As most of you know, the Library of Virginia (LVA) has authority to issue regulations establishing procedures for the disposal, physical destruction or disposition of public records. Some years ago (I believe it was 2003), the General Assembly tasked LVA with developing regulations (that will have the force of law once they have been approved under the Virginia Administrative Processes Act) for the destruction of records containing social security numbers. The proposed "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS CONTAINING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS" can be found on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website ( http://www.townhall.state.va.us/ ) or by clicking on the link on the Library of Virginia Archival and Records Management Services website. The opportunity for you and/or your agency/locality's IT to comment on the draft regulations ends the week after next on November 2, 2007. Comments can be made on the Town Hall Website or can be sent to the Director of Archival & Records Management Services, Conley Edwards. ([log in to unmask] ) John Breeden, CRM To UNSUBSCRIBE, change options, or subscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html (If using Netscape, must have version 6.1 or higher to view the above page)