---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1226.10"
title: "36"
number: "1226.10"
heading: "Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1226.10"
---

# §1226.10. Must agencies apply approved schedules to their records?


The application of approved schedules is mandatory except as provided in §§ [1226.16](/cfr/36/1226.16.md) and [1226.18](/cfr/36/1226.18.md). Federal records must be retained as specified in the schedule to conduct Government business, protect rights, avoid waste, and preserve permanent records for transfer to the National Archives of the United States.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2111, 2904, 3102, and 3301.

### Source

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