[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31144-31145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12560]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2014-032]
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 notices 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 preservation of records of continuing value in
the National Archives of the United States and destruction, after a
specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research,
or other value. NARA publishes notices 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
June 30, 2014. Once NARA completes the appraisal of the records, 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 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
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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 Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (DAA-0462-
2013-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic
information system used to track, manage, and forecast activity on
family nutrition programs.
2. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(N1-589-12-5, 15 items, 12 temporary items). Records documenting
regulatory oversight and stewardship activities, including operating
plans for minerals exploration, development, and production; and well
permits, environmental assessments, and technical assistance
activities. Proposed for permanent retention are significant oil spill
risk analyses, environmental studies, and monitoring records.
3. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DAA-0515-
2013-0001, 6 items, 2 temporary items). Administrative and non-
significant records of the Historic American Building Survey, Historic
American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscape Survey.
Proposed for permanent retention are high-level subject files, project
case files and supporting records, and publications.
4. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (N1-416-11-9, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of
an electronic information system used to manage projects.
5. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2013-
0007, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Public affairs records, including
working papers, publications not depicting environmental activities,
and routine and administrative records. Proposed for permanent
retention are historically significant public affairs records,
including news releases, publications and promotional items, records of
public hearings, and environmental training materials.
6. Library of Congress, Agency-wide (DAA-0297-2014-0007, 20 items,
20 temporary items). Records relating to facilities and safety,
including facilities management requisition files, work authorizations,
environmental logs and assessments, and program files related to safety
management, fire protection, and industrial hygiene.
7. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services
(N2-84-14-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of Foreign Service
Posts of the Department of State including copies of diplomatic serials
and copies of property inventories. These records were accessioned to
the National Archives but lack sufficient historical value to warrant
continued preservation.
8. Office of Personnel Management, Executive Secretariat (DAA-0478-
2014-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Ombudsman Office
including general correspondence and internal inquiries.
9. Office of Personnel Management, Planning and Policy Analysis
Division (DAA-0478-2014-0005, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files
and outputs of an electronic information system containing medical
claims information, enrollment information, and provider information
for Federal employee health insurance programs.
10. Office of Personnel Management, Employee Services (DAA-0478-
2014-0006, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files of an electronic
information system containing job announcements, applicant data, and
Web site content.
11. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services
(DAA-0478-2014-0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Monthly progress
reports on completion of security investigations.
Dated: May 22, 2014.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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