PART 721—INSPECTION OF RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING Authority: 22 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.; Source: 71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted. § 721.1 Inspection of records. Upon request by BIS or any other agency of competent jurisdiction, you must permit access to and copying of any record relating to compliance with the requirements of the CWCR. This requires that you make available the equipment and, if necessary, knowledgeable personnel for locating, reading, and reproducing any record. § 721.2 Recordkeeping. (a) Requirements. (b) Five year retention period. (c) Location of records. (d) Reproduction of original records. (2) If you must maintain records under this part, you may use any photostatic, miniature photographic, micrographic, automated archival storage, or other process that completely, accurately, legibly and durably reproduces the original records (whether on paper, microfilm, or through electronic digital storage techniques). The process must meet all of the following requirements, which are applicable to all systems: (i) The system must be capable of reproducing all records on paper. (ii) The system must record and be able to reproduce all marks, information, and other characteristics of the original record, including both obverse and reverse sides (unless blank) of paper documents in legible form. (iii) When displayed on a viewer, monitor, or reproduced on paper, the records must exhibit a high degree of legibility and readability. For purposes of this section, legible and legibility mean the quality of a letter or numeral that enable the observer to identify it positively and quickly to the exclusion of all other letters or numerals. Readable and readability mean the quality of a group of letters or numerals being recognized as complete words or numbers. (iv) The system must preserve the initial image (including both obverse and reverse sides, unless blank, of paper documents) and record all changes, who made them and when they were made. This information must be stored in such a manner that none of it may be altered once it is initially recorded. (v) You must establish written procedures to identify the individuals who are responsible for the operation, use and maintenance of the system. (vi) You must keep a record of where, when, by whom, and on what equipment the records and other information were entered into the system. (3) Requirements applicable to a system based on digital images. (4) Requirements applicable to a system based on photographic processes. [71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 14410, Mar. 28, 2007] § 721.3 Destruction or disposal of records. If BIS or other authorized U.S. government agency makes a formal or informal request for a certain record or records, such record or records may not be destroyed or disposed of without the written authorization of the requesting entity.