{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-1237.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 1237.22","heading":"What are special considerations in the storage and maintenance of cartographic and related records?","body":"Agencies must:\n(a) Maintain permanent and unscheduled cartographic, architectural, and engineering records in an environment that does not exceed 70 degrees Fahrenheit and with relative humidity under 50%.\n(b) Create an identification scheme for each series and assign unique identification designations to each item within a series.\n(c) Maintain lists or indexes for each series with cross-references to related textual records.\n(d) Avoid interfiling separate series of maps, charts, or drawings, and file permanent cartographic and architectural records separately from temporary series unless hand-corrected versions have been systematically filed with other published maps in a central or master file.\n(e) Avoid rolling and folding maps and drawings. Store permanent maps and drawings flat in shallow drawer map cases in acid-free folders.\n(f) Do not laminate original oversize records. Consult NARA for preservation, storage, and treatment options, by mail at National Archives and Records Administration; Preservation Programs (RX); 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT","PART 1237—AUDIOVISUAL, CARTOGRAPHIC, AND RELATED RECORDS MANAGEMENT"],"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":"b77c4cc3bb1517ce5dd4575840e9a8d1232a1862cba6e713301a3411f7add37f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-1237.20","next":"us/36-cfr-1237.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}