Common use of RECORD PRESERVATION Clause in Contracts

RECORD PRESERVATION. NASA agrees that it shall preserve, during the pendency of this Consent Order and for a minimum of at least ten (10) years after its termination, all data, records, and documents in its possession or in the possession of its divisions, officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, successors, and assigns which relate in any way to this Consent Order or to hazardous waste management and/or disposal at the Select Sites. After ten (10) years, NASA shall make such records available to EPA for inspection or shall provide copies of such records to EPA. NASA shall notify EPA in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed destruction of any such records, and shall provide EPA with copies of the documents upon EPA’s request and provide a reasonable opportunity to EPA to inspect and/or take possession of any such records. NASA shall not destroy any record to which EPA has requested access for inspection and/or copying until EPA has obtained such access or withdrawn its request for such access. Nothing in this Section XII (“Record Preservation”) shall in any way limit the authority of EPA under Section 3007 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6927, or any other access or information- gathering authority. In addition, NASA shall provide documents and information retained under this Section XII (“Record Preservation”) at any time before expiration of the ten (10) year retention period at the written request of EPA.