[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR101-42.401] [Page 175-176] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS PART 101-42_UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY--Table of Contents Subpart 101-42.4_Sale, Abandonment, or Destruction of Surplus Hazardous Materials and Certain Categories of Property Sec. 101-42.401 Sales responsibilities for hazardous materials. (a) General Services Administration. GSA, through its regional offices, shall be responsible for the sale of hazardous materials for holding agencies except for the Department of Defense, which is delegated authority to sell property under its control, and agencies granted approval by GSA. Holding agency sales [[Page 176]] of hazardous materials conducted in accordance with Sec. 101-45.304 must meet or exceed the requirements in Sec. 101-42.403. (b) Holding agencies. Holding agencies shall be responsible for preparation of hazardous materials for sale as provided for in Sec. 101-45.103-2. Pending disposal, each holding agency shall be responsible for performing and bearing the cost of care and handling of its hazardous materials, including posting appropriate warning signs and rendering extremely hazardous property innocuous, or providing adequate safeguards.