CFR > Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER XII—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER B—RECORDS MANAGEMENT (parts 1220 to 1240) > PART 1227—GENERAL RECORDS SCHEDULES > 1227.10—What are General Records Schedules (GRS)?

1227.10—What are General Records Schedules (GRS)?

General Records Schedules (GRS) are schedules issued by the Archivist of the United States that authorize, after specified periods of time, the destruction of temporary records or the transfer to the National Archives of the United States of permanent records that are common to several or all agencies.