D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, § 1530
1530.1 Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator, agencies shall transfer the silver halide master microscopy of records scheduled to be retained ten (10) years or longer to the Records Center or other storage facility approved by the Administrator for secure storage.
1530.2 Agency policy shall determine the distribution of the silver halide master microscopy of records scheduled to be retained less than ten (10) years.
1530.3 Agencies shall transfer a reference copy of the microscopy of records scheduled as permanent to the Archives.
1530.4 The agency that filmed the records may retain a reference copy of the film for its own use.
1530.5 Agency policy shall determine the distribution of the reference copy of the microscopy of records scheduled to be retained less than ten (10) years.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 1085 (February 3, 1989).