[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR379.5] [Page 138] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 379_PRESERVATION OF RECORDS--Table of Contents Sec. 379.5 Protection and storage of records. (a) The company shall protect records subject to this part from fires, floods, and other hazards, and safeguard the records from unnecessary exposure to deterioration from excessive humidity, dryness, or lack of ventilation. (b) The company shall notify the Secretary if prescribed records are substantially destroyed or damaged before the term of the prescribed retention periods.