40 CFR § 1601.31 - Preservation of records pertaining to requests under this part.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s1601.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 1601.31 - Preservation of records pertaining to requests under this part."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1601.31"
section_name: "Preservation of records pertaining to requests under this part."
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD"
part_number: "1601"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 45502, Sept. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1601"
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# 1601.31 Preservation of records pertaining to requests under this part.
The CSB must preserve all correspondence pertaining to the requests that it receives under this subpart, as well as copies of all requested records, until disposition or destruction is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the United States Code and the General Records Schedule 4.2 of the National Archives and Records Administration. The CSB must not dispose of or destroy records while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.