①The prefectural governor is to notify the Agency of the identity confirmation information pertaining to the notification under Article 30-6, paragraph (1).

②The notification under the preceding paragraph is to be made, as specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order, by transmission from the computer used by the prefectural governor, via a telecommunications line, to the computer used by the Agency.

③The Agency that has received a notification under paragraph (1) must, as specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order, record the identity confirmation information pertaining to that notification on a magnetic disk, and retain it for the period specified by Cabinet Order from the day of that notification.

④When all or part of the identity confirmation information that the Agency retains pursuant to the preceding paragraph, and for which the retention period under that paragraph has not elapsed (hereinafter referred to as "identity confirmation information retained by the Agency"), is lost, the Agency must take the measures necessary to recover that identity confirmation information retained by the Agency.