36 CFR § 1235.18 - How do agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?

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title: "36 CFR § 1235.18 - How do agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?"
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title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
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section_name: "How do agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?"
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# 1235.18 How do agencies transfer records to the National Archives of the United States?

Agencies transfer records by submitting a signed SF 258, Agreement to Transfer Records to the National Archives of the United States. Each SF 258 must correlate to a specific records series or other aggregation of records, as identified in an item on the SF 115 or cited on the SF 258.