28 CFR § 701.17 - Preservation of records.

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title: "28 CFR § 701.17 - Preservation of records."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "701.17"
section_name: "Preservation of records."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL"
part_number: "701"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 8895, Mar. 18, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 701.17 Preservation of records.

The Office shall preserve all correspondence relating to the requests it receives under this part, and all records processed pursuant to such requests, until such time as the destruction of such correspondence and records is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the United States Code. Under no circumstances shall records be destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.