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Re: 3 Year Operational Need 'Standard'
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> Hello everyone,
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> Anyone know the concrete purposes for why many reporting/operational retention periods end up at 3 years?
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> Ben Greene, CRM
> Minneapolis, MN

Ben, 

I started hearing this as a generalized statement after the last overhaul of the Paperwork Reduction Act (1995).  This was an attempt to reduce the paperwork generation and retention requirements on businesses.  Federal agencies were to avoid placing retention requirements on records for longer than 3 years.  Several types of records were excluded (certain employment-related or environmental records, etc.).  

Donna W. Collins, CRM | Corporate Records Manager
Energen Corporation
O  205.326.1838
605 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, Alabama 35203

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