[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50953-50954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20284]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2014-050]
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
September 25, 2014. 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 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 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
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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 Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0220-2013-0001, 5 items, 2 temporary items). Records related to
Department of Defense commemorative programs including administrative
files and Web site administrative files. Proposed for permanent
retention are program files including reports, meeting minutes,
newsletters, and related records; program Web site content files of
unique electronic documents; and photographs, videos, and films.
2. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2013-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an
electronic information system containing information on participants in
studies sponsored by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
3. Department of Energy, Agency-wide (DAA-0434-2014-0002, 2 items,
2 temporary items). Records related to administration of the Family
Medical Leave Act.
4. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector
General (DAA-0468-2013-0012, 4 items, 3 temporary items). Records
include evaluation reports, working papers, and fraud investigation
program files. Proposed for permanent retention are significant final
evaluation reports.
5. Department of the Navy, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (DAA-
0594-2014-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). General correspondence.
6. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (DAA-0127-
2013-0018, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic
information system used to manage and track change of station
assignments.
7. Department of the Treasury, Agency-wide (DAA-0056-2013-0001, 2
items, 2 temporary items). Agreements, reports, and other records
relating to interagency agreements that permit computerized comparisons
of automated data.
8. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Agency-wide
(DAA-0116-2014-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Working papers and
convenience copies of subject files.
9. Library of Congress, Agency-wide (DAA-0297-2014-0010, 23 items,
21 temporary items). Records related to acquisition of materials,
processing and preservation of items and collections, registration of
readers, and the handling of reference and loan requests. Proposed for
permanent retention are records of research products and final reports
of preservation research and testing.
10. Library of Congress, Office of General Counsel (DAA-0297-2014-
0015, 16 items, 11 temporary items). Records include proposed
legislation and regulations files, background materials to issued
regulations, financial disclosure reporting files, and background
papers and working files. Proposed for permanent retention are
significant legal opinions, enacted legislation files, significant
litigation case files, and Trust Fund Board records.
11. Library of Congress, Office of the Inspector General (DAA-0297-
2014-0016, 6 items, 3 temporary items). Records include annual audit
plan files, background materials for audits, and routine investigative
case files. Proposed for permanent retention are semiannual reports to
Congress, final audit reports, and significant investigative case
files.
12. Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0266-2014-
0002, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records include division- and
office-level strategic plans and related work products. Proposed for
permanent retention are Commission-level strategic plans.
13. Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0266-2014-
0003, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Records consist of background
materials and correspondence used to develop or modify agency
organizational structure. Proposed for permanent retention are
organizational records.
14. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation
Finance (DAA-0266-2014-0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of
an electronic information system used to track filing review
activities.
Dated: August 19, 2014.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2014-20284 Filed 8-25-14; 8:45 am]
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