36 CFR § 1231.10 - Who has the authority to approve the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to another?

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title: "36 CFR § 1231.10 - Who has the authority to approve the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to another?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1231.10"
section_name: "Who has the authority to approve the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to another?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RECORDS MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "1231"
part_name: "TRANSFER OF RECORDS FROM THE CUSTODY OF ONE EXECUTIVE AGENCY TO ANOTHER"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "44 U.S.C. 2908."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1231.10 Who has the authority to approve the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to another?

NARA must approve in writing the transfer of records from the custody of one executive agency to another, except as provided in § 1231.18(a).