[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58179-58181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22995]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request
for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency
requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once
approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on
what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government
business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing
value in the National Archives of the United States and the
destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking
administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published
for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not
previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of
records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments
on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
DATES: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before
October 19, 2012. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA
will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal
memorandums that contain additional information concerning the records
covered by a proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will
be
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provided once the appraisal is completed. Requesters will be given 30
days to submit comments.
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of any records schedule identified in
this notice by contacting Records Management Services (ACNR) using one
of the following means:
Mail: NARA (ACNR), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.
Email: [email protected].
FAX: 301-837-3698.
Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses
after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and must
provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports should so
indicate in their request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, National
Records Management Program (ACNR), National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.
Telephone: 301-837-1799. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year Federal agencies create billions
of records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control
this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing
retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA's
approval, using the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for Records
Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer
into the National Archives of historically valuable records and
authorize the disposal of all other records after the agency no longer
needs them to conduct its business. Some schedules are comprehensive
and cover all the records of an agency or one of its major
subdivisions. Most schedules, however, cover records of only one office
or program or a few series of records. Many of these update previously
approved schedules, and some include records proposed as permanent.
The schedules listed in this notice are media neutral unless
specified otherwise. An item in a schedule is media neutral when the
disposition instructions may be applied to records regardless of the
medium in which the records are created and maintained. Items included
in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media
neutral unless the item is limited to a specific medium. (See 36 CFR
1225.12(e).)
No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the
approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is
granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use
by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private
persons directly affected by the Government's activities, and whether
or not they have historical or other value.
Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions
requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the
organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-
wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may
be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice provides the control
number assigned to each schedule, the total number of schedule items,
and the number of temporary items (the records proposed for
destruction). It also includes a brief description of the temporary
records. The records schedule itself contains a full description of the
records at the file unit level as well as their disposition. If NARA
staff has prepared an appraisal memorandum for the schedule, it too
includes information about the records. Further information about the
disposition process is available on request.
Schedules Pending
1. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2012-0011, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Master files of an electronic information system containing records
related to allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse received by the
Office of Inspector General.
2. Department of Health and Human Services, Immediate Office of the
Secretary (DAA-0468-2011-0006, 3 items, 1 temporary item). Background
materials, working files, drafts, and notes of the Secretary's
correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are official
correspondence, master files of an electronic information system
containing scanned correspondence, significant working files, and
drafts.
3. Department of Justice, U.S. Trustee Program (DAA-0060-2012-0004,
2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs and master files of an electronic
information system which tracks final bankruptcy trustee reports.
4. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (N1-386-12-1, 3
items, 1 permanent item). Records of the Employees' Compensation
Appeals Board, including records relating to docket files and general
files. Proposed for permanent retention are decisions and orders.
5. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-1, 12
items, 12 temporary items). Records include corporations' income tax
forms, schedules, and related records used to report income,
deductions, and tax liabilities.
6. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-6, 1
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information
system used to validate public access for online services.
7. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-16, 6
items, 6 temporary items). Inputs, outputs, master files, and system
documentation of electronic information systems used to monitor
organizational and business performance and to evaluate customer
service and employee training activities.
8. Congressional Budget Office, Agency-wide (N1-520-12-1, 14 items,
6 temporary items). Comprehensive schedule covering all agency records,
including general working files, background information, drafts,
administrative files, and non-significant correspondence. Proposed for
permanent retention are final products distributed to the public and to
Congress, essential models and analytic files, significant
correspondence, product files for senior agency officials and panels of
advisers, and official policies and manuals.
9. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records related to health and
safety, including property safety inspections
10. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0004, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records relating to the acquisition
and management of facilities, including design, layout, construction,
lease, and ownership agreements.
11. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0007, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to activities
associated with planning, preparing, and monitoring business-related
travel.
12. Federal Communications Commission, International Bureau (N1-
173-11-6, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Circuit status reports filed
annually by common carriers providing international telecommunications
service, the instruction manual used to file reports, and annual
statistical compilations of all received reports.
13. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency-wide
(DAA-0255-2012-0002, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records relating to
mobile and stationary lifting equipment. Included are design files,
inspection reports, servicing documents, and operator inspection
records.
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Dated: September 10, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-22995 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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