§ 101-44.603 - Action by the Red Cross.

(a) Upon receipt of information from the holding agency regarding the availability of surplus personal property covered by this subpart, the Red Cross may inspect the property or request it pursuant to § 101-44.600 without inspection.

(b) The formal request and shipping instructions in duplicate shall be prepared and transmitted by the Red Cross to the holding agency activity having custody of the property within 20 calendar days from the date of notification of information provided for in § 101-44.602. Shipping instructions shall include a list of all such surplus property to be transferred and shall include reference to the date when information on which the request is based was received by the Red Cross. One copy of the request and shipping instructions shall be forwarded to the GSA regional office for the area in which the property is located.

(c) When the property to be donated exceeds the quantities stated in § 101-44.601, the Red Cross shall send three copies of the formal request and shipping instructions to the designated GSA regional office for approval. Upon approval, the GSA regional office will mail two approved copies direct to the responsible activity of the holding agency.