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Title 36 → Chapter XII → Subchapter B → Part 1229
§1229.1 What is the scope of this part?
§1229.2 What are the authorities for this part?
§1229.3 What definitions apply to this part?
§1229.12 What are the requirements during a state of war or threatened war?
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3310 and 3311.
This part describes certain conditions under which records may be destroyed without regard to the provisions of part 1226 of this subchapter.
The statutory authorities for this part are 44 U.S.C. 3310 and 3311.
See §1220.18 of this subchapter for definitions of terms used in part 1229.
(a) When an agency identifies records that pose a continuing menace to human health or life, or to property, the records officer or other designee must immediately notify NARA, by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Office of the Chief Records Officer (AC); 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, or by email at [email protected] The notice must describe the records, their location and quantity, and the nature of the menace.
(a) Destruction of records outside the territorial limits of the continental United States is authorized whenever, during a state of war between the United States and any other nation or when hostile action appears imminent, the head of the agency that has custody of the records determines that their retention would be prejudicial to the interest of the United States, or that they occupy space urgently needed for military purposes and are without sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal, historical, or other value to warrant their continued preservation.
(b) Within six months after the destruction of any records under this authorization, the agency official who directed the destruction must submit to NARA, by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Office of the Chief Records Officer (AC); 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, or by email at [email protected], a written statement explaining the reasons for the destruction and a description of the records and how, when, and where the destruction was accomplished.