Federal Records Management

Records Storage Standards Toolkit

This Toolkit provides Federal Records Officers with information to comply with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations concerning the Records Storage Facility requirements.

Guidance on Records Storage Facility Required Actions:

File 1: Records Stored in a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Federal Records Center
File 2: Records Stored in an Agency-operated Records Center
File 3: Records Stored in a Commercial Records Storage Facility
File 4: Records Stored in Agency Office Space

Existing Regulations Relating to Facility Standards:

File 5: Part 1234 Facility Standards for Records Storage Facilities *
File 6: Appendix A, Minimum Security Standards (scroll down to get to the appendices) *
File 7: Appendix B, Alternative Certified Fire-safety Detection and Suppression System(s)(scroll down to get to the appendices) *

Other NARA Guidance and Information Relating to Facility Standards:

File 8: Facility Standards PowerPoint Presentation*
File 9: NARA Bulletin 2008-06: Records Storage Facility Standards
File 10: List of Currently Approved Commercial Storage Facilities

Please read statement at the top of File 10 list

File 11: FAQ

* (These links takes you to a PDF version of the standards. If you would like to search the PDF use Ctrl + F.)

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