---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1222.16"
title: "36"
number: "1222.16"
heading: "How are nonrecord materials managed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1222.16"
---

# §1222.16. How are nonrecord materials managed?

- (a) Agencies must develop recordkeeping requirements to distinguish records from nonrecord materials.
- (b) **The following guidelines should be used in managing nonrecord materials—**
  - (1) If a clear determination cannot be made, the materials should be treated as records. Agencies may consult with NARA for guidance.
  - (2) Nonrecord materials must be physically segregated from records or, for electronic non-record materials, readily identified and segregable from records;
  - (3) **Nonrecord materials should be purged when no longer needed for reference.** NARA's approval is not required to destroy such materials.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2904, 3101, 3102, and 3301.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted.