Federal Records Centers
Records Transmittal and Receipt, SF-135
- Agencies can store records that are covered by a NARA-approved
records disposition schedule or the General Records Schedule on a
reimbursable basis.
- Consistent with 36 CFR 1228.154(c)(vii), NARA records center
facilities can accept unscheduled record series that have a SF 115,
Request for Records Disposition Authority, logged and pending with
NARA's Life Cycle Management Division.
Please insert "pending" in block 6h on the
SF 135 and cite the schedule, the item number, and the date
it submitted to NARA with a copy of the schedule.
- No original signature is required.
- One SF 135 is suggested for each transfer of temporary records.
A separate SF 135 is required for each series of permanent or unscheduled records.
- The NARA records center receiving an e-mail request to transfer records will complete the SF-135 and reply back via e-mail to the original e-mail address. Approved forms returned as "undeliverable" will be mailed. Please be certain that the transferring agency's mailing and e-mail address is included on the SF 135.
General Instructions for completing the SF-135
General Instructions for Suitland (WNRC) for preparing the SF 135
Specific Instructions for the MS Word Electronic SF 135
Specific Instructions for the Adobe Acrobat [PDF] Electronic SF 135
The MS Word version of the SF 135
The Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the SF 135
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