Federal Records Management

Records Management Resources for Agency Drawdown

Federal agencies may be undergoing significant changes to their organizational structures. They are still required to manage all records. This webpage provides information for federal agencies undergoing changes. Contact rm.communications@nara.gov with any questions about this page or NARA's federal records management guidance.

Resources

Agency Drawdown Checklist

Abridged Drawdown Checklist (One Page)

Electronic Records Drawdown Checklist

Checklist for Proposing Early Transfer of Permanent Records

Identification of Records, Nonrecord Materials, and Personal Papers

Accessioning Guidance

Transfer Guidance

File Formats for the Transfer of Permanent Records

Laws

44 USC Chapter 21, § 2104. Administrative provisions

44 USC Chapter 21, §2107. Acceptance of records for historical preservation

44 USC Chapter 21, § 2108. Responsibility for custody, use, and withdrawal of records

44 USC Chapter 29, § 2907. Records centers and centralized microfilming or digitization services

44 USC Chapter 29, § 2908. Regulations

Regulations

Part 1202: Regulations Implementing the Privacy Act of 1974

Part 1225: Scheduling Records

1225.22 When must agencies reschedule or review their records schedules?

Part 1231: Transfer of Records from the Custody of One Executive Agency to Another

Part 1256: Access to Records and Donated Historical Materials

Part 1260: Declassification of National Security Information

Records Schedules

RCS (Agency Records Control Schedules)

GRS (General Records Schedules)

Agency Records Officers

Training

Microlearning Lessons

Guidance

Email and Electronic Messages Management

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