Drafting and Editing

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Record Description:

Records relating to the drafting/editing of correspondence, documents and publications.

Includes, but is not limited to: preliminary drafts not covered by a more specific records series, not needed as evidence of external consultation or as evidence that the agency practiced due diligence in the drafting process; edits/suggestions/directions (such as handwritten annotations/notes, track changes information/comments in Microsoft Word, etc.); electronic documents created solely for printing (such assigns, mailing labels, etc.);  related correspondence/communications.

Retention Requirement: Until no longer needed for agency business

Disposition after Retention: Destroy

Record Status: NON-ESSENTIAL, NON-ARCHIVAL

Disposition Authority Reference: GS 50008.0001.18659

Approved by State Records Committee: 2024 October 02

Last Updated / Revised by UARM:

Function: Transitory Records