Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 2.12.1999

Storage of Federal Records

NARA is amending its records management regulations governing records creation, maintenance, and disposition to update provisions relating to the storage of Federal records. Current regulations focus on the use of NARA records centers for off-site storage and provide procedures for securing NARA approval of agency records centers. However, in addition to records centers operated by NARA and other Federal agencies, some agencies now use commercial records storage facilities for the storage of their records. Among the changes is a new requirement that agencies maintain the same level of intellectual control over records stored in their own records centers and commercial records storage facilities, as is required for records stored in NARA records centers. As part of this requirement, agencies must report to NARA when permanent or unscheduled records are sent for storage to an agency records center or commercial storage facility. The revised regulations specify that agencies must store Federal records in space with appropriate environmental controls to ensure their preservation until the expiration of their retention period (for temporary records) or until the date of transfer to the