to his attention, and will determine within ten (10) 
working days what action will be taken with respect to such discoveries.