[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR102.13]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 102--CIVIL AVIATION--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart A--United States Aircraft Accidents Abroad
 
Sec. 102.13  Protective services with respect to deceased victims of accidents.

    (a) Interim disposition of remains. Generally, local authorities 
will assume custody of the remains of deceased victims of the accident 
and consign them to a mortuary until final disposition can be made.
    (b) Identification of remains. When necessary, the local Foreign 
Service post should assist in identifying the remains of United States 
citizens who are victims of the accident by requesting the Department to 
procure dental charts, passport application data and photographs, 
fingerprints, or other United States records.
    (c) Reports on deaths of United States citizens. The local Foreign 
Service post shall report the deaths of United States citizens occurring 
in an aircraft accident in accordance with the procedure prescribed in 
Secs. 72.1 to 72.8 of this chapter.
    (d) Disposition of remains. When a scheduled United States air 
carrier meets with an accident, the United States airline concerned will 
usually transport the identifiable remains of victims of the accident to 
the place of final interment designated by the next of kin. If the 
Foreign Service post is requested, or finds it necessary, to dispose of 
identifiable remains, it shall follow the procedure prescribed in 
Secs. 72.9 to 72.14 of this chapter. Where remains are unidentifiable, 
the local authorities may be expected to make final disposition of these 
remains locally in accordance with the health requirements of the 
country concerned, usually by common burial or by cremation, and without 
regard to the disposition desired by possible next of kin.