# Records Preservation Program
> **US National Credit Union Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2001-08-03 · Effective 2001-09-04 · 66 FR 40578
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-19104
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US National Credit Union Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 40578
- **CFR reference:** 12 CFR 749
- **Publication date:** 2001-08-03
- **Effective date:** 2001-09-04
## Abstract

NCUA is revising its regulation establishing standards for vital record preservation. The revised regulation clarifies that a credit union may preserve records in electronic form, as authorized by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The revision permits a credit union's board of directors to determine which employee will be responsible for storing vital records under the record preservation program, in contrast to the current regulation which names the credit union's financial officer. It also incorporates an appendix to provide suggested guidelines to credit unions on retention periods for various types of records.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/03/01-19104/records-preservation-program)
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