D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, § 1533
1533.1 The Administrator shall establish and issues guidelines, standards, and instructions for the identification of essential records and their security and preservation.
1533.2 Each agency shall establish an essential records program in accordance with directives and instructions issued by the Administrator.
1533.3 The Administrator shall provide for the storage and protection of essential records or duplicate copies of essential records in a secure depository.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 7001, 7024 (October 30, 1987).