[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR15.403]

[Page 69]
 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 15_PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIVE 
CIVILIZED TRIBES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart E_Information and Records
 
Sec. 15.403  How must records associated with this part be preserved?

    (a) Any organization, including tribes and tribal organizations, 
that has records identified in Sec. 15.402(a):
    (1) Must preserve the records in accordance with approved 
Departmental records retention procedures under the Federal Records Act, 
44 U.S.C. Chapters 29, 31 and 33; and
    (2) Is subject to inspection by the Secretary and the Archivist of 
the United States with respect to these records and related records 
management practices and safeguards required under the Federal Records 
Act.
    (b) A tribe or tribal organization should preserve the records 
identified in Sec. 15.402(b) for the period authorized by the Archivist 
of the United States for similar Department of the Interior records 
under 44 U.S.C. Chapter 33. If a tribe or tribal organization does not 
do so, it may be unable to adequately document essential transactions or 
furnish information necessary to protect its legal and financial rights 
or those of persons affected by its activities.