# Preservation of records.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 176.36  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) When this part requires shipping orders, manifest, cargo lists, stowage plans, reports, or any other papers, documents or similar records to be prepared, the carrier shall preserve them or copies of them in his place of business or office in the United States for a period of one year after their

## Document text

(a) When this part requires shipping orders, manifest, cargo lists, stowage plans, reports, or any other papers, documents or similar records to be prepared, the carrier shall preserve them or copies of them in his place of business or office in the United States for a period of one year after their preparation.

(b) Any record required to be preserved must be made available upon request to an authorized representative of the Department.

[Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended at 66 FR 45384, Aug. 28, 2001]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-176.36>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `7191dc496da742adea20eefca49a29fd5b3610db788f6d20ab2cadb78d2b86c5`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:46:14.489Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T04:31:10.272Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-176-36`

### Source metadata

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