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quantities (approximately 16 ounces or less per container), and are available for purchase over the
counter by any person without regard to applicator certification status.
c. A Collection. Material remains and associated records. Specifically it refers to the
composite of all material remains that are excavated or removed during a survey, excavation or
other study of a prehistoric or historic resource, as well as the associated records that are
prepared or assembled in connection with the study.
d. Collections Management and Curation. Those curatorial services such as processing,
cataloging, and accessioning, as well as application of specialized techniques necessary for
conserving and maintaining collections. This includes but may not be limited to:
(1) inventorying, accessioning, labeling and cataloging a collection;
(2) identifying, evaluating and documenting a collection;
(3) handling, cleaning, stabilizing and conserving a collection in order to maintain and
preserve its integrity;
(4) storing and maintaining a collection using appropriate methods, containers,
environmental conditions and physically secure controls;
(5) routinely inspecting a collection and taking such actions as may be necessary to
preserve it; and
(6) providing access and facilities to study a collection.
e. Collections Management Center. Any facility approved by the Corps under provisions
of this guidance where material remains and their associated records are curated, maintained and
made accessible for educational, interpretive, scientific, and ceremonial purposes.
f. Collections Management Professional. A person who possesses knowledge,
experience, and demonstrable competence in collections management methods and techniques
appropriate to the nature and content of the collections under the person's management and care.
(Also see 36 CFR Part 79)
g. Conservation of Endangered Species. As defined in the Endangered Species Act, the
use of all methods and procedures which are necessary to bring any listed species to the point
where protection provided pursuant to the Act are no longer necessary.
h. Ecosystem. A biological community together with the physical and chemical
environment with which it interacts.
i. Endangered Species. Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a
significant portion of its range, and has been so listed by the FWS/NMFS at 50 CFR 17.11 and
17.12.
j. General Use Pesticide. Any pesticide that, when applied in accordance with its
directions for use, warnings and cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, or for one or
more of such uses, or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, will
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