§ 16.9 Preservation of records.

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Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 16—PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL OR INFORMATION > Subpart A—Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act

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Each component shall preserve all correspondence pertaining to the requests that it receives under this subpart, as well as copies of all requested records, until disposition or destruction is authorized pursuant to title 44 of the United States Code or the General Records Schedule 14 of the National Archives and Records Administration. Records shall not be disposed of or destroyed while they are the subject of a pending request, appeal, or lawsuit under the FOIA.

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