---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1239.3"
title: "36"
number: "1239.3"
heading: "What definitions apply to this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1239.3"
---

# §1239.3. What definitions apply to this part?

- (a) See [§ 1220.18](/cfr/36/1220.18.md) of this subchapter for definitions of terms used in [part 1239](/cfr/36/part1239.md).
- (b) **As used in part 1239—** Inspection means a formal review and report by NARA under 44 U.S.C. [2904(c)](/usc/44/2904.md?p=c) and [2906(a)](/usc/44/2906.md?p=a) of an agency's recordkeeping processes that focus on significant records management problems affecting records at risk that meet one or more of the following criteria:
  - (1) Have a direct and high impact on legal rights or government accountability;
  - (2) Are the subject of high profile litigation, Congressional attention, or widespread media coverage;
  - (3) Have high research potential; or
  - (4) **Are permanent records with a large volume, regardless of format.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.

### Source

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