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Title 36Parks, Forests, and Public PropertyPart / Section
Chapter XIINational Archives and Records Administration1200 – 1299
Subchapter CPublic Availability and Use1250 – 1258
Part 1254Using Records and Donated Historical Materials1254.1 – 1254.110
Subpart AGeneral Information1254.1 – 1254.14
§ 1254.1What kinds of archival materials may I use for research?
§ 1254.2Does NARA provide information about documents?
§ 1254.4Where and when are documents available to me for research?
§ 1254.6Do I need a researcher identification card to use archival materials at a NARA facility?
§ 1254.8What information do I need to provide when applying for a researcher identification card?
§ 1254.10For how long and where is my researcher identification card valid?
§ 1254.12Will NARA log or inspect my computer, other equipment, and notes?
§ 1254.14Are some procedures in regional archives and Presidential libraries different from those in the Washington, DC, area?
Subpart BResearch Room Rules1254.20 – 1254.52
Subpart CCopying Archival Materials1254.60 – 1254.88
Subpart DMicrofilming Archival Materials1254.90 – 1254.110
§ 1254.90What is the scope of this subpart?
§ 1254.92How do I submit a request to microfilm records and donated historical materials?
§ 1254.94What must my request include?
§ 1254.96What credits must I give NARA?
§ 1254.98May NARA make subsequent use of my publication?
§ 1254.100How does NARA evaluate requests?
§ 1254.102What requests does NARA not approve?
§ 1254.104How does NARA determine fees to prepare documents for microfilming?
§ 1254.106What are NARA's equipment standards?
§ 1254.108What are NARA's requirements for the microfilming process?
§ 1254.110Does NARA ever rescind permission to microfilm?