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36 CFR §1220.32

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Agencies must create and maintain authentic, reliable, and usable records and ensure that they remain so for the length of their authorized retention period. A comprehensive records management program provides policies and procedures for ensuring that:
  1. (a)Records documenting agency business are created or captured;
  2. (b)Records are organized and maintained to facilitate their use and ensure integrity throughout their authorized retention periods;
  3. (c)Records are available when needed, where needed, and in a usable format to conduct agency business;
  4. (d)Legal and regulatory requirements, relevant standards, and agency policies are followed;
  5. (e)Records, regardless of format, are protected in a safe and secure environment and removal or destruction is carried out only as authorized in records schedules; and
  6. (f)Continuity of operations is supported by a vital records program (see part 1223 of this subchapter).