# 29 C.F.R. § 71.8 (2026): Preservation of records

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_8

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 C.F.R. § 71.8 (2026)
- **Heading:** Preservation of records
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 29 CFR: Labor / Part 71: PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO RECORDS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 / Subpart A: General / § 71.8: § 71.8   Preservation of records.

## Text

Each component shall preserve all correspondence relating to the requests it receives under this subpart, and all records processed pursuant to such requests, until such time as the destruction of such correspondence and records is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the U.S. Code and record schedules approved by the National Archives and Records Administration, and otherwise in accordance with retention requirements as published in the agency's system of records. Under no circumstances shall records be destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request for access, appeal, or lawsuit under the Act.

## Nearby sections

- [29 C.F.R. § 71.1 (2026) § 71.1   General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_1.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.2 (2026) § 71.2   Requests for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_2.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.3 (2026) § 71.3   Responses by components to requests for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_3.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.4 (2026) § 71.4   Form and content of component responses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_4.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.5 (2026) § 71.5   Access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_5.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.6 (2026) § 71.6   Fees for access to records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_6.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.7 (2026) § 71.7   Appeals from denials of access.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_7.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.8 (2026) § 71.8   Preservation of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_8.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.9 (2026) § 71.9   Request for correction or amendment of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_9.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.10 (2026) § 71.10   Certain records not subject to correction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_10.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.11 (2026) § 71.11   Emergency disclosures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_11.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.12 (2026) § 71.12   Use and collection of social security numbers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_12.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.13 (2026) § 71.13   Employee standards of conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_13.md)
- [29 C.F.R. § 71.14 (2026) § 71.14   Use of nonpublic information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T29_P71_S71_14.md)

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