82 FR 44665 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)

Page Range		44665-44666
FR Document		2017-20393

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44665-44666]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-20393]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2017-066]


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 October 25, 
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-2016-0057, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to store and disseminate geospatial data.
    2. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2017-
0006, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records related to continuous 
process improvement activities.
    3. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2017-
0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records related to workers 
compensation claims.
    4. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (DAA-0441-2017-
0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to process claims for borrowers that default on 
health education assistance loans.
    5. Broadcasting Board of Governors, Office of the Secretariat (DAA-
0517-2016-0001, 7 items, 2 temporary items). Records include copies of 
audit files and routine administrative materials. Proposed for 
permanent retention are substantive program records related to 
international broadcasting activities.
    6. National Indian Gaming Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0600-

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2017-0004, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records include fingerprinting 
processing statements and invoices, fingerprinting processing reports, 
and memoranda of understanding for records related to tribal casino 
employee background checks.
    7. National Indian Gaming Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0600-2017-
0005, 8 items, 8 temporary items). Records include financial 
information, statements, final reports, cover letters, working files, 
and follow-up recommendations by agency auditors of Indian gaming 
operations.
    8. National Indian Gaming Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0600-2017-
0006, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records include external tribal 
training materials, training catalogues, working files, and training 
statistical reports.
    9. National Indian Gaming Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0600-2017-
0007, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records include payments, deposits, 
and statements related to gaming, fingerprinting and miscellaneous 
fees.
    10. National Indian Gaming Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0600-2017-
0008, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records include approved, 
disapproved, and withdrawn management contracts, and background 
investigation reports, billing records, and background documentation 
for the review of third-party Indian gaming operations managers.
    11. Office of Personnel Management, Agency-wide (DAA-0478-2017-
0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of the Freedom of Information 
Act program, including guidance, procedures, internal job aids, and 
planning documents.
    12. Office of Personnel Management, Agency-wide (DAA-0478-2017-
0011, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Human Resources 
University, including user accounts and learning resources maintained 
for reference.
    13. Peace Corps, Office of Director (DAA-0490-2016-0007, 8 items, 6 
temporary items). Records of the Office of 3rd Goal, Returned Volunteer 
Services, and World Wise Schools including general administrative 
records. Proposed for permanent retention are high level program 
records, policy files, and program posters.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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the remainder of such term. As specified proposed schedule. You may also unless the item is expressly limited to
in Section 3687(i), the Advisory Board request these. If you do, we will also a specific medium. (See 36 CFR
shall terminate five (5) years after the provide them once we have completed 1225.12(e).)
date of the enactment of the legislation, the appraisal. You have 30 days after we Agencies may not destroy Federal
which was December 19, 2014. Thus, send to you these requested documents records without Archivist of the United
the Advisory Board shall terminate on in which to submit comments. States’ approval. The Archivist approves
December 19, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of destruction only after thoroughly
Members are Special Government any records schedule identified in this considering the records’ administrative
Employees (SGEs). Members will serve notice by contacting Records Appraisal use by the agency of origin, the rights
without compensation. However, and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using of the Government and of private people
members may each receive one of the following means: directly affected by the Government’s
reimbursement for travel expenses for Mail: NARA (ACRA); 8601 Adelphi activities, and whether or not the
attending Board meetings, including per Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001. records have historical or other value.
diem in lieu of subsistence, as Email: request.schedule@nara.gov. In addition to identifying the Federal
authorized by the Federal travel Fax: 301–837–3698. agencies and any subdivisions
regulations. You must cite the control number, requesting disposition authority, this
which appears in parentheses after the notice lists the organizational unit(s)
Signed at Washington, DC, this 14th day of
September, 2017. name of the agency that submitted the accumulating the records (or notes that
schedule, and a mailing address. If you the schedule has agency-wide
Julia Hearthway,
would like an appraisal report, please applicability when schedules cover
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation records that may be accumulated
Programs. include that in your request.
throughout an agency); provides the
[FR Doc. 2017–20335 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
control number assigned to each
Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P schedule, the total number of schedule
Records Appraisal and Agency
items, and the number of temporary
Assistance (ACRA); National Archives
items (the records proposed for
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS and Records Administration; 8601
destruction); and includes a brief
ADMINISTRATION Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740–
description of the temporary records.
6001, by phone at 301–837–1799, or by
[NARA–2017–066] The records schedule itself contains a
email at request.schedule@nara.gov. full description of the records at the file
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA unit level as well as their disposition. If
Records Schedules; Availability and
publishes notice in the Federal Register NARA staff has prepared an appraisal
Request for Comments
for records schedules they no longer memorandum for the schedule, it also
AGENCY: National Archives and Records need to conduct agency business. NARA includes information about the records.
Administration (NARA). invites public comments on such You may request additional information
ACTION: Notice of availability of records schedules, as required by 44 about the disposition process at the
proposed records schedules; request for U.S.C. 3303a(a). addresses above.
comments. Each year, Federal agencies create SCHEDULES PENDING:
billions of records on paper, film, 1. Department of the Army, Agency-
SUMMARY: The National Archives and magnetic tape, and other media. To wide (DAA–AU–2016–0057, 1 item, 1
Records Administration (NARA) control this accumulation, agency temporary item). Master files of an
publishes notice at least once monthly records managers prepare schedules electronic information system used to
of certain Federal agency requests for proposing records retention periods and store and disseminate geospatial data.
records disposition authority (records submit these schedules for NARA’s 2. Department of Defense, Defense
schedules). Once approved by NARA, approval. These schedules provide for Logistics Agency (DAA–0361–2017–
records schedules provide mandatory timely transfer into the National 0006, 6 items, 6 temporary items).
instructions on what happens to records Archives of historically valuable records Records related to continuous process
when agencies no longer need them for and authorize the agency to dispose of improvement activities.
current Government business. The all other records after the agency no 3. Department of Defense, Defense
records schedules authorize agencies to longer needs them to conduct its Logistics Agency (DAA–0361–2017–
preserve records of continuing value in business. Some schedules are 0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records
the National Archives of the United comprehensive and cover all the records related to workers compensation claims.
States and to destroy, after a specified of an agency or one of its major 4. Department of Education, Federal
period, records lacking administrative, subdivisions. Most schedules, however, Student Aid (DAA–0441–2017–0002, 1
legal, research, or other value. NARA cover records of only one office or item, 1 temporary item). Master files of
publishes notice in the Federal Register program or a few series of records. Many an electronic information system used
for records schedules in which agencies of these update previously approved to process claims for borrowers that
propose to destroy records they no schedules, and some include records default on health education assistance
longer need to conduct agency business. proposed as permanent. loans.
NARA invites public comments on such The schedules listed in this notice are 5. Broadcasting Board of Governors,
records schedules.
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media neutral unless otherwise Office of the Secretariat (DAA–0517–
DATES: NARA must receive requests for specified. An item in a schedule is 2016–0001, 7 items, 2 temporary items).
copies in writing by October 25, 2017. media neutral when an agency may Records include copies of audit files
Once NARA finishes appraising the apply the disposition instructions to and routine administrative materials.
records, we will send you a copy of the records regardless of the medium in Proposed for permanent retention are
schedule you requested. We usually which it creates or maintains the substantive program records related to
prepare appraisal memoranda that records. Items included in schedules international broadcasting activities.
contain additional information submitted to NARA on or after 6. National Indian Gaming
concerning the records covered by a December 17, 2007, are media neutral Commission, Agency-wide (DAA–0600–

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 October 25, 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 44665