Reappraisal is the process of reevaluating the historical value and thus the final disposition of Federal records. Reappraisal of permanent records changes an approved disposition authority from permanent to temporary for either a discrete set or an entire series of records. Reappraisal can apply to records in NARA’s legal custody and/or records in an agency’s legal custody.
1.2.1 Reappraisal of permanent records in NARA’s legal custody.
The permanent removal of a discrete set of an accessioned series of records from NARA’s physical and legal custody, from any number of physical locations (up to and including all physical locations), because they have been reappraised as temporary, without affecting the existing disposition