This part covers the standards and procedures for using micrographic technology in the management of Federal records.

The statutory authorities for this part are 44 U.S.C. chapters 29 and 33.

See § 1220.18 of this subchapter for definitions of terms used in part 1238.

These regulations conform with guidance provided in ISO15489-1:2001, part 7.1 (Principles of records management programmes), and 9.6 (storage and handling).

(a) NARA incorporates certain material by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, NARA must publish a document in the Federal Register and the material must be available to the public. You may inspect all approved material incorporated by reference at NARA's textual research room, located at National Archives and Records Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; Room 2000; College Park, MD 20740-6001. To arrange to inspect this approved material at NARA, contact NARA's Regulation Comments Desk (Strategy and Performance Division (MP)) by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 301.837.3151. All approved material is also available from the sources listed below. You may also inspect approved material at the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). For information on the availability of this material at the OFR, call 202.741.6000 or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

(b) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) standards. The following ANSI and ISO standards are available from the American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, phone number (212) 642-4900,or online at http://webstore.ansi.org.

(1) ANSI/AIIM MS1-1996 (“ANSI/AIIM MS1”), Standard Recommended Practice for Alphanumeric Computer-Output Microforms—Operational Practices for Inspection and Quality Control, August 8, 1996, IBR approved for § 1238.14.

(2) ANSI/AIIM MS5-R1998) (“ANSI/AIIM MS5”), Standard for Information and Image Management—Microfiche, December, 1998, IBR approved for § 1238.10.

(3) ANSI/AIIM MS14-1996 (“ANSI/AIIM MS14”), Standard Recommended Practice—Specifications for 16mm and 35mm Roll Microfilm, August 8, 1996, IBR approved for § 1238.10.

(4) ANSI/AIIM MS19-1993 (“ANSI/AIIM MS19”), Standard Recommended Practice—Identification of Microforms, August 18, 1993, IBR approved for § 1238.12.

(5) ANSI/AIIM MS32-1996 (“ANSI/AIIM MS32”), Standard Recommended Practice—Microrecording of Engineering Source Documents on 35mm Microfilm, February 16, 1996, IBR approved for § 1238.10.

(6) ANSI/AIIM MS41-1996 (“ANSI/AIIM MS41”), Dimensions of Unitized Microfilm Carriers and Apertures (Aperture, Camera, Copy and Image Cards), July 16, 1996, IBR approved for § 1238.10.

(7) ANSI/AIIM MS43-1998 (“ANSI/AIIM MS43”), Standard Recommended Practice—Operational Procedures—Inspection and Quality Control of Duplicate Microforms of Documents and From COM), June 2, 1998, IBR approved for § 1238.14,

(8) ANSI/AIIM MS45-1990 (“ANSI/AIIM MS 45”), Recommended Practice for Inspection of Stored Silver-Gelatin Microforms for Evidence of Deterioration, January 22, 1990, IBR approved for § 1238.22.

(9) ISO 18911:2000 (“ISO 18911”), Imaging materials—Processed safety photographic films—Storage practices, First Edition, November 1, 2000, IBR approved for § 1238.20.

(c) Techstreet. The following standards are available from the standards reseller Techstreet, 3916 Ranchero Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, phone number (800) 699-9277, or online at www.Techstreet.com.

(1) ISO 18901:2002 (“ISO 18901”), Imaging Materials—Processed silver-gelatin type black-and-white films—Specifications for stability, February 15, 2002, IBR approved for §§ 1238.10, 1238.14, and 1238.20.

(2) Reserved

(d) Document Center Inc. The following are available from the standards reseller the Document Center Inc., 111 Industrial Road, Suite 9, Belmont, CA, 94002, phone number (650) 591-7600, or online at http://www.document-center.com.

(1) ANSI/NAPM IT2.19-1994 (“ANSI/NAPM IT2.19), American National Standard for Photography—Density Measurements—Part 2: Geometric Conditions for Transmission Density, February 20, 1995, IBR approved for § 1238.14.

(2) ANSI/PIMA IT9.2-1998 (“ANSI/PIMA IT9.2”), Photographic Processed Films, Plates, and Papers-Filing Enclosures and Storage Containers, April 15, 1998, IBR approved for §§ 1238.10 and 1238.20.

(3) ANSI/AIIM MS 23-1998 (“ANSI/AIIM MS23”), Standard Recommended Practice—Production, Inspection, and Quality Assurance of First-Generation, Silver Microforms of Documents, June 2, 1998, IBR approved for §§ 1238.10 and 1238.14.

(4) ANSI/ISO 3334-1991, ANSI/AIIM MS51-1991 (“ANSI/ISO 3334, ANSI/AIIM MS51”), Micrographics—ISO Resolution Test Chart No. 2—Description and Use, May 10, 1991, IBR approved for § 1238.14.

(5) ANSI/NAPM IT2.18-1996 (“ANSI/NAPM IT2.18”), American National Standard for Photography—Density Measurements—Part 3: Spectral Conditions, March 8, 1996, IBR approved for § 1238.14.