83_FR_51157 83 FR 50961 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

83 FR 50961 - Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)

Page Range50961-50962
FR Document2018-21996

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-2019-001]


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.

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DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by November 9, 
2018. 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: request.schedule@nara.gov.
    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 request.schedule@nara.gov.

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 Defense, National Security Agency (DAA-0457-2017-
0003, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Office of Strategic 
Plans and Policy, including routine pre-publication review files for 
resumes and non-mission related information. Proposed for permanent 
retention are pre-publication review files for mission related 
materials or those defined as high-profile by established criteria.
    2. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges (DAA-
0174-2018-0001, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records related to the 
Alternative Dispute Resolution program including general program files, 
case records, and working files.
    3. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement (DAA-0059-2015-0010, 11 items, 8 temporary items). Bureau-
wide schedule including project files, working files, and copies of 
audit files. Proposed for permanent retention are records of the 
Bureau's senior leadership, program files, and high-profile project 
files
    4. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2018-0009, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Case files of taxpayer disputes 
related to double taxation and future tax transactions based on 
operational provisions outlined in tax treaties.
    5. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2018-0002, 15 items, 15 temporary items). Revised General 
Records Schedule for employee relations records such as reasonable 
accommodation, alternative dispute resolution, administrative 
grievance, disciplinary action, adverse action, and harassment 
complaint case files; records of telework/alternative worksite, Equal 
Employment Opportunity, and displaced employee programs; labor 
management relations records; and agency records of cases settled 
through the Merit Systems Protection Board and Federal Labor Relations 
Authority.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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                                              2. Approval of minutes of the                                enforcement matter(s) and follow-                on the LSC website, at http://
                                                   Committee’s Open Session meeting                        up to open investigation referrals               www.lsc.gov/board-directors/meetings/
                                                   on July 25, 2018                                        from the Office of Inspector General             board-meeting-notices/non-confidential-
                                              3. Briefing of Office of Inspector General                • Lora Rath, Director of Compliance                 materials-be-considered-open-session.
                                                 • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General                       and Enforcement                                     Accessibility: LSC complies with the
                                                 • Roxanne Caruso, Assistant                          14. Report on cybersecurity test results              American’s with Disabilities Act and
                                                   Inspector General for Audit                          • Jim Sandman, President                            Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation
                                              4. Pursuant to Section VIII (A)(3) and                  15. Consider and act on adjournment of                Act. Upon request, meeting notices and
                                                   VIII (A)(4) of the Committee                            meeting                                          materials will be made available in
                                                   Charter, review and discuss with                                                                         alternative formats to accommodate
                                                   the OIG its audit responsibilities                 October 20, 2018
                                                                                                                                                            individuals with disabilities.
                                                   and performance, its audit plan for                Board of Directors                                    Individuals who need other
                                                   the Corporation and the risk                                                                             accommodations due to disability in
                                                   assessment that drives its audit                   Open Session
                                                                                                                                                            order to attend the meeting in person or
                                                   plan, the effectiveness of its audit               1. Pledge of Allegiance                               telephonically should contact Katherine
                                                   plan and activities, and all                       2. Approval of agenda                                 Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_
                                                   significant matters relative to audits             3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s                 NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least
                                                   performed by the OIG, including                         Open Session meeting of July 26,                 2 business days in advance of the
                                                   any problems the OIG encountered                        2018                                             meeting. If a request is made without
                                                   while performing their audits                      4. Chairman’s Report                                  advance notice, LSC will make every
                                                 • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General                  5. Members’ Reports                                   effort to accommodate the request but
                                                 • Roxanne Caruso, Assistant                          6. President’s Report                                 cannot guarantee that all requests can be
                                                   Inspector General for Audit                        7. Inspector General’s Report
                                              5. Pursuant to Section VIII (A) (1) of the                                                                    fulfilled.
                                                                                                      8. Consider and act on the report of the
                                                   Committee Charter, review and                           Operations and Regulations                         Dated: October 5, 2018.
                                                   discuss with the Office of Inspector                    Committee                                        Katherine Ward,
                                                   General Management, and Castro                     9. Consider and act on the report of the              Executive Assistant to the Vice President for
                                                   and Company the contemplated                            Governance and Performance                       Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate
                                                   scope and plan for LSC’s required                       Review Committee                                 Secretary.
                                                   annual audit                                       10. Consider and act on the report of the             [FR Doc. 2018–22190 Filed 10–5–18; 4:15 pm]
                                                 • Roxanne Caruso, Assistant                               Institutional Advancement                        BILLING CODE 7050–01–P
                                                   Inspector General for Audit                             Committee
                                                 • Jim Sandman, President                             11. Consider and act on the report of the
                                              6. Pursuant to Section VIII (C)(6) of the                    Delivery of Legal Services
                                                   Committee Charter, review LSC’s                         Committee                                        NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
                                                   efforts, including training and                    12. Consider and act on the report of the             ADMINISTRATION
                                                   education to help ensure that LSC                       Finance Committee
                                                   employees and grantees act                                                                               [NARA–2019–001]
                                                                                                      13. Consider and act on the report of the
                                                   ethically and safeguard LSC funds                       Audit Committee                                  Records Schedules; Availability and
                                                 • Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal                14. Public comment                                    Request for Comments
                                                   Affairs                                            15. Consider and act on other business
                                                 • Lynn Jennings, Vice President for                  16. Consider and act on whether to                    AGENCY: National Archives and Records
                                                   Grant Management                                        authorize a closed session of the                Administration (NARA).
                                                 • Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General                       Board to address items listed below              ACTION: Notice of availability of
                                              7. Management update regarding risk
                                                                                                      Closed Session                                        proposed records schedules; request for
                                                   management
                                                 • Ron Flagg, General Counsel and                                                                           comments.
                                                                                                      1. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
                                                   Vice President for Legal Affairs                        Closed Session meeting of July 26,               SUMMARY:   The National Archives and
                                              8. Briefing about follow-up by the Office                    2018                                             Records Administration (NARA)
                                                   of Compliance and Enforcement on                   2. Management briefing                                publishes notice at least once monthly
                                                   referrals by the Office of Inspector               3. Inspector General briefing                         of certain Federal agency requests for
                                                   General regarding audit reports and                4. Consider and act on list of                        records disposition authority (records
                                                   annual Independent Public audits                        prospective Leaders Council                      schedules). Once approved by NARA,
                                                   of grantees                                             invitees                                         records schedules provide mandatory
                                                 • Lora Rath, Director of Compliance                  5. Consider and act on General                        instructions on what happens to records
                                                   and Enforcement                                         Counsel’s report on potential and
                                                 • Roxanne Caruso, Assistant                                                                                when agencies no longer need them for
                                                                                                           pending litigation involving LSC                 current Government business. The
                                                   Inspector General for Audit                        6. Consider and act on motion to
                                              9. Public comment                                                                                             records schedules authorize agencies to
                                                                                                           adjourn the meeting                              preserve records of continuing value in
                                              10. Consider and act on other business
                                              11. Consider and act on motion to                       CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:                       the National Archives of the United
                                                   adjourn the open session meeting                   Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to                States and to destroy, after a specified
                                                   and proceed to a closed session                    the Vice President & General Counsel, at              period, records lacking administrative,
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                                                                                                      (202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent                 legal, research, or other value. NARA
                                              Closed Session                                          by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_                      publishes notice in the Federal Register
                                              12. Approval of minutes of the                          QUESTIONS@lsc.gov.                                    for records schedules in which agencies
                                                   Committee’s Closed Session                            Non-Confidential Meeting Materials:                propose to destroy records they no
                                                   meeting of July 25, 2018                           Non-confidential meeting materials will               longer need to conduct agency business.
                                              13. Briefing by the Office of Compliance                be made available in electronic format at             NARA invites public comments on such
                                                   and Enforcement on active                          least 24 hours in advance of the meeting              records schedules.


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                                              DATES:  NARA must receive requests for                  specified. An item in a schedule is                   wide schedule including project files,
                                              copies in writing by November 9, 2018.                  media neutral when an agency may                      working files, and copies of audit files.
                                              Once NARA finishes appraising the                       apply the disposition instructions to                 Proposed for permanent retention are
                                              records, we will send you a copy of the                 records regardless of the medium in                   records of the Bureau’s senior
                                              schedule you requested. We usually                      which it creates or maintains the                     leadership, program files, and high-
                                              prepare appraisal memoranda that                        records. Items included in schedules                  profile project files
                                              contain additional information                          submitted to NARA on or after                            4. Department of the Treasury,
                                              concerning the records covered by a                     December 17, 2007, are media neutral                  Internal Revenue Service (DAA–0058–
                                              proposed schedule. You may also                         unless the item is expressly limited to               2018–0009, 2 items, 2 temporary items).
                                              request these. If you do, we will also                  a specific medium. (See 36 CFR                        Case files of taxpayer disputes related to
                                              provide them once we have completed                     1225.12(e).)                                          double taxation and future tax
                                              the appraisal. You have 30 days after we                   Agencies may not destroy Federal                   transactions based on operational
                                              send to you these requested documents                   records without Archivist of the United               provisions outlined in tax treaties.
                                              in which to submit comments.                            States’ approval. The Archivist approves                 5. National Archives and Records
                                              ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of                    destruction only after thoroughly                     Administration, Government-wide
                                              any records schedule identified in this                 considering the records’ administrative               (DAA–GRS–2018–0002, 15 items, 15
                                              notice by contacting Records Appraisal                  use by the agency of origin, the rights               temporary items). Revised General
                                              and Agency Assistance (ACRA) using                      of the Government and of private people               Records Schedule for employee
                                              one of the following means:                             directly affected by the Government’s                 relations records such as reasonable
                                                 Mail: NARA (ACRA); 8601 Adelphi                      activities, and whether or not the                    accommodation, alternative dispute
                                              Road; College Park, MD 20740–6001.                      records have historical or other value.               resolution, administrative grievance,
                                                 Email: request.schedule@nara.gov.                       In addition to identifying the Federal             disciplinary action, adverse action, and
                                                 FAX: 301–837–3698.                                   agencies and any subdivisions                         harassment complaint case files; records
                                                 You must cite the control number,                    requesting disposition authority, this                of telework/alternative worksite, Equal
                                              which appears in parentheses after the                  notice lists the organizational unit(s)               Employment Opportunity, and
                                              name of the agency that submitted the                   accumulating the records (or notes that               displaced employee programs; labor
                                              schedule, and a mailing address. If you                 the schedule has agency-wide                          management relations records; and
                                              would like an appraisal report, please                  applicability when schedules cover                    agency records of cases settled through
                                              include that in your request.                           records that may be accumulated                       the Merit Systems Protection Board and
                                                                                                      throughout an agency); provides the                   Federal Labor Relations Authority.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      control number assigned to each
                                              Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at                  schedule, the total number of schedule                Laurence Brewer,
                                              Records Appraisal and Agency                            items, and the number of temporary                    Chief Records Officer for the U.S.
                                              Assistance (ACRA); National Archives                    items (the records proposed for                       Government.
                                              and Records Administration; 8601                        destruction); and includes a brief                    [FR Doc. 2018–21996 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740–                   description of the temporary records.                 BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
                                              6001, by phone at 301–837–1799, or by                   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
                                              publishes notice in the Federal Register                NARA staff has prepared an appraisal                  NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
                                              for records schedules they no longer                    memorandum for the schedule, it also                  ADMINISTRATION
                                              need to conduct agency business. NARA                   includes information about the records.
                                              invites public comments on such                         You may request additional information                Agency Information Collection
                                              records schedules, as required by 44                    about the disposition process at the                  Activities: Proposed Collection;
                                              U.S.C. 3303a(a).                                        addresses above.                                      Comment Request; Credit Union
                                                 Each year, Federal agencies create                                                                         Service Organizations (CUSOs)
                                              billions of records on paper, film,                     Schedules Pending
                                              magnetic tape, and other media. To                                                                            AGENCY: National Credit Union
                                                                                                        1. Department of Defense, National
                                              control this accumulation, agency                                                                             Administration (NCUA).
                                                                                                      Security Agency (DAA–0457–2017–
                                              records managers prepare schedules                      0003, 3 items, 2 temporary items).                    ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
                                              proposing records retention periods and                 Records of the Office of Strategic Plans
                                              submit these schedules for NARA’s                                                                             SUMMARY:   The National Credit Union
                                                                                                      and Policy, including routine pre-                    Administration (NCUA), as part of a
                                              approval. These schedules provide for                   publication review files for resumes and
                                              timely transfer into the National                                                                             continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                                                                      non-mission related information.                      and respondent burden, invites the
                                              Archives of historically valuable records               Proposed for permanent retention are
                                              and authorize the agency to dispose of                                                                        general public and other Federal
                                                                                                      pre-publication review files for mission              agencies to comment on the following
                                              all other records after the agency no                   related materials or those defined as
                                              longer needs them to conduct its                                                                              renewal of a currently approved
                                                                                                      high-profile by established criteria.                 collection, as required by the Paperwork
                                              business. Some schedules are                              2. Department of Labor, Office of
                                              comprehensive and cover all the records                                                                       Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                                                                      Administrative Law Judges (DAA–0174–
                                              of an agency or one of its major                        2018–0001, 4 items, 4 temporary items).               DATES: Written comments should be
                                              subdivisions. Most schedules, however,                  Records related to the Alternative                    received on or before December 10, 2018
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                                              cover records of only one office or                     Dispute Resolution program including                  to be assured consideration.
                                              program or a few series of records. Many                general program files, case records, and              ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                              of these update previously approved                     working files.                                        invited to submit written comments on
                                              schedules, and some include records                       3. Department of State, Bureau of                   the information collection to Dawn
                                              proposed as permanent.                                  International Narcotics and Law                       Wolfgang, National Credit Union
                                                 The schedules listed in this notice are              Enforcement (DAA–0059–2015–0010,                      Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Suite
                                              media neutral unless otherwise                          11 items, 8 temporary items). Bureau-                 5080, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Fax


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments.
DatesNARA must receive requests for copies in writing by November 9, 2018. 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.
ContactMargaret 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 Citation83 FR 50961 

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