[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30497-30498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12887]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2015-043]
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 agencies to preserve records of continuing
value in the National Archives of the United States and to destroy,
after a specified period, records lacking administrative, legal,
research, or other value. NARA publishes notice 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: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by June 29,
2015. Once NARA completes appraisal of the records, we will send you a
copy of the schedule you requested. We usually prepare appraisal
memoranda that contain additional information concerning the records
covered by a proposed schedule. You may also request these. If you do,
we will also provide them once we have completed the appraisal. You
have 30 days after we send these requested documents in which 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.
You must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses
after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and a
mailing address. If you would like an appraisal report, please include
that in your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at
Records Management Services (ACNR); National Archives and Records
Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, by
phone at 301-837-1799, or by email at [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 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.
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The schedules listed in this notice are media neutral unless
otherwise specified. An item in a schedule is media neutral when an
agency may apply the disposition instructions to records regardless of
the medium in which it has created or maintains the records. 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 agencies may destroy Federal records without the approval of the
Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval only
after a thorough consideration of the records' administrative use by
the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private
people directly affected by the Government's activities, and whether or
not the records have historical or other value.
In addition to identifying the Federal agencies and any
subdivisions requesting disposition authority, this notice lists the
organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or that the schedule
has agency-wide applicability (in the case of schedules that cover
records that may be accumulated throughout an agency), 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), and 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. You may request additional
information about the disposition process at the addresses above.
Schedules Pending:
1. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0013, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used
to track soldier career development training.
2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0023, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that
contains soldier assignment data.
3. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2015-0005, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records relating to
cybersecurity, including assessments, incident response and master
files of an electronic information system containing incident reports.
4. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2015-0006, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to sexual
assault case files including victim reporting preference statements and
forensic examination reports.
5. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Audit records including
findings and recommendations, progress reports and related
correspondence.
6. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Agency-wide administrative
policy letters.
7. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0029, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Continuity of operations
plans and planning records.
8. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (DAA-0567-2015-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master
files of an electronic information system maintaining detainee health
records.
9. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DAA-0059-
2014-0020, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the Office of
Domestic Facilities Protection used to manage operational security and
security support programs.
10. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, Pretrial Services Agency (DAA-0562-2013-0018, 16
items, 16 temporary items). Drug testing records related to defendant
and offender results, sample handling and testing, and instrument
calibration and maintenance.
11. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2013-
0018, 5 items, 4 temporary items). Permit records, including
administrative records maintained separately from the permit files;
routine permits; dredging and fill permits; and financial and state
assurance documents. Proposed for permanent retention are historically
significant permits.
12. Peace Corps, Director's Office (DAA-0490-2013-0003, 2 items, 2
temporary items). Records of the Office of Victim Advocacy related to
support services for those who have been the victim of a crime.
Dated: May 19, 2015.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2015-12887 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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