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EPA Records Schedule 071
Status: Final, 02/12/2007
Title: Referrals and Notifications of Violations of Criminal Conflict of Interest Statutes and Other Potential Violations Files
Program: Ethics
Applicability: Agency-wide
Function: 403-256 - Employee Relations
NARA Disposal Authority:
This schedule authorizes the disposition of the record copy in any media (media neutral), excluding any records already in electronic form. Records designated for permanent retention must be transferred to the National Archives in accordance with NARA standards at the time of transfer.
- General Records Schedule 25/4
Description:
Includes referrals made to Inspectors General or the Department of Justice and notifications to Office of Government Ethics (OGE) concerning ethics violations or suspected violations. This item also covers related background materials, including copies of disciplinary and corrective actions and disposition documents such as declinations of prosecution.
Disposition Instructions:
Item a: Record copy
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Disposable
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Destroy when 6 years old.
Guidance:
Records containing sensitive information must be shredded or otherwise definitively destroyed to protect confidentiality.
Reasons for Disposition:
Conforms to NARA's General Records Schedule 25, item 4.
Item b for electronic mail and word processing system copies was deleted 08/15/2006 pursuant to NARA Bulletin 2006-04.
Custodians:
Office of Inspector General
- Contact:
- Telephone:
Related Schedules:
Previous NARA Disposal Authority:
Entry: 09/23/2003
EPA Approval: Not applicable
NARA Approval: 04/00/2003