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Title 36Parks, Forests, and Public PropertyPart / Section
Chapter XIINational Archives and Records Administration1200 – 1299
Subchapter BRecords Management1220 – 1249
Part 1236Electronic Records Management1236.2 – 1236.58
Subpart AGeneral1236.2 – 1236.6
§ 1236.2Definitions that apply to this part.
§ 1236.4What standards are used as guidance for this part?
§ 1236.6What are agency responsibilities for electronic records management?
Subpart BRecords Management and Preservation Considerations for Designing and Implementing Electronic Information Systems1236.10 – 1236.14
§ 1236.10What records management controls must agencies establish for records in electronic information systems?
§ 1236.12What other records management and preservation considerations must be incorporated into the design, development, and implementation of electronic information systems?
§ 1236.14What must agencies do to protect records against technological obsolescence?
Subpart CAdditional Requirements for Electronic Records1236.20 – 1236.28
§ 1236.20What are appropriate recordkeeping systems for electronic records?
§ 1236.22What are the additional requirements for managing electronic mail records?
§ 1236.24What are the additional requirements for managing unstructured electronic records?
§ 1236.26What actions must agencies take to maintain electronic information systems?
§ 1236.28What additional requirements apply to the selection and maintenance of electronic records storage media for permanent records?
Subpart DDigitizing Temporary Federal Records1236.30 – 1236.36
§ 1236.30Requirements for digitizing temporary records.
§ 1236.32Digitization standards.
§ 1236.34Validating digitization.
§ 1236.36Disposing of source records.
Subpart EDigitizing Permanent Federal Records1236.40 – 1236.56
Subpart FTransfer Metadata1236.58
§ 1236.58Transfer metadata.