What is a Record Disposition Schedule?
A “records schedule” identifies records as either temporary or permanent. All records schedules are approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). A records schedule provides mandatory instructions for the disposition of the records (including the transfer of permanent records and disposal of temporary records) when they are no longer needed by the agency. As part of the ongoing records life cycle, disposition should occur in the normal course of agency business. All Federal records must be scheduled (44 U.S.C. 3303) either by an agency schedule or a General Records Schedule (GRS).
