When do agencies have to get GAO approval for schedules?
36 C.F.R. § 1225.20
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a), Federal agencies must obtain the approval of the Comptroller General for the disposal of the following types of records:
(1) Program records less than 3 years old,
(2) Deviations from General Records Schedule 2-10 (see § 1227.10 of this subchapter for a definition of general records schedules), and
(b) This approval must be obtained before NARA will approve the disposition request.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-36.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
