36 CFR § 1223.10 - What is the purpose of Part 1223?

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title: "36 CFR § 1223.10 - What is the purpose of Part 1223?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1223.10"
section_name: "What is the purpose of Part 1223?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "RECORDS MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "1223"
part_name: "MANAGING VITAL RECORDS"
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# 1223.10 What is the purpose of Part 1223?

Part 1223 specifies policies and procedures needed to establish a program to identify, protect, and manage vital records as part of an agency's continuity of operation plan designed to meet emergency management responsibilities.