Unscheduled Records
Unscheduled records are those whose disposition has not been approved
by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Disposition
is the final action to be taken on official records. If a record is
not described in either NIH
Manual Chapter 1743, Keeping and Destroying Records or the
General
Records Schedule (GRS),
then it is "unscheduled." In that case, you must complete the Standard
Form 115 (SF-115), Request for Records Disposition Authority,
and submit it to NARA. The NIH Records Management Officer (RMO) will
assist you with the completion of the form. The NARA website provides
both the SF-115
and detailed instructions on completing the form.
Although unscheduled records may not be discarded, you may transfer
them to the federal records center (FRC) with a notice that disposition
is pending.
Standard Form (SF) 115
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Determining
Records Series
