[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 65747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31341]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Report on Current Recordkeeping Practices in the Federal 
Government; Request for Comment

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of report; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: NARA is seeking public comment on the Report on Current 
Recordkeeping Practices within the Federal Government. The report is an 
analysis of two significant data collections that were conducted by 
NARA and SRA International, Inc. (SRA) to assess the state of 
recordkeeping and records use in the Federal Government. This is an 
important step in NARA's efforts to review and, if necessary, revise 
records management policies and guidance to fit the changing office 
environment.
    The report is available electronically at http://www.nara.gov/records/rmi.html. For a paper copy of the report, contact the person 
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 31, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to [email protected], or fax them to 
301-713-7270, or mail them to NARA (NPOL), 8601 Adelphi Rd. Rm. 4100, 
College Park, MD 20740-6001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Cummings at 301-713-7360 x238.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA has undertaken three initiatives to 
document the current recordkeeping and records use environment in 
Federal agencies, to use that information to analyze NARA's records 
management policies, and to redesign, if necessary, the scheduling and 
appraisal process. This report is the result of the first initiative.
    SRA used individual interviews, focus groups, and an Internet 
survey to find out how agency officials and staff viewed records 
management and what they perceived its role to be in today's modern 
office. More than 40 Federal agencies participated in the interviews 
and focus groups, and more than 475 individuals replied to the Internet 
survey. Additionally, using a process called Records Systems Analyses, 
or RSAs, NARA teams examined selected business processes in Federal 
agencies to determine how records are actually being created and 
managed. The report identifies patterns in records management, suggests 
situational models to explain those patterns, and identifies points 
where NARA could effectively intervene to improve records management.

    Dated: December 14, 2001.
Nancy Allard,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 01-31341 Filed 12-19-01; 8:45 am]
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