[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: 32CFR767.7]

[Page 487-488]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 767_APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PERMITS ON 
 
                       Subpart B_Permit Guidelines
 
Sec. 767.7  Conditions of permits.

    (a) Upon receipt of a permit, permit holders must counter-sign the 
permit and return copies to the NHC and the applicable SHPO, Federal or 
State land manager, or foreign government official prior to conducting 
permitted activities on the site. Copies of countersigned permits should 
also be provided to the applicable federal land

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manager when the sunken vessel or aircraft is located within a unit of 
the national park system, the national wildlife refuge system, or the 
national marine sanctuary system.
    (b) Permits must be carried aboard research vessels and made 
available upon request for inspection to regional preservation personnel 
or law enforcement officials. Permits are non-transferable. Permit 
holders must abide by all provisions set forth in the permit as well as 
applicable state or Federal regulations. Permit holders should abide by 
applicable regulations of a foreign government when the sunken vessel or 
aircraft is located in foreign waters. To the extent reasonably 
possible, the environment must be returned to the condition that existed 
before the activity occurred.
    (c) Upon completion of permitted activities, the permit holder is 
required to submit to NHC a working and diving log listing days spent in 
field research, activities pursued, and working area positions.
    (d) The permit holder must prepare and submit a final report as 
detailed in Sec. 767.9, summarizing the results of the permitted 
activity.
    (e) The permit holder must agree to protect all sensitive 
information regarding the location and character of the wreck site that 
could potentially expose it to non-professional recovery techniques, 
looters, or treasure hunters. Sensitive information includes specific 
location data such as latitude and longitude, and information about a 
wreck's cargo, the existence of armaments, or the knowledge of 
gravesites.
    (f) All recovered DON cultural resources remain the property of the 
United States. These resources and copies of associated archaeological 
records and data will be preserved by a suitable university, museum, or 
other scientific or educational institution and must meet the standards 
set forth in 36 CFR part 79, Curation of Federally Owned and 
Administered Archeological Collections, at the expense of the applicant. 
The repository shall be specified in the permit application.