Records Management Program

The purpose of this standard operating procedure (SOP) is to state concisely who does what, when, and how to properly control SBA records and to ensure that we meet the requirements in the following authorities:

• Federal Records Act of 1950, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3101, et seq.)
• 41 CFR, chapter 201, subchapters A and B and related bulletins and handbooks
• 36 CFR, chapter XII
• General Accounting Office, (GAO), “Policies and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies,” Title 8, “Records Management.”

This SOP also provides the detail necessary to implement a records management system.