Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property--Volume 1
PART 1227—GENERAL RECORDS SCHEDULES
§ 1227.1   What are the authorities for Part 1227?
The statutory authority for this part is 44 U.S.C. 3303a(d).
§ 1227.2   What definitions apply to this part?
See § 1220.18 of this subchapter for definitions of terms used in part 1227.
§ 1227.3   What standards are used as guidance for this part?
These regulations conform with guidance provided in ISO 15489-1:2001, Information and documentation—Records management, paragraphs 9.2 (Determining how long to retain records) and 9.9 (Implementing disposition).
§ 1227.10   What are General Records Schedules (GRS)?
General Records Schedules (GRS) are schedules issued by the Archivist of the United States that authorize, after specified periods of time, the destruction of temporary records or the transfer to the National Archives of the United States of permanent records that are common to several or all agencies.
§ 1227.12   When must agencies apply the GRS?
(a) Agencies apply the disposition instructions of the GRS, as provided in the following table.
(b) Except as provided in the table in paragraph (a), agencies must incorporate in their disposition manual or otherwise disseminate new and revised GRS within 6 months after NARA has issued the GRS Transmittal.
(c) NARA may, at its discretion, apply the provisions of the GRS to records in its legal custody, subject to the provisions of § 1235.34 of this subchapter.
§ 1227.14   How do I obtain copies of the GRS?
(a) The GRS and instructions for their use are available online at https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/grs . They are also available upon request by email at GRS_Team@nara.gov or by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Office of the Chief Records Officer (AC); Attention: GRS Team, Room 2100; 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.
(b) NARA distributes new and revised GRS to Federal agencies under sequentially numbered GRS transmittals.