32 CFR § 286.6 - Preservation of records.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s286.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 286.6 - Preservation of records."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "286.6"
section_name: "Preservation of records."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROGRAM"
part_number: "286"
part_name: "DOD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 1197, Jan. 5, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "286"
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# 286.6 Preservation of records.
Each DoD Component shall preserve all correspondence pertaining to the requests that it receives under this part, 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 of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Records shall not be disposed of or destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.