>>I don't agree that samples are records in the majority of business
climates.<<

I, too agree with Dwight/Bill on this one.  I made the same decision 
regarding the storage of impervious liner material for waste storage 
cells.  The project folks wanted the samples stored as long as the records 
~ PERMANENTLY.

On a similar issue, here is a note from the Dept of Energy Environmental 
Record Schedules regarding environmental samples.

"NARA accepts information relating to physical specimens, but not the 
specimens themselves.  Because some requirements specify retention of 
samples, the responsibility for maintenance of them rests with the 
organization that gathers or collects such items. Related information is
scheduled herein. Physical samples and specimens should be returned to the 
organization from which they originated per EPA requirements."

Brian R. Devir
RM Field Officer
Department of Energy
EM Consolidated Business Center
Cincinnati, OH 
513-246-0604
513-246-0527 (fax)

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