82 FR 13364 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

Page Range		13364-13365
FR Document		2017-04724

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 agencies no longer need them for current Government business. The records schedules 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 in the Federal Register for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records they no longer need to conduct agency business. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2017-028]


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 agencies no longer need them for current 
Government business. The records schedules 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 
in the Federal Register for records schedules in which agencies propose 
to destroy records they no longer need to conduct agency business. NARA 
invites public comments on such records schedules.

DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by April 10, 
2017. Once NARA finishes appraising 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 to you 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 Appraisal and Agency Assistance 
(ACRA) using one of the following means:
    Mail: NARA (ACRA), 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 that 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 Appraisal and Agency Assistance (ACRA), 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: NARA publishes notice in the Federal 
Register for records schedules they no longer need to conduct agency 
business. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules, as 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).
    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 records retention 
periods 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 agency to dispose 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 
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 creates or maintains the records. Items included 
in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media 
neutral unless the item is expressly limited to a specific medium. (See 
36 CFR 1225.12(e).)
    Agencies may not destroy Federal records without Archivist of the 
United States' approval. The Archivist approves destruction only after 
thoroughly considering 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 notes that the 
schedule has agency-wide applicability when schedules 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 also 
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-2016-0072, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that 
contains scholarship data.

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    2. Department of Defense, National Reconnaissance Office (N1-525-
12-5, 6 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to operational 
management and methodology for activities other than those relating to 
reconnaissance systems. Proposed for permanent retention are high level 
documentation on missions, programs, and Senior Officials, as well as 
historical collections and products.
    3. Department of Defense, National Reconnaissance Office (N1-525-
12-6, 4 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to production and 
operation of reconnaissance systems. Proposed for permanent retention 
is a subset of production and operation files of reconnaissance 
systems.
    4. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (DAA-0457-2016-
0004, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to agency Web sites, 
including internet and intranet content, and snapshots.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2017-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 
related to the administration of a premium pay program for agency law 
enforcement officers.
    6. Department of State, Foreign Service Posts (DAA-0084-2015-0001, 
12 items, 2 temporary items). Records include copies of unannotated 
telegrams maintained at posts. Proposed for permanent retention are 
program files of the Principal Officer, Deputy Principal Officer, 
Economic Section, and Political Section. Also proposed for permanent 
retention are post to post and annotated telegrams, and chronological 
files of the Principal Officer and Deputy Principal Officer.
    7. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (DAA-0416-2017-0001, 3 items, 3 temporary items). 
Records of the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, including vehicle 
statements of conformity standards and inconsequential noncompliance 
petition records.
    8. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2017-0003, 2 items, 2 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for records required only for a short time (transitory 
records) and records created or used in the process of creating a 
subsequent record (intermediary records) that are also not required to 
meet legal or fiscal obligations, or to initiate, sustain, evaluate, or 
provide evidence of decision-making.
    9. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-59-16-2, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Department of 
State including surveys, reports, and regulation files identified as 
duplicative of other accessioned records. These records were 
accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient historical 
value to warrant their continued preservation.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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(3) For the investigation so instituted, records schedules provide mandatory timely transfer into the National
the Chief Administrative Law Judge, instructions on what happens to records Archives of historically valuable records
U.S. International Trade Commission, when agencies no longer need them for and authorize the agency to dispose of
shall designate the presiding current Government business. The all other records after the agency no
Administrative Law Judge. records schedules authorize agencies to longer needs them to conduct its
The Office of Unfair Import preserve records of continuing value in business. Some schedules are
Investigations will not participate as a the National Archives of the United comprehensive and cover all the records
party in this investigation. States and to destroy, after a specified of an agency or one of its major
Responses to the complaint and the period, records lacking administrative, subdivisions. Most schedules, however,
notice of investigation must be legal, research, or other value. NARA cover records of only one office or
submitted by the named respondent in publishes notice in the Federal Register program or a few series of records. Many
accordance with section 210.13 of the for records schedules in which agencies of these update previously approved
Commission’s Rules of Practice and propose to destroy records they no schedules, and some include records
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to longer need to conduct agency business. proposed as permanent.
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such NARA invites public comments on such The schedules listed in this notice are
responses will be considered by the records schedules. media neutral unless otherwise
Commission if received not later than 20 DATES: NARA must receive requests for specified. An item in a schedule is
days after the date of service by the copies in writing by April 10, 2017. media neutral when an agency may
Commission of the complaint and the Once NARA finishes appraising the apply the disposition instructions to
notice of investigation. Extensions of records, we will send you a copy of the records regardless of the medium in
time for submitting responses to the schedule you requested. We usually which it creates or maintains the
complaint and the notice of prepare appraisal memoranda that records. Items included in schedules
investigation will not be granted unless contain additional information submitted to NARA on or after
good cause therefor is shown. concerning the records covered by a December 17, 2007, are media neutral
Failure of the respondent to file a proposed schedule. You may also unless the item is expressly limited to
timely response to each allegation in the request these. If you do, we will also a specific medium. (See 36 CFR
complaint and in this notice may be provide them once we have completed 1225.12(e).)
deemed to constitute a waiver of the the appraisal. You have 30 days after we Agencies may not destroy Federal
right to appear and contest the send to you these requested documents records without Archivist of the United
allegations of the complaint and this in which to submit comments. States’ approval. The Archivist approves
notice, and to authorize the destruction only after thoroughly
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
administrative law judge and the considering the records’ administrative
any records schedule identified in this
Commission, without further notice to use by the agency of origin, the rights
notice by contacting Records Appraisal
the respondent, to find the facts to be as of the Government and of private people
and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using
alleged in the complaint and this notice directly affected by the Government’s
one of the following means:
and to enter an initial determination Mail: NARA (ACRA), 8601 Adelphi activities, and whether or not the
and a final determination containing Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. records have historical or other value.
such findings, and may result in the Email: request.schedule@nara.gov. In addition to identifying the Federal
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease FAX: 301–837–3698. agencies and any subdivisions
and desist order or both directed against You must cite the control number, requesting disposition authority, this
the respondent. which appears in parentheses after the notice lists the organizational unit(s)
By order of the Commission. name of the agency that submitted the accumulating the records (or notes that
Issued: March 7, 2017. schedule, and a mailing address. If you the schedule has agency-wide
Lisa R. Barton, would like an appraisal report, please applicability when schedules cover
Secretary to the Commission. include that in your request. records that may be accumulated
[FR Doc. 2017–04737 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: throughout an agency); provides the
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Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at control number assigned to each
Records Appraisal and Agency schedule, the total number of schedule
Assistance (ACRA), National Archives items, and the number of temporary
and Records Administration, 8601 items (the records proposed for
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740– destruction); and includes a brief
ADMINISTRATION
6001, by phone at 301–837–1799, or by description of the temporary records.
[NARA–2017–028] email at request.schedule@nara.gov. The records schedule itself contains a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA full description of the records at the file
Records Schedules; Availability and publishes notice in the Federal Register unit level as well as their disposition. If
Request for Comments for records schedules they no longer NARA staff has prepared an appraisal
AGENCY: National Archives and Records need to conduct agency business. NARA memorandum for the schedule, it also
Administration (NARA). invites public comments on such includes information about the records.
ACTION: Notice of availability of records schedules, as required by 44 You may request additional information
proposed records schedules; request for U.S.C. 3303a(a). about the disposition process at the
Each year, Federal agencies create addresses above.
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comments.
billions of records on paper, film,
Schedules Pending
SUMMARY: The National Archives and magnetic tape, and other media. To
Records Administration (NARA) control this accumulation, agency 1. Department of the Army, Agency-
publishes notice at least once monthly records managers prepare schedules wide (DAA–AU–2016–0072, 1 item, 1
of certain Federal agency requests for proposing records retention periods and temporary item). Master files of an
records disposition authority (records submit these schedules for NARA’s electronic information system that
schedules). Once approved by NARA, approval. These schedules provide for contains scholarship data.

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2. Department of Defense, National 59–16–2, 4 items, 4 temporary items). 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Executive
Reconnaissance Office (N1–525–12–5, 6 Records of the Department of State Session—CLOSED SESSION
items, 3 temporary items). Records including surveys, reports, and 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Closeout Session
related to operational management and regulation files identified as duplicative with Center Directors
methodology for activities other than of other accessioned records. These Reason for Closing: Topics to be
those relating to reconnaissance records were accessioned to the discussed and evaluated during closed
systems. Proposed for permanent National Archives but lack sufficient portions of the site review will include
retention are high level documentation historical value to warrant their information of a proprietary or
on missions, programs, and Senior continued preservation. confidential nature, including technical
Officials, as well as historical information and information on
Laurence Brewer,
collections and products. personnel. These matters are exempt
3. Department of Defense, National Chief Records Officer for the U.S.
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the
Reconnaissance Office (N1–525–12–6, 4 Government.
Government in the Sunshine Act.
items, 3 temporary items). Records [FR Doc. 2017–04724 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am]
Dated: March 7, 2017.
related to production and operation of BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
reconnaissance systems. Proposed for Crystal Robinson,
permanent retention is a subset of Committee Management Officer.
production and operation files of NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION [FR Doc. 2017–04733 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am]
reconnaissance systems. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
4. Department of Defense, National Proposal Review Panel for Physics;
Security Agency (DAA–0457–2016– Notice of Meeting
0004, 3 items, 3 temporary items). NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
In accordance with the Federal
Records related to agency Web sites,
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Proposal Review Panel for Physics;
including internet and intranet content,
and snapshots. 463, as amended), the National Science Notice of Meeting
5. Department of Homeland Security, Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting: In accordance with the Federal
Transportation Security Administration Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
(DAA–0560–2017–0003, 1 item, 1 Name: Proposal Review Panel for the
Division of Physics (1208) (V171445)— 463, as amended), the National Science
temporary item). Records related to the Foundation (NSF) announces the
administration of a premium pay JQI Site Visit.
Date and Time: following meeting:
program for agency law enforcement Name: Proposal Review Panel for the
officers. April 20, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
April 21, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Division of Physics (1208) (V171442)—
6. Department of State, Foreign CTBP Site Visit.
Service Posts (DAA–0084–2015–0001, Place: University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742. Date and Time: April 13, 2017; 8:30
12 items, 2 temporary items). Records a.m.–9:00 p.m.; April 14, 2017; 8:30
include copies of unannotated telegrams Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
Contact Person: Jean Cottam-Allen, a.m.–4:00 p.m.
maintained at posts. Proposed for Place: Rice University, Tallahassee,
permanent retention are program files of Program Director for Physics Frontier
Centers, Division of Physics, National FL 32306 (FSU).
the Principal Officer, Deputy Principal Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
Officer, Economic Section, and Political Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Contact Person: Jean Cottam-Allen,
Section. Also proposed for permanent Room 1015, Arlington, VA 22230;
Program Director for Physics Frontier
retention are post to post and annotated Telephone: (703) 292–8783.
Centers, Division of Physics, National
telegrams, and chronological files of the Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Principal Officer and Deputy Principal provide an evaluation of the progress of
Room 1015, Arlington, VA 22230;
Officer. the projects at the host site for the
Telephone: (703) 292–8783.
7. Department of Transportation, Division of Physics at the National Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to
National Highway Traffic Safety Science Foundation. provide an evaluation of the progress of
Administration (DAA–0416–2017–0001, Agenda the projects at the host site for the
3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of Division of Physics at the National
the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, April 20, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Science Foundation.
including vehicle statements of 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel Session:
conformity standards and Agenda
Presentations on Center Overview,
inconsequential noncompliance petition Management and Science April 13, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
records. 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch with 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel Session:
8. National Archives and Records Graduate Students and Postdocs Presentations on Center Overview,
Administration, Government-wide 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Panel Session: Management and Science
(DAA–GRS–2017–0003, 2 items, 2 Continued Science Presentations, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch with
temporary items). General Records Education and Outreach Graduate Students and Postdocs
Schedule for records required only for a 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Executive 1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Panel Session:
short time (transitory records) and Session—CLOSED SESSION Continued Science Presentations,
records created or used in the process of 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Poster Session Education and Outreach
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creating a subsequent record 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Executive 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Executive
(intermediary records) that are also not Session—CLOSED SESSION Session—Closed Session
required to meet legal or fiscal 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Poster Session
April 21, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
obligations, or to initiate, sustain, 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Executive
evaluate, or provide evidence of 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Meeting with Session—Closed Session
decision-making. University Administrators
9. National Archives and Records 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Discussion with April 14, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Administration, Research Services (N2– Center Directors 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Meeting with

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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 April 10, 2017. Once NARA finishes appraising 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 to you these requested documents in which to submit comments.
Contact		Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at Records Appraisal and Agency Assistance (ACRA), 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		82 FR 13364