80 FR 34704 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

Page Range		34704-34705
FR Document		2015-14923

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).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34704-34705]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14923]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-047]


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 July 17, 
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 types of records and submit these schedules for 
NARA's approval. These schedules allow timely transfer

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into the National Archives of historically valuable records and 
authorize agencies to dispose of all other records after the agencies 
no longer need them to conduct 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 
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 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-2015-0019, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to track professional development training of individuals selected to 
participate in a mentorship program.
    2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0024, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to manage equipment maintenance and logistics activity at the depot 
level.
    3. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0026, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to track maintenance and supply operations for unmanned aircraft 
systems.
    4. Department of Defense, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DAA-0372-
2014-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to manage contract audit operations.
    5. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0038, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Supply procurement and 
classification records.
    6. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (DAA-0457-2015-
0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records related to staff access to 
data repositories.
    7. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response (DAA-0468-2015-0001, 5 items, 3 temporary 
items). Public health policy background materials, working files, and 
stakeholder engagement records. Proposed for permanent retention are 
official public health policies, plans, final reports, and significant 
public health committee records.
    8. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(N1-589-12-3, 17 items, 15 temporary items). Records include geological 
and geophysical supporting data, fair market value studies, resource 
assessments, bid appeals, permits, hydrocarbon reserve projections, 
well productions monitoring files, and administrative records. Proposed 
for permanent retention are final maps and interpretive products, 
reserve estimates, and engineering and economic interpretations and 
reports for the analysis and evaluation of Outer Continental Shelf 
minerals and other resources.
    9. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Fair Lending and 
Equal Opportunity (DAA-0587-2014-0003, 14 items, 11 temporary items). 
Records include administrative reports, research materials, training 
materials, and routine enforcement files. Proposed for permanent 
retention are historic enforcement files, external reports, and policy 
documents.
    10. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Community Supervision Services (DAA-0562-2013-
0022, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Sex offender registry records.
    11. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2015-0003, 3 items, 3 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for library records, including administrative records, 
operations records, and inter-library loan records.
    12. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Front Office 
(N1-576-11-2, 8 items, 4 temporary items). Speech files and records 
related to routine financial activities. Proposed for permanent 
retention are significant financial records and files of senior 
leadership, including trip files, briefing books, and emails.
    13. Peace Corps, Office of the Director (DAA-0490-2015-0002, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Records of the Office of Innovation including 
research notes and copies of publications and press releases.

    Dated: June 10, 2015.
Laurence Brewer,
Director, National Records Management Program.
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into the National Archives of of individuals selected to participate in 10. Court Services and Offenders
historically valuable records and a mentorship program. Supervision Agency for the District of
authorize agencies to dispose of all 2. Department of the Army, Agency- Columbia, Community Supervision
other records after the agencies no wide (DAA–AU–2015–0024, 1 item, 1 Services (DAA–0562–2013–0022, 2
longer need them to conduct business. temporary item). Master files of an items, 2 temporary items). Sex offender
Some schedules are comprehensive and electronic information system used to registry records.
cover all the records of an agency or one manage equipment maintenance and 11. National Archives and Records
of its major subdivisions. Most logistics activity at the depot level. Administration, Government-wide
schedules, however, cover records of 3. Department of the Army, Agency- (DAA–GRS–2015–0003, 3 items, 3
only one office or program or a few wide (DAA–AU–2015–0026, 1 item, 1 temporary items). General Records
series of records. Many of these update temporary item). Master files of an Schedule for library records, including
previously approved schedules, and electronic information system used to administrative records, operations
some include records proposed as track maintenance and supply records, and inter-library loan records.
permanent. operations for unmanned aircraft 12. Office of the Director of National
The schedules listed in this notice are systems. Intelligence, Front Office (N1–576–11–
media-neutral unless otherwise 4. Department of Defense, Defense 2, 8 items, 4 temporary items). Speech
Contract Audit Agency (DAA–0372– files and records related to routine
specified. An item in a schedule is
2014–0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). financial activities. Proposed for
media-neutral when an agency may
Master files of an electronic information permanent retention are significant
apply the disposition instructions to
system used to manage contract audit financial records and files of senior
records regardless of the medium in
operations. leadership, including trip files, briefing
which it has created or maintains the 5. Department of Defense, Defense
records. Items included in schedules books, and emails.
Threat Reduction Agency (DAA–0374– 13. Peace Corps, Office of the Director
submitted to NARA on or after 2014–0038, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
December 17, 2007, are media-neutral (DAA–0490–2015–0002, 1 item, 1
Supply procurement and classification temporary item). Records of the Office
unless the item is limited to a specific records.
medium. (See 36 CFR 1225.12(e).) of Innovation including research notes
6. Department of Defense, National and copies of publications and press
No agencies may destroy Federal Security Agency (DAA–0457–2015–
records without the approval of the releases.
0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records
Archivist of the United States. The related to staff access to data Dated: June 10, 2015.
Archivist grants this approval only after repositories. Laurence Brewer,
a thorough consideration of the records’ 7. Department of Health and Human Director, National Records Management
administrative use by the agency of Services, Assistant Secretary for Program.
origin, the rights of the Government and Preparedness and Response (DAA– [FR Doc. 2015–14923 Filed 6–16–15; 8:45 am]
of people directly affected by the 0468–2015–0001, 5 items, 3 temporary BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
Government’s activities, and whether or items). Public health policy background
not the records have historical or other materials, working files, and stakeholder
value. engagement records. Proposed for NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
In addition to identifying the Federal permanent retention are official public ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
agencies and any subdivisions health policies, plans, final reports, and
requesting disposition authority, this significant public health committee Meetings of Humanities Panel
notice lists the organizational unit(s) records.
accumulating the records or that the 8. Department of the Interior, Bureau AGENCY: National Endowment for the
schedule has agency-wide applicability of Ocean Energy Management (N1–589– Humanities.
(in the case of schedules that cover 12–3, 17 items, 15 temporary items). ACTION: Notice of meetings.
records that may be accumulated Records include geological and SUMMARY: The National Endowment for
throughout an agency), provides the geophysical supporting data, fair market the Humanities will hold thirty
control number assigned to each value studies, resource assessments, bid meetings of the Humanities Panel, a
schedule, the total number of schedule appeals, permits, hydrocarbon reserve federal advisory committee, during July,
items, and the number of temporary projections, well productions 2015. The purpose of the meetings is for
items (the records proposed for monitoring files, and administrative panel review, discussion, evaluation,
destruction), and includes a brief records. Proposed for permanent and recommendation of applications for
description of the temporary records. retention are final maps and interpretive financial assistance under the National
The records schedule itself contains a products, reserve estimates, and Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
full description of the records at the file engineering and economic Act of 1965.
unit level as well as their disposition. If interpretations and reports for the
NARA staff has prepared an appraisal DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
analysis and evaluation of Outer
memorandum for the schedule, it too Continental Shelf minerals and other section for meeting dates.
includes information about the records. resources. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
You may request additional information 9. Consumer Financial Protection Constitution Center at 400 7th Street
about the disposition process at the Bureau, Office of Fair Lending and SW., Washington, DC 20506. See
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addresses above. Equal Opportunity (DAA–0587–2014– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting
0003, 14 items, 11 temporary items). room numbers.
Schedules Pending
Records include administrative reports, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Department of the Army, Agency- research materials, training materials, Lisette Voyatzis, Committee
wide (DAA–AU–2015–0019, 1 item, 1 and routine enforcement files. Proposed Management Officer, 400 7th Street
temporary item). Master files of an for permanent retention are historic SW., Room 4060, Washington, DC
electronic information system used to enforcement files, external reports, and 20506; (202) 606–8322;
track professional development training policy documents. evoyatzis@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments.
Dates		NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by July 17, 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.
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]
FR Citation		80 FR 34704