{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1231.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1231.12","heading":"How do executive agencies request to transfer records to another executive agency?","body":"An executive agency that proposes to transfer records to another agency must request approval of the transfer of records in writing from NARA, by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Office of the Chief Records Officer (AC); 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, or by email at RM.Communications@nara.gov. The request must include:\n(a) A concise description of the records to be transferred, including the volume in cubic feet;\n(b) A statement of the restrictions imposed on the use of records;\n(c) A statement of the agencies and persons using the records and the purpose of this use;\n(d) A statement of the current and proposed physical and organizational locations of the records;\n(e) A justification for the transfer including an explanation of why it is in the best interests of the Government; and\n(f) Copies of the concurrence in the transfer by the heads of all agencies involved in the proposed transfer.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT","PART 1231—TRANSFER OF RECORDS FROM THE CUSTODY OF ONE EXECUTIVE AGENCY TO ANOTHER"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"293735d000b6f5a4c49bfda8c5eee27b721d86f296c701d9e3db8addcb9e9297","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1231.10","next":"us/36-cfr-1231.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}