If it is stuffed with correspondence or other records and the sides and top are bulging, it will be refused by the Records Center and returned to the sending agency for proper re-packing. Don't - Include Record Series of different retention periods in the same box. These records should not go into the same box. The GS1- 17A is a record copy and has a retention period of 3 fiscal years provided applicable audits have been released. The GS1-106A is also a record copy, but it has a retention period of 5 years after completion of the study provided applicable audits have been released.
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Records that must remain together as a set can be placed in a file folder. A copy of this form in Excel, Lotus, QuatroPro, or PDF format will be available in the near future for downloading from the RCW or copied from the BC- NET page. However, a copy of this Form in Word Perfect format follows this section. The instructions for preparation of this form are included. 2.The retrieval request form 404-25 may be faxed to the Records Center or sent via interoffice mail.