36 CFR § 1226.10 - Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?

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title: "36 CFR § 1226.10 - Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1226.10"
section_name: "Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RECORDS MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "1226"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTING DISPOSITION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "44 U.S.C. 2111, 2904, 3102, and 3301."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1226.10 Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?

The application of approved schedules is mandatory except as provided in §§ 1226.16 and 1226.18. Federal records must be retained as specified in the schedule to conduct Government business, protect rights, avoid waste, and preserve permanent records for transfer to the National Archives of the United States.