[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 144 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42635-42636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6513]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[DoD-2006-OS-0064]


Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management 
Software Applications

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The DoD Standard, ``Design Criteria Standard for Electronic 
Records Management Software Applications'' is being revised. This 
document sets forth the baseline functional requirements for records 
management application (RMA) software. A draft of the revised document 
is available for review and comment.
    Version 1 of DOD 5015.2-STD was issued November 24, 1997 and 
addressed basic requirements for RMA software. On June 19, 2002, 
Version 2 was issued, and was later endorsed by National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA) as a standard for use by all federal 
agencies. Version 2 expanded on previous requirements and added 
requirements for tracking classified records.
    Version 3 of the standard completes e-Government initiative 
taskings to both DoD and NARA. It incorporates baseline requirements 
for RMA to RMA inteoperability and archival transfer to NARA. 
Furthermore, this version encourages the development of RMA software to 
adhere to DoD net-centric information sharing principles. The DoD 
Components will use this standard in the implementation of their 
records management programs. Additionally, this standard is widely used 
throughout the U.S. by numerous states and counties as well as many 
foreign governments. The new net-centric thrust of this standard should 
be influential well beyond the Department of Defense.

DATES: Submit comments by September 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the document may be found at http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/recmgt. You may submit comments, identified by docket 
number and or RIN number and title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
Federal Register document. the general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the pubic is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing on the Internet at http://regulations.gov 
as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers 
or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Harriet J. Riofrio, telephone 
(703) 602-0816 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Defense is requesting 
review and comment on version 3 of DoD's 5015.2 standard, ``Design 
Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software 
Applications''. Version 1 of DoD 5015.2-STD was issued November 24, 
1997 and addressed basic requirements for electronic records management 
applications. On November 18, 1998, the Archivist of the United States 
sent a letter to the ASD(C3I), stating that DoD 5015.2-STD conformed 
with the requirements of the Federal Records Act and the implementing 
records management regulations found in 36 Code of Federal Regulations, 
1220-1238. DoD Directive 5015.2 issued March 6, 2000 restated that it 
is DoD policy to create, maintain, and preserve information as records, 
in any media, that document the transaction of business and mission in 
wartime and peacetime to provide evidence of DoD Component 
organization, functions, policies, procedures, decisions, and 
activities as provided in Chapter XII of 36 CFR, Chapters 29, 31, 33, 
35 of 44 U.S.C. and DoD 5015.2-STD.
    Version 2 of DoD 5015.2-STD was issued on June 19, 2002, and 
endorsed by NARA on January 15, 2003 as a standard for use by all 
federal agencies. Version 2 expanded onPervious requirements and added 
new requirements for RMAs to manage classics records.
    Version 3 represents the ongoing development of the standard and 
the DoD's RMA needs, in partnership with NARA. The new proposed version 
incorporates additional baseline requirements for RMA to RMA 
interoperability, archival transfer of records to NARA, and encourages 
the development of RMA software that adheres to the DoD's net-centric 
information sharing principles. The DoD Components will use this 
standard in the implementation of their records management programs. 
This standard, endorsed by NARA for Federal agencies, has been 
traditionally used throughout the U.S. by numerous states and counties 
as well as many foreign

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governments. As this standard is so widely used outside of DoD, 
comments and suggestions are solicited to assess its utility to many 
user communities.

    Dated: July 21, 2006.
L.M. Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD.
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