a. Implement a systematic Records Management Program in all phases of records management;
b. Identify and preserve documents which are of continuing value and promptly dispose of those which are of temporary value upon expiration of a pre-determined period;
c. Determine the retention period of the agency's records and formulate the Records Disposition Schedule, subject to the approval of the agency head and the final approval of the Director of the Records Management and Archives Office;
d. Develop policies and techniques for the preparing damaged records and take positive steps to prevent loss and unauthorized destruction of records;
e. Establish a repository for the storage of records that are no longer needed by the agency but which are not yet ready for disposal or a program to transfer records to the Records Management and Archives Office.