[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 36, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 36CFR1234.1] [Page 900-901] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER XII--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION PART 1234_ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 1234.1 Scope of part. Subpart A_General Sec. 1234.1 Scope of part. 1234.2 Definitions. Subpart B_Program Requirements 1234.10 Agency responsibilities. Subpart C_Standards for the Creation, Use, Preservation, and Disposition of Electronic Records 1234.20 Creation and use of data files. 1234.22 Creation and use of text documents. 1234.24 Standards for managing electronic mail records. 1234.26 Judicial use of electronic records. 1234.28 Security of electronic records. 1234.30 Selection and maintenance of electronic records storage media. 1234.32 Retention and disposition of electronic records. 1234.34 Destruction of electronic records. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2904, 3101, 3102, and 3105. Source: 55 FR 19218, May 8, 1990, unless otherwise noted. This part establishes the basic requirements related to the creation, maintenance, use, and disposition of electronic records. Electronic records include numeric, graphic, and text information, which may be recorded on any medium capable of being read by a computer and which satisfies the definition of a record. This includes, but is not limited to, magnetic media, such as tapes and disks, and optical disks. [[Page 901]] Unless otherwise noted, these requirements apply to all electronic information systems, whether on microcomputers, minicomputers, or main- frame computers, regardless of storage media, in network or stand-alone configurations. This part also covers creation, maintenance and use, and disposition of Federal records created by individuals using electronic mail applications. [60 FR 44640, Aug. 28, 1995]