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B-191943 1 (1978-10-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgmr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I DECIUICN S. LNI)t~ FILE: B-191943 THE CUMPYROLLUR GENERAL, or THU UNITED ElATES WAU4INDTON, 0. . Ro 2 6 DATE: October 14 1978 MATTER DIGEST: OF: Use of Government Property by Private Firm for Commercial Purpose 1. Private party wantsto Microfilm Government records for commercial purpose. ' Burau of Land Management (BLM) is currently unable to fulfill duty to make record. available to public. License for use of Government property by private party may be granted if use will not injure property and will be beneficial to Governmiht. If license is4rited, private party proposes providing copies to Iublic and aelling copion t, BLM. Because of close coinection between private aid governmental purposes, licese should not be granted. 2. Under the Federal Laid; Policy and Management At of 1976, the .'Bureau of Land Maniagement (BLM) hai a 2'ty to provide copies of mining claim notices to the public for a reasonable fee.. BLM shoild fulfill its duty either by providing the service itself :or procuring it in accordance with the Federal Procurement Regulations. 3. Where contractorwill on Goienment property, Goveriiment may be p intially liable for damage 't privately-owned equiprii ht. Rather than Goverihinent incurrinj podible liability, cohitract shriild require contractbr to' assluine, risk of such loss. Contract should also ectablish codditions for contractor's acceis to Government property without disruption and costs borne by Government should be taken into account in con- tract rice, This deici on to the Secretary of the Interior is iziresponse to an inquiry from the Deputy Aisistait Secretary for Policy, Budget and Administration, Department of the Interior (Department) as to whether the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) may, by lease or -1 - I / K ( 1 I I I

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