RDS Status Updates as of October 2026
The table below provides the status of DOE Records Disposition Schedules (RDS) currently in development, review, or revision. The schedules generally go through the bulleted process below, with the amount of time spent in each phase varying. It typically takes anywhere from nine months to a year or more for NARA to process a new RDS once DOE submits.
- Drafting
- Initial review (including RM community review)
- Comment adjudication
- Final internal stakeholder review and concurrence (SME, PRO, GC, and IG)
- Submission to NARA
- Federal Register posting by NARA
- NARA Approval
- Transmittal of approved DOE RDS to RM community (within 6 months of NARA approval)
DOE RDS currently in development, review, or revision (October 2026)
| Schedule | Status | Nature of the Change |
|---|---|---|
| DOE 2.2, Employee Management Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 2.7, Employee Health and Safety Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 4.2, Information Access and Protection Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 5.1, Common Office Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 5.2, Transitory and Intermediary Records | Approved | NARA Approved |
| DOE 5.3, Continuity and Emergency Response and Recovery Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 5.4, Facility, Equipment, Vehicle, Property and Supply Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 5.6, Security Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 5.7, Administrative Management and Oversight Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 6.4, Public Affairs Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 19.1, Mission Related Administrative Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 19.2, Legal Services | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 19.3, Audits, Inspections, Analyses, and Information Gathering Records | Pending concurrence | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs and NARA retention is sufficient for crosswalked items |
| DOE 19.4, Employee Advocacy Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has submitted the schedule to NARA and is awaiting comment and/or approval |
| DOE 20.1, Cleanup, Restoration, and Reuse Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.2, Permitting and Regulatory Compliance Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.3, Monitoring and Analytical Services Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.4, Waste Management Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.5, Research and Development Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.6, Office of Scientific and Technical Information Program Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE/GRS Series 1, Finance | Updated | The RDSTT updated the GRS schedule to remove the retention instructions “but longer retention is authorized is required for business use," as DOE does not authorize longer retention. The RDSTT has also updated the formatting of the schedule to make it more compatible with SI |
| DOE/GRS Series 2, Human Resources | Updated | The RDSTT updated the GRS schedule to remove the retention instructions “but longer retention is authorized is required for business use," as DOE does not authorize longer retention. The RDSTT has also updated the formatting of the schedule to make it mor |