USDA is currently under a Records Disposal Freeze. Please retain all paper and/or electronic records associated with your agreements awarded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in accordance with the records retention requirement set forth in the applicable regulation or administrative requirement; REE-452R, 2 CFR200 (sec 200.333(a) and (b)), or 7 CFR 550. More information can be found in the attached memo.