6 CFR § 5.9 - Preservation of records.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s5.9"
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title: "6 CFR § 5.9 - Preservation of records."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "5.9"
section_name: "Preservation of records."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 101  Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; 5 U.S.C. 301; 6 U.S.C. 142; DHS Del. No. 13001, Rev. 01 (June 2, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 4056, Jan. 27, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.9 Preservation of records.

Each component shall preserve all correspondence pertaining to the requests that it receives under this subpart, as well as copies of all requested records, until disposition or destruction is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the United States Code or the General Records Schedule 4.2 and/or 14 of the National Archives and Records Administration. Records will not be disposed of or destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.