Section 1236.36 - [Effective 8/28/2024] Disposing of source records(a) When an agency disposes of source records, it must have an approved agency records schedule or identify an applicable General Records Schedule.(b) When an agency has validated that the digitized versions meet the standards in § 1236.32 , the agency may destroy the source records according to General Records Schedule (GRS) 4.5 Digitizing Records.(c) Agencies must consider any existing legal restrictions, such as a litigation hold, before destroying the source records.(d) Agencies must manage the digitized records in the same way it would have managed the source records. Agencies must retain the digitized records for the remaining portion of any retention period established by the applicable records schedule.(e) Agencies do not need NARA approval to destroy scheduled temporary source records they have digitized according to this part.84 FR 14266, 5/10/2019; 89 FR 46804, 8/28/2024