PURPOSE. This NPG sets forth the retention periods of Federal records of the Naitonal Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This revised edition has been correlated with the Agency Filing Scheme (Appendix A), which is the filing scheme for NASA, and the General Records Schedules (GRS) produced by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The scope includes Privacy Act Systems of Records and record series previously omitted. Guidance has been provided in the areas of records retirements, transfers, and retrievals from Federal Records Centers (FRC), and disposal actions. Included are procedures for making changes to these schedules by addition of new itmes or revisions of current items.

APPLICABILITY. The procedures and guidelines contained in this NPG are applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including component facilities, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other contractors to the extent specified in their contracts.