Get SF115.PDF. Request For Records Disposition Authority

The Principle of Disposition An organization shall provide secure and appropriate disposition for information assets no longer required to be maintained, in compliance with applicable laws and the organization's policies.

Use Standard Form 115 to obtain authority for the disposition of records. Submit two signed copies to the National Archives and Records Administration (NIR), Washington, DC 20408, and retain one copy as your suspense copy.

n. Formal permission granting an agency the right to destroy materials or to transfer them to the archives.

Disposition refers to the final decision about whether to dispose of records or keep records permanently. Disposition of records can mean either destroying them or formally donating them to another organization after the records have met their legal retention period.

What is an "Agency Records Disposition Schedule"? An "Agency Records Disposition Schedule" governs the disposition of all the records of a particular government office.

Disposition is a comprehensive term that includes destruction as well as other actions, such as the transfer of permanent records to the National Archives. After appraising agency records, NARA authorizes either their disposal or their transfer to the National Archives for preservation and research.

SF-115 (Request for Records Disposition Authority) | Forms | U.S. Agency for International Development.

“Disposition” means the final retention action carried out on a Record. This may include destruction, deletion, secure destruction or deletion, or transfer for archival review or to a third party.