Using The Federal Records Center

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EPA/EIMD/91-004
March 1997

Introduction

This guide explains the role of the Federal records center (FRC) operated by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and what the FRC can do for your program. It provides a detailed description of the processes and procedures to be followed when:

Retiring records to the Federal records center.
Retrieving records from the Federal records center.
Approving the final disposition of records.

This publication also describes the role of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Headquarters Records Management Program in retiring records to the FRC, and what assistance the Headquarters Records Officer can provide. The Headquarters Records Management Program is part of the Office of Environmental Information (OEI).

The Office is responsible for organizing, planning, directing, and overseeing the Agency-wide records management program; developing Agency records management policy and guidance; providing records management training; developing retention and disposition requirements for all Agency records; and providing assistance to Headquarters programs in managing, maintaining, retiring, and retrieving records. For more information concerning the Headquarters records program, contact Tammy Boulware at (202) 566-1665.

These procedures have been updated to provide Agency Headquarters personnel with current instructions consistent with guidance from the Federal records center. Any questions should be directed to your program's Records Liaison Officer (RLO) or the Headquarters Records Officer.

Using the Federal Records Center answers your questions about retiring records:

Introduction | Overview | Retiring | Retrieving | Disposition

Using The Federal Records Center

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Introduction

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