Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 01, 2024

Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property last revised: May 30, 2024
§ 1236.58 - Transfer metadata.

When agencies transfer permanent records to the National Archives' legal and physical custody, the agency must provide transfer metadata to NARA. The transfer metadata must be entered into the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) when the Transfer Request (TR) is created to begin transferring the records. Each transfer of digital records must include the following metadata that applies to the transfer as a whole:

Table 1 to § 1236.58—Transfer Metadata Table

Metadata label Required fields Description Requirement level
Transfer Request NumberTransfer Request NumberThe number automatically generated when a Transfer Request is createdMandatory.
Transfer TitleTransfer TitleThe name assigned to the collection, set or series of records the agency is transferring to NARAMandatory.
DatesInclusive Start DateThe beginning date on which the record group, collection, series, or set the agency is transferring to NARA was created, maintained, or accumulated by the creatorMandatory.
Inclusive End DateThe last date on which the record group, collection, series, or set the agency is transferring to NARA was created, maintained, or accumulated by the creatorMandatory.
Creating OrganizationCreating OrganizationThe name of the organization responsible for creating, accumulating, or maintaining the collection, series, or set when in working (primary) useMandatory.
Record Group NumberParent Record Group NumberThe unique number assigned to a record groupMandatory.
General Records TypeGeneral Records TypeThe general form of the records set, series, or collection the agency is transferring, including but not limited to: architectural and engineering drawings, artifacts, data files, maps and charts, moving images, photographs, and other graphic materials, sound recordings, textual records, or web pagesMandatory.
Access RestrictionsAccess Restriction StatusIndicate whether or not there are access restrictions on the set, collection, or series of records the agency is transferring to NARAMandatory.
Specific Access RestrictionSpecific access restrictions on the set, collection, or series of records, including but not limited to: restrictions based on national security considerations, donor restrictions, court orders, and other statutory or regulatory provisions, including Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptionsMandatory if access restriction exists.
Use RestrictionsUse Restriction StatusIndicate whether or not there are use restrictions on the set, collection, or series of records transferring to NARAMandatory.
Specific Use RestrictionThe type of use restrictions on the set, collection, or series of records, including but not limited to restrictions based on: copyright, trademark, service mark, donor, or statutory provisions, including Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptionsMandatory if use restriction exists.
Records Schedule NumberRecords Schedule NumberThe number NARA assigned to the agency records schedule that applies to all the records in the collection, series, or set transferringMandatory.
source: 74 FR 51014, Oct. 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 36 CFR 1236.58