[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-38.70]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-38_SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 102-38.70  May we abandon or destroy personal property either 
prior to or after trying to sell it?

    (a) Yes, you may abandon or destroy personal property either prior 
to or after trying to sell it, but only when an authorized agency 
official has made a written determination that--
    (1) The personal property has no commercial value; or
    (2) The estimated cost of continued care and handling would exceed 
the estimated sales proceeds.
    (b) In addition to the provisions in paragraph (a) of this section, 
see the regulations at Sec. Sec. 102-36.305 through 102-36.330 of this 
subchapter B that are applicable to the abandonment or destruction of 
personal property in general, and excess personal property in 
particular.