National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Evaluation: RecordsManagement in the Environmental Protection Agency

摘要

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) evaluation of theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) focused on the overall management of EPA's records program, creation and maintenance of records, and records disposition. Special attention was given to maintenance and disposition in special categories including Superfund, contractor, and electronic records. NARA's evaluation revealed that proper records management practices are implemented very inconsistently within EPA despite agency directives and procedures that are generally satisfactory. Many offices adequately document their activities and handle their records in accordance with relevant Federal or agency regulations. Conversely, a number of offices have no prescribed records creation, maintenance, or disposition procedures in place. These offices typically handle their records management responsibilities on an ad hoc basis.