[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR970.0407-1-2]

[Page 428]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                     CHAPTER 9--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
Sec. 970.0407-1-2  Access to and ownership of records.

    Contracting officers may agree to contractor ownership of certain 
categories of records designated in the instruction contained in 
paragraph (b) of the clause at 48 CFR 970.5204-3, Access to and 
Ownership of Records, provided the Government's rights to inspect, copy, 
and audit these records are not limited. These rights must be retained 
by the Government in order to carry out the Department's statutory 
responsibilities required by the Atomic Energy Act and other statutes 
for oversight of its contractors, including compliance with the 
Department's health, safety and reporting requirements, and protection 
of the public interest.