36 CFR § 52.35 - What records must the operator and professional services provider keep and what access does the Director have to records?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s52.35"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 52.35 - What records must the operator and professional services provider keep and what access does the Director have to records?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "52.35"
section_name: "What records must the operator and professional services provider keep and what access does the Director have to records?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORITY CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "54 U.S.C. 101931-101938."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 5646, Jan. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.35 What records must the operator and professional services provider keep and what access does the Director have to records?

Operators and professional services providers must keep any records that the Director may require for the term of the contract and for five calendar years after the termination or expiration of the contract to enable the Director to determine that all terms of the contract are or were faithfully performed. The Director, or an authorized representative of the Director, may access and examine all pertinent records, books, documents, and papers of the operator, professional services provider, and any subcontractor, parent, or affiliate of the operator or professional services provider (but with respect to parents and affiliates, only to the extent necessary to confirm the validity and performance of any representations or commitments made to the Director by a parent or affiliate of the operator or professional services provider). Further details on records maintenance and access will be set forth in and governed by the contracts themselves.