USDA Records Management Regulations

Federal Laws Relating to Records Management

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Bulletins

Records Management Forms

DR 3080-1 Records Disposition. Policies, responsibilities, and procedures for the orderly disposition of records within the Department of Agriculture. This Departmental Regulation is a revision of DR 3080-1 Records Disposition. It supersedes DR 3080-1, dated August 30, 1984; DR 3040-1 Electronic Records Management Program, dated April 7, 1993; and DR 3090-1 Vital Records Program, dated July 17, 1986. It obsoletes DR 3040-2 Call Detail Records, dated August 31, 1995.

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National Archives and Records Administration - 44 U.S.C. Chapter 21

Records Management by the Archivist of the United States and by the Administrator of General Services - 44 U.S.C. Chapter 29

Federal Records Act - 44 U.S.C. Chapter 31 - Records Management by Federal Agencies NARA Regulations in Code of Federal Regulations

Disposal of Records - 44 U.S.C. Chapter 33

Paperwork Reduction Act - 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 - Coordination of Federal Information Policy

Clinger-Cohen Act - Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA), dated February 10, 1996

Administrative Procedure - 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5

The Freedom of Information Act - § 552. Public Information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings - As Amended By Public Law No.104-231, 110 Stat. 2422

The Privacy Act
§ 552a. Records maintained on individuals

§ 553. Rule making

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NARA Bulletins Still in Effect
2005-06: Additional requirement for transferring permanent records to the National Archives of the United States directly from agencies, August 22, 2005

2005-05: Guidance for Flexible Scheduling, April 20, 2005

2005-04: Availability of electronic records management guidance for PKI digital signature authenticated and secured transaction records, March 28, 2005

2005-03: Protecting Federal Records and Other Documentary Materials from Unauthorized Removal, December 22, 2004

2005-02: Harvest of Agency Public Web Sites, October 6, 2004

2005-01: Checklist of NARA Bulletins, October 19, 2004

2004-03: Recommended Practice - Obtaining internal agency assurances for proposed dispositions for temporary records that protect legal rights and assure accountability,
September 24, 2004

2004-02: Pre-accessioning permanent electronic records,
July 12, 2004

2003-04: Availability of electronic records management guidance for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-related administrative records, March 27, 2003

2003-03: Endorsement of DoD Electronic Records Management Application (RMA) Design Criteria Standard, version 2, January 15, 2003

2003-02: NARA GPEA Guidance; Continued Availability, November 14, 2002

95-03: Government Information Locator Service,
February 16, 1995

Suspended NARA Bulletin
99-04, Scheduling electronic copies of program records and administrative records not covered by the General Records Schedules (GRS), March 25,1999 (Suspended by NARA Bulletin 2000-02)

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SF 135 - Records Transmittal and Receipt (Leaving Site)

SF 135 - Continuation Sheet (Leaving Site)

SF258 - Agreement to Transfer Records to the National Archives of the United States (Leaving Site)

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We welcome your comments and suggestions about these pages. For information related to the USDA Records Management Program, please contact Colleen Snyder.

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Last Modified: 12/17/2007