[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR705.20]

[Page 150]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 705_PUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 705.20  Use of Navy material and facilities.

    (a) The loan of equipment and permission to use facilities will be 
dependent on the following:
    (1) The program support must be within the command's public affairs 
responsibility.
    (2) The loan of the equipment must not interfere with the military 
mission of the command.
    (3) Equipment must be available within the command or obtainable 
from another Navy command in the local area.
    (4) The event must be of the type for which participation is 
considered appropriate.
    (5) It must not be in any direct or implied competition with a 
commercial source.
    (6) There must be no potential danger to persons or private property 
that could result in a claim against the government. Safety requirements 
will be observed.
    (b) Use of open mess facilities will be permitted only under one of 
the following conditions:
    (1) Incident to the holding of a professional or technical seminar 
at the command.
    (2) Incident to an official visit to the command by a civic group.
    (3) Navy League Council luncheon or dinner meetings (not to exceed 
one per quarter per group).
    (4) Incident to group visits by the Boy Scouts of America, Boys 
Clubs of America, the Navy League Sea Cadets (by virtue of their federal 
charters), Girl Scouts and the Navy League Shipmates, and a few 
representative adult leaders.
    (c) Use of the official Navy flag will be in accordance with 
SECNAVINST 10520.2C and of official emblem in accordance with OPNAVINST 
5030.11B.
    (d) Requests not meeting the criteria cited here, but which are 
considered by the officer in command to have merit, may be referred to 
the Chief of Information.

[41 FR 29101, July 15, 1976, as amended at 44 FR 6391, Feb. 1, 1979]