[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR79.6]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 79--CURATION OF FEDERALLY-OWNED AND ADMINISTERED ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 79.6  Methods to secure curatorial services.

    (a) Federal agencies may secure curatorial services using a variety 
of methods, subject to Federal procurement and property management 
statutes, regulations, and any agency-specific statutes and regulations 
on the management of museum collections. Methods that may be used by 
Federal agencies to secure curatorial services include, but are not 
limited to:
    (1) Placing the collection in a repository that is owned, leased or 
otherwise operated by the Federal agency;
    (2) Entering into a contract or purchase order with a repository for 
curatorial services;
    (3) Entering into a cooperative agreement, a memorandum of 
understanding, a memorandum of agreement or other agreement, as 
appropriate, with a State, local or Indian tribal repository, a 
university, museum or other scientific or educational institution that 
operates or manages a repository, for curatorial services;
    (4) Entering into an interagency agreement with another Federal 
agency for curatorial services;

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    (5) Transferring the collection to another Federal agency for 
preservation; and
    (6) For archeological activities permitted on public or Indian lands 
under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 470 aa-mm), 
the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431-433) or other authority, requiring 
the archeological permittee to provide for curatorial services as a 
condition to the issuance of the archeological permit.
    (b) Guidelines for selecting a repository. (1) When possible, the 
collection should be deposited in a repository that:
    (i) Is in the State of origin;
    (ii) Stores and maintains other collections from the same site or 
project location; or
    (iii) Houses collections from a similar geographic region or 
cultural area.
    (2) The collection should not be subdivided and stored at more than 
a single repository unless such subdivision is necessary to meet special 
storage, conservation or research needs.
    (3) Except when non-federally-owned material remains are retained 
and disposed of by the owner, material remains and associated records 
should be deposited in the same repository to maintain the integrity and 
research value of the collection.
    (c) Sources for technical assistance. The Federal Agency Official 
should consult with persons having expertise in the management and 
preservation of collections prior to preparing a scope of work or a 
request for proposals for curatorial services. This will help ensure 
that the resulting contract, memorandum, agreement or other written 
instrument meets the needs of the collection, including any special 
needs in regard to any religious remains. It also will aid the Federal 
Agency Official in evaluating the qualifications and appropriateness of 
a repository, and in determining whether the repository has the 
capability to provide adequate long-term curatorial services for a 
collection. Persons, agencies, institutions and organizations that may 
be able to provide technical assistance include, but are not limited to 
the:
    (1) Federal agency's Historic Preservation Officer;
    (2) State Historic Preservation Officer;
    (3) Tribal Historic Preservation Officer;
    (4) State Archeologist;
    (5) Curators, collections managers, conservators, archivists, 
archeologists, historians and anthropologists in Federal and State 
Government agencies and Indian tribal museum;
    (6) Indian tribal elders and religious leaders;
    (7) Smithsonian Institution;
    (8) American Association of Museums; and
    (9) National Park Service.

[55 FR 37630, Sept. 12, 1990; 55 FR 41639, Oct. 10, 1990]