36 C.F.R. § 1222.30 Purpose.
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
(a) The clear articulation of recordkeeping requirements by Federal agencies is essential if agencies are to meet the requirements of 44 U.S.C. 3101 and 3102 with respect to creating, receiving, maintaining, and preserving adequate and proper documentation, and with respect to maintaining an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of agency records. (b) Although many agencies regularly issue recordkeeping requirements for routine operations, many do not adequately specify such requirements for documenting policies and decisions, nor do they provide sufficient guidance on distinguishing between records and nonrecord materials, and maintaining records created or received on electronic mail systems. (c) Since agency functions, activities, and administrative practices vary so widely, NARA cannot issue a comprehensive list of all categories of documentary materials appropriate for preservation by an agency as evidence of its activities or because of the information they contain. In all cases, the agency must consider the intent or circumstances of creation or receipt of the materials to determine whether their systematic maintenance shall be required. [55 FR 27423, July 2, 1990, as amended at 60 FR 44640, Aug. 28, 1995]
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 1222—CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL RECORDS
Subpart C—Standards for Agency Recordkeeping Requirements
§ 1222.30 Purpose.
