80 FR 35975 - Office of Presidential Libraries; Disposal of Presidential Records

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)

NARA is issuing final notice that it intends to dispose of several collections of disaster recovery backup tapes from the Ronald Reagan (Reagan) and George H.W. Bush (GHW Bush) administrations under the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 2203(g)(3). NARA published notice in the Federal Register (February 6, 2015 (80 FR 6770)), proposing to dispose of these backup tapes. That initial notice contains a detailed description of the tapes, the reasons for destruction, and a synopsis of the completed restoration projects. NARA has determined that the backup tapes do not warrant further retention. All required backup restoration projects have taken place, NARA is preserving and permanently retaining the restored records, and we have identified no further need to preserve or maintain the backup tapes. This notice constitutes a final agency action, as described in 44 U.S.C. 2203(g)(3), and NARA will dispose of the described backup tapes on or after the date below.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35975-35976]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15333]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-039]


Office of Presidential Libraries; Disposal of Presidential 
Records

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Presidential Records Act notice of proposed disposal of Reagan 
and George H.W. Bush administration disaster recovery backup tapes; 
final agency action.

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SUMMARY: NARA is issuing final notice that it intends to dispose of 
several collections of disaster recovery backup tapes from the Ronald 
Reagan (Reagan) and George H.W. Bush (GHW Bush) administrations under 
the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 2203(g)(3). NARA published notice in the 
Federal Register (February 6, 2015 (80 FR 6770)), proposing to dispose 
of these backup tapes. That initial notice contains a detailed 
description of the tapes, the reasons for destruction, and a synopsis 
of the completed restoration projects.
    NARA has determined that the backup tapes do not warrant further 
retention. All required backup restoration projects have taken place, 
NARA is preserving and permanently retaining the restored records, and 
we have identified no further need to preserve or maintain the backup 
tapes.
    This notice constitutes a final agency action, as described in 44 
U.S.C. 2203(g)(3), and NARA will dispose of the described backup tapes 
on or after the date below.

DATES: NARA will dispose of the backup tapes on or after August 24, 
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director of Presidential Libraries 
Susan K. Donius, by mail at National Archives and Records 
Administration, Suite 2200; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, Maryland 
20740-6001, by telephone at (301) 837-3250, by fax at (301) 837-3199, 
or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comments: NARA published a 
``Presidential Records Act notice of proposed disposal of Reagan and 
George H.W. Bush administration disaster recovery backup tapes; request 
for public comment'' on February 6, 2015, in the Federal Register (80 
FR 6770) for a 45-day comment period. NARA received one written 
comment, in which a concerned citizen suggested that NARA should retain 
the ``documentation'' so that it can be made available to the public.
    NARA has considered the comment. As described in the notice of 
proposed disposal, NARA is retaining the recovered records from the 
backup tapes. All the Presidential and Federal records that were on the 
tapes have been restored, and NARA is permanently retaining those 
restored records. This is in line with the commenter's suggestion and 
goal, so NARA believes no further action is necessary in response to 
the comment and is proceeding with destruction of the backup tapes as 
outlined in the proposal notice.

NARA action

    NARA will dispose of 3,071 original disaster recovery backup tapes 
created during the Reagan and GHW Bush administrations, and subsequent 
preservation copies of those media (maintained for the Professional/
Office Vision software (PROFS) system, the Sperry/VAX All-in-One 
system, and for systems operated by the White House Situation Support 
Staff (WHSSS) and the White House Situation Room

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(WHSR)), on or after August 24, 2015, because NARA has determined that 
they lack sufficient administrative, historical, informational, or 
evidentiary value.

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
David S. Ferriero,
Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2015-15333 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am]
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