36 CFR 1235.32 : Parks, Forests, And Public Property (§ 1.1 To Parts 1601-1699) — (Parts 300-311 To Parts 1601-1699) — National Archives And Records Administration (§ 1200.1 To Parts 1291-1299) — Records Management (§ 1220.1 To Parts 1240-1249) — Transfer Of Records To The National Archives Of The United States (§ 1235.1 To § 1235.50) — Administration Of Transferred Records (§ 1235.30 To § 1235.34) — How does NARA handle restrictions on transferred records?

(a) For records less than 30 years old. Unless required by law, NARA will remove or relax restrictions on transferred records less than 30 years old only with the written concurrence of the transferring agency or, if applicable, its successor agency. If the transferring agency no longer exists, and there is no successor, the Archivist may relax, remove, or impose restrictions to serve the public interest.

(b) For records more than 30 years old. (1) After records are more than 30 years old, most statutory and other restrictions on transferred records expire. NARA, however, after consulting with the transferring agency, may keep the restrictions in force for a longer period.

(2) See part 1256 of this chapter for restrictions on specific categories of records, including national security classified information and information that would invade the privacy of an individual that NARA restricts beyond 30 years.