36 CFR § 1270.24 - When the Archivist may act for a President.

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title: "36 CFR § 1270.24 - When the Archivist may act for a President."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1270.24"
section_name: "When the Archivist may act for a President."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS"
part_number: "1270"
part_name: "PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS"
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authority: "44 U.S.C. 2201-2209."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 26589, June 8, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1270.24 When the Archivist may act for a President.

If a President specifies restrictions on access to Presidential records under 44 U.S.C. 2204(a), but has not made a designation under § 1270.22 at the time of their death or disability, the Archivist exercises the President's discretion or authority under 44 U.S.C. 2204, except as limited by 44 U.S.C. 2208 and § 1270.48.