What must agencies do when transferring permanent microform records to the National Archives of the United States?
36 C.F.R. § 1238.30
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01Agencies must:
(a) Follow the procedures in part 1235 of this subchapter and the additional requirements in this section.
(b) If the records are not in a NARA Federal Records Center, submit the information specified in § 1232.14(c) of this subchapter.
(c) Transfer the silver gelatin original (or duplicate silver gelatin microform created in accordance with § 1238.14) plus one microform copy.
(d) Ensure that the inspections of the microforms are up-to-date. NARA will not accession permanent microform records until the first inspection has been performed (when the microforms are 2 years old).
(e) Package non-silver copies separately from the silver gelatin original or silver duplicate microform copy and clearly label them as non-silver copies.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-36.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026