[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18320-18322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07164]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2014-021]
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 May
1, 2014. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA will send
a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal memoranda
that contain additional information concerning the records covered by a
proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will be 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, Records
Management Services (ACNR), National
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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. 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 Commerce, Economic Development
Administration (DAA-0378-2014-0006, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Routine
working papers of the Office of Chief Counsel. Proposed for permanent
retention are high-level correspondence and legal opinions.
2. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
(DAA-0378-2014-0008, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Administrative
briefings and economic assessment records of the Office of Regional
Affairs.
3. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
(DAA-0378-2014-0010, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, including certification case
files, cooperative agreement files, and periodic reports.
4. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
(DAA-0378-2014-0014, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to
the creation, maintenance, and content of the agency Web site.
5. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (N1-457-14-2, 1
item, 1 temporary item). Material safety data sheets.
6. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-10-
15, 17 items, 9 temporary items). Records of the Taxpayer Advocate
Service, including working copies of correspondence, reports, studies,
and planning files; and calendars, reading files, and administrative
management records. Proposed for permanent retention are records that
establish policies, practices and programs; and special project and
study files, speeches, subject files of senior management, and
significant reports.
7. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2014-0005, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records used to identify and
monitor tax preparer compliance and to determine penalties for fraud.
8. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, United States
Bankruptcy Courts (DAA-0578-2013-0002, 11 items, 11 temporary items).
Records of the Bankruptcy Administration Program, including financial
records, routine audit records, periodic reports, and audio recordings
which document oversight of the Trustee Program.
9. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agency-wide (N1-180-12-1,
4 items, 4 temporary items). Records related to employee compensation,
benefits, and awards.
10. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Education and
Engagement (N1-587-12-14, 15 items, 12 temporary items). Records of the
Office of Servicemember Affairs, including research records, conference
files, education and awareness files, and administrative records.
Proposed for permanent retention are final reports and historic
publication and event files.
11. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Education and
Engagement (N1-587-12-16, 17 items, 12 temporary items). Records of the
Office of Financial Education, including trend analysis records,
conference files, and administrative records. Proposed for permanent
retention are final reports, decision memorandums, and historic
publication and event files.
12. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Education and
Engagement (N1-587-12-17, 7 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the
Office of Consumer Engagement, including feedback files and survey
results. Proposed for permanent retention are final reports and
historic event files.
13. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District
of Columbia, Pretrial Services Agency (DAA-0562-2013-0027, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used
to assess substance abuse by defendants.
14. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District
of Columbia, Pretrial Services Agency (DAA-0562-2013-0028, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Records used to document health and safety incidents
in facilities and work areas.
15. Office of Personnel Management, Human Resource Solutions (DAA-
0478-2012-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an
electronic information system used to manage testing for government
employment.
16. Peace Corps, Overseas Posts (N1-490-12-3, 14 items, 14
temporary items). Administrative records of the country directors
including newsletters, post updates, personnel request and activity
records, meeting minutes, communication files, and training records.
17. Peace Corps, Overseas Posts (N1-490-12-5, 9 items, 9 temporary
items). Safety and security records including emergency action plans,
safety guidance, and investigative files.
18. Peace Corps, Overseas Posts (N1-490-12-6, 10 items, 10
temporary items). Programming and training records including project
files,
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correspondence files, training records, and volunteer handbooks.
Dated: March 24, 2014.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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