misuse  or  misappropriation  of  Government property. When  materials  in  circulation  are  lost, damaged,  or  destroyed  by  means  other  than natural   disasters   and   like   incidents,   persons responsible  must  replace  the  lost  materials  or reimburse  the  Government  for  the  value  of  the materials.  Payment  may  be  made  by  check, money   order,   or   through   a   withhold-from-pay procedure  at  the  option  of  the  individual. Regardless  of  the  method  of  payment,  the money  becomes  that  of  the  Department  of  the Treasury,  and  is  not  immediately  available  to replace  the  materials  lost.  Money  collected  by the  RP  should  be  turned  over  promptly  to  the local  disbursing  officer  for  deposit,  and  should be  recorded  on  a  DD  Form  1131,  “Cash  Collec- tion  Voucher.”  Checks  should  be  made  payable to the activity to which the library is attached. Disposition The   RP   may   withdraw   library   materials from   the   active   collections   of   shipboard general  libraries  for  any  of  several  reasons. However,  materials  withdrawn  from  shipboard collections  remain  Government  property  and must not be disposed of except by means that are officially  prescribed.  Specifically  such  materials may  not  be  sold,  donated  to,  nor  placed  on  per- manent  loan  in  non-Federal  agencies,  schools, or  institutions,  by  libraries  or  their  commands, and  may  not  be  given  to  any  persons  whether military  or  nonmilitary.  The  following  is  a  sum- mary  of  appropriate  procedures  to  be  taken  by the  RP: EXCESS   MATERIALS.—Current   materials in  sound,  clean  physical  condition  may  be transferred  to  other  naval  service  or  military libraries  at  the  direction  of  the  naval  regional librarian.   Regional   librarians   and   NETPDC should  be  advised  when  materials  of  significant value,   either   intrinsic   or   extrinsic,   are   to   be disposed  of  and  they  will  assist  in  locating libraries having a requirement for the materials, Prior  to  being  declared  Navy  excess,  books  and other  printed  materials  may  be  sent  by  appro- priate  means  to  the  Library  of  Congress,  Ex- change   and   Gift   Division,   James   Madison Memorial  Bldg.,  Room  LM-B03,  Washington, DC  20540  in  accordance  with  Federal  Property Management   Regulations   101-46.301   and 10146.405,   or   passed   to   the   nearest   Defense Disposal   Office   for   official   action   after   being determined  excess  to  the  naval  general  library system by NETPDC. These should be forwarded with  a  turn-in  document  (DD  1348-1)  in  accord- ance  with  Defense   Disposal   Manual   ( D O D 4160.21  M). W O R N ,    S O I L E D ,    A N D    O B S O L E T E MATERIALS.—Worn  or  soiled  materials  not fit  for  reissue  and  obsolete  materials  must  be surveyed  by  the  RP  and  physically  disposed  of locally   in   accordance   with   current   disposal regulations.   Physical   destruction   is   preferred. These  materials  must  not  be  allowed  to  ac- cumulate in libraries or elsewhere. RECORDS   OF   DISPOSAL.—Records   of disposal  need  state  only  the  number  of  items given  or  received,  the  activity(ies)  involved,  and the   date   and   method   of   disposal.   See   NAV- SUPPSYSCOM  Manual  25818.4b. SHIP LIBRARIES.—Excess materials which  are  not  sent  to  or  exchanged  with  Fleet Exchange Collections must be disposed of by the RP  in  accordance  with  the  information  provided above,  with  sound,  clean  books  normally  being sent  to  the  Library  of  Congress.  When  ships appear   on   the   deactivation   list,   NETPDC,   by letter, advises commands of the procedures to be followed. FILMS.—Super   8mm   films   and   projectors provided  by  NETPDC  must  be  sent  to  the appropriate naval regional librarian for transfer. The need will normally not arise except through ships  being  decommissioned. Decommissionings and Deactivations Commanding  officers  of  ships  being  decom- missioned  or  deactivated  will  be  instructed  in advance   by   NETPDC   to   send   general   library collections  and  card  catalogs  to  another  activity within   the   general   system   or   to   the   nearest exchange   collection. Prior to deactivation, an onboard visit by the naval  regional  librarian  should  be  scheduled  to review the library collections before shipment is made. 8-12