Civil & Administrative

NARA Opens Comment Period on Proposed Federal Records Disposal Schedules

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice opens a public comment period on proposed federal records schedules. These schedules let federal agencies request approval to dispose of records they say are no longer needed for agency business. Businesses, researchers, watchdog groups, and compliance teams that rely on federal records may want to review the listed schedules on regulations.gov. Comments are due by July 30, 2026, and must cite the relevant schedule control number.

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Key Changes

  • Opens public comment on proposed federal records disposal schedules
  • Directs commenters to review and submit comments through regulations.gov
  • Sets a July 30, 2026 deadline for responses

Obligations

What this law requires

low

Anyone submitting a comment on a proposed records schedule must submit the comment by July 30, 2026.

public commenters on proposed federal records schedules
Comments due by July 30, 2026
reporting
low

Anyone commenting on a specific records schedule must cite the control number of the schedule they wish to comment on.

public commenters on proposed federal records schedules
At the time of comment submission
reporting

Affected Parties

Federal agenciesBusinesses and researchers relying on federal records+1 more…

Tags

records management,federal agencies,public comments