Cancelled Guidance

This page lists National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) guidance that we have cancelled or that has otherwise expired or been superseded. We do not rely on this guidance once it has been cancelled or superseded or has expired.

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Guidance documents in this portal that pertain to the public do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public, except as authorized by law or regulation or as incorporated into a contract. Accordingly, with regard to the public, these guidance documents only provide clarity regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.
Guidance documents in this portal that pertain to Federal agencies are binding on agency actions as authorized under applicable statute, executive order, regulation, or similar authority.

Superseded, cancelled, revised, revoked, and expired guidance

Superseded / cancelled classified national security information (CNSI) guidance - from the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
Superseded / cancelled controlled unclassified information (CUI) guidance - from the CUI Executive Agent, ISOO
Superseded / cancelled records management guidance - from the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government
Superseded / cancelled Freedom of Information Act ombudsman guidance - from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)
Superseded / cancelled other NARA guidance

SUPERSEDED / CANCELLED Classified National Security Information (CNSI) Guidance

From the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)

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Number	Date issued	Title	General topic	Summary	Date posted to portal	Status	Date of status change
ISOO Notice 2017-03	07/12/2017	National Security Council (NSC) Partial Waiver for the Declassification Review of Certain White House and NSC Records	Declassification review	Establishes waiver for declassification review. Except for certain categories, agencies do not need to refer to the NSC staff for declassification review White House, NSC, and NSC-interest materials created prior to January 20, 2001, that are within their records.	02/19/2020	Cancelled by ISOO Notice 2021-03; Cancelled ISOO Notice 2013-04 (07/12/2017)	7/16/2021
ISOO Guidance 2018-04	09/21/2018	Reporting Waiver Granted for FY 2018 Statistics Related to the CNSI Program	Reporting	Notifies agencies that ISOO is waiving the requirement to submit these two statistical reporting forms for FY 2018, but that agencies must still complete self-inspection reporting for FY 2018 in accordance with Section 5.4(d)(4) of E.O. 13526 and 32 CFR 2001.60.	02/19/2020	Expired	12/31/2018
ISOO Notice 2017-01	04/06/2017	Upcoming ISOO Notices and Data Calls for FY 2017	Data calls	Lists notices and data calls agencies must comply with, along with associated publication and suspense dates.	02/19/2020	Expired	02/28/2018
ISOO Guidance 2016-03	05/24/2017	Update on the Fundamental Classification Guidance Review	Classification guidance review	Additional guidance as ISOO continues working with agencies as they complete the 2017 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review (FCGR).	02/19/2020	Expired	12/31/2018
ISOO Guidance 2016-01	03/17/2016	FY 2017 Fundamental Classification Guidance Review	Classification guidance review	Notifies agencies they must perform the Fundemental Classification Guidance Review and submit the results of the completed review to ISOO by 30 June 2017, and provides guidance on the review and submission.	02/19/2020	Five-year cycle requirement; expired	02/01/2017
ISOO Notice 2015-05	09/25/2015	Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years	Automatic declassification	Clarifies which agencies have received approval from the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) to exempt specific information from automatic declassification and may receive referrals resulting from automatic declassification reviews.	02/19/2020	Superseded by ISOO Notice 2019-03	09/29/2019
ISOO Notice 2015-04	07/10/2015	Update on Recent Cyber Incidents at OPM	OPM breach	Provides guidance on breaches of OPM clearance background investigation data, who was affected, how it happened, what steps to take, and OPM assistance to those affected.	02/19/2020	Expired	01/31/2020
ISOO Notice 2015-03	07/07/2015	Update for Security Clearance Holders	OPM breach	Provides guidance on current actions being taken regarding the recent OPM security breaches of clearance background investigation data.	02/19/2020	Expired	01/31/2020
ISOO Notice 2015-02	06/16/2015	Message from OPM to Security Clearance Holders	OPM breach	Notifies agencies that OPM discovered additional systems were compromised that affect clearance background investigation data. OPM, DHS, and the FBI are working to determine the number of people affected by this separate intrusion.	02/19/2020	Expired	01/31/2020
ISOO Notice 2014-04	09/05/2014	Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years	Automatic declassification	Agencies that have received approval from the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) to exempt specific information from automatic declassification and may receive referrals resulting from automatic declassification reviews.	02/19/2020	Superseded by ISOO Notice 2019-02	09/28/2019

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SUPERSEDED / CANCELLED Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Guidance

From the CUI Executive Agent, ISOO

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Number	Date issued	Title	General topic	Summary	Date posted to portal	Status	Date of status change
CUI Memo 2019-08-12	08/12/2019	CUI FY19 Annual Reporting Memo	Reports and reporting	Annual reporting call by November 1, 2019, in accordance with regulation and implementing guidance. Includes guidance for reporting on current and projected efforts to implement the CUI Program.	02/19/2020	Annual requirement; expired	12/31/2019
CUI Memo 2019-08-12a	08/12/2019	CUI FY19 Annual Reporting Form and Instructions (attachment)	Reports and reporting	FY19 Annual Reporting Form accompanying annual reporting call.	02/19/2020	Annual requirement; expired	12/31/2019
CUI Notice 2018-03	03/13/2018	Implementation and Compliance Reporting and Delays	Implementing	Additional implementation guidance on what constitutes compliance, reporting requirements, and delays.	02/19/2020	Cancelled by CUI Notice 2020-01	05/14/2020
CUI Notice 2016-01	09/14/2016	Implementation Guidance for the CUI Program	Implementing	Provides deadlines and requirements for implementing the CUI Program within agencies.	02/19/2020	Cancelled by CUI Notice 2020-01	05/14/2020
CUI Memo 2018-08-06	08/06/2018	CUI FY18 Annual Reporting Memo, Form, and Instructions	Reports and reporting	Annual reporting call by November 1, 2018, in accordance with regulation and implementing guidance. Includes guidance for reporting on current and projected efforts to implement the CUI Program.	02/19/2020	Annual requirement; expired	12/31/2018
CUI Memo 2017-08-17	08/17/2017	CUI FY17 Annual Reporting Memo, Form, and Instructions	Reports and reporting	Annual reporting call by November 1, 2017, in accordance with regulation and implementing guidance. Includes guidance for reporting on current and projected efforts to implement the CUI Program.	02/19/2020	Annual requirement; expired	12/31/2017
CUI Notice 2017-02	08/17/2017	CUI and Multi-Step Destruction Process	Destroying CUI	Recommended methods for destroying CUI that meet regulatory requirements.	02/19/2020	Superseded by CUI Notice 2019-03	07/15/2019
CUI Memo 2017-04-07	04/07/2017	CUI Program Implementation Initial Status Report	Reports and reporting	Initial status report call by May 31, 2017, on agency CUI implementation efforts aligning with implementation guidance. Includes guidance for reporting.	02/19/2020	Initial requirement; expired	07/31/2017
CUI Handbook 2016-09-16	09/16/2016	Marking CUI (Marking Handbook)	Marking	Marking guidance for the CUI Program.	02/19/2020	Superseded by CUI Handbook 2016-12-06	12/06/2016
CUI Joint Memo 2014-07-03	07/03/2014	Revised Guidance regarding CUI and the Freedom of Information Act	Decontrolling/FOIA	Guidance on the intersection between the CUI Program and FOIA.	02/19/2020	Superseded by CUI Joint Memo 2018-11-19	11/19/2018

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SUPERSEDED / CANCELLED Records Management Guidance

From the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government

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Number	Date issued	Title	General topic	Summary	Date posted to portal	Status	Date of status change
NARA Bulletin 2015-01	06/17/2015	Scheduling Guidance on the Appropriate Age for Legal Transfer of Permanent Records to the National Archives of the United States	Scheduling records	Provides guidance on determining the appropriate age at which permanent records, regardless of their media or format, should be transferred into the legal custody of the National Archives.	02/19/2020	Superseded by NARA Bulletin 2020-02	09/30/2020
NARA Bulletin 2014-03	12/04/2013	Guidance on Agency Records Officer Training Requirements	Training	Provides guidance to assist agency records officers in meeting Requirement 2.3 in the joint Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and NARA Directive M-12-18, Managing Government Records (August 24, 2012).	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2011-02	10/20/2010	Guidance on Managing Records in Web 2.0/Social Media Platforms	Social media records	Provides guidance on managing records produced when agencies use web 2.0/social media platforms for Federal business. Open and transparent government increasingly relies on the use of these technologies, and as agencies adopt these tools, they must comply with all records management laws, regulations, and policies.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2008-05	07/31/2008	Guidance concerning the use of e-mail archiving applications to store e-mail, July 31, 2008	Electronic messages	Provides guidance on using email archiving applications and similar technologies for managing email records.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2008-04	07/31/2008	Guidance for flexible scheduling	Records schedules	Provides information to agencies that want to create flexible "big bucket" or large aggregation schedules for their records or wish to use flexible retention periods for record disposition.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2008-03	03/06/2008	Scheduling existing electronic records	Records schedules	Reminds agencies of techniques that may assist them in scheduling existing electronic records in accordance with Section 207(e) of the E-Government Act of 2002, [44 U.S.C. 3601] and NARA Bulletin 2006-02, NARA Guidance for Implementing Section 207(e) of the E-Government Act of 2002.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2008-02	02/04/2008	Protecting Federal records and other documentary materials from unauthorized removal	Records custody	Reminds heads of agencies that official records must remain in the custody of the agency.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2006-05	07/31/2006	Pre-accessioning permanent electronic records	Transferring records	Defines what NARA means when discussing pre-accessioning of electronic records with archival value and describes the criteria for determining when pre-accessioning is appropriate.	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2006-04	07/12/2006	Scheduling Electronic Copies of E-mail and Word Processing Records	Records schedules	Directs agencies to use General Records Schedule (GRS) 20, Item 13, as disposition authority for electronic copies of records created using word processing applications that are not the copies maintained in a record-keeping system, and GRS 20, Item 14, as disposition authority for electronic copies of email records that are also not maintained in a record-keeping system. Also announces a change in procedure for submitting an SF 115, Request for Records Disposition Authority (i.e., records schedule).	02/19/2020	Superseded
NARA Bulletin 2006-03	12/23/2005	Availability of the Federal Enterprise Architecture Records Management Profile, version 1.0	Records management	Announces the public release of the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Records Management Profile, version 1.0 (RM Profile, v. 1.0). The profile provides a context for embedding record-keeping requirements and effective records management practices to ensure that common and consistent records management procedures and practices are built into agency work processes, enterprise architectures, capital planning and investment control (CPIC) processes, and information systems.	02/19/2020	Superseded

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Older cancelled records management guidance

SUPERSEDED / CANCELLED Freedom of Information Act Ombudsman Guidance

From the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)

Guidance will be added as it becomes available.

SUPERSEDED / CANCELLED Other NARA Guidance

Guidance will be added as it becomes available.

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