[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30419-30420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11791]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


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 no longer needed for current Government 
business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing 
value in the National Archives of the United States and the 
destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking 
administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published 
for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not 
previously authorized for disposal or reduce the retention period of 
records already authorized for disposal. NARA invites public comments 
on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before 
June 26, 2008. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA 
will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal 
memorandums that contain additional information concerning the records 
covered by a proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will 
be provided once the appraisal is completed. Requesters will be given 
30 days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of any records schedule identified in 
this notice by contacting the Life Cycle Management Division (NWML) 
using one of the following means:
    Mail: NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
    E-mail: [email protected].
    FAX: 301-837-3698.
    Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in 
parentheses after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, 
and must provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports 
should so indicate in their request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence Brewer, Director, Life Cycle 
Management Division (NWML), National Archives and Records 
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. 
Telephone: 301-837-1539. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA's 
approval, using the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for Records 
Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer 
into the National Archives of historically valuable records and 
authorize the disposal 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 
specified otherwise. An item in a schedule is media neutral when the 
disposition instructions may be applied to records regardless of the 
medium in which the records are created and maintained. Items included 
in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media 
neutral unless the item is limited to a specific medium. (See 36 CFR 
1228.24(b)(3).)
    No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the 
approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is 
granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use 
by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private 
persons directly affected by the Government's activities, and whether 
or not they have historical or other value.
    Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions 
requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the 
organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-
wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may 
be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice 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). It also 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 too 
includes information about the records. Further information about the 
disposition process is available on request.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(N1-462-07-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file associated with an 
electronic information system used to analyze food inspection 
performance data. The proposed disposition instructions are limited to 
electronic records.
    2. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Public Affairs (N1-
563-07-17, 13 items, 8 temporary items). Non-executive level 
biographies; routine photographs; agreements for non-governmental, 
entertainment-oriented projects requesting use of the agency seal, 
insignia, and other assistance; and working papers and background 
materials. Proposed for permanent retention are executive level 
biographies, communication plans, mission-related photographs, press 
conference records, and press releases.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-08-12, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs 
and master file associated with a local area

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network that tracks the adjudication of applications and petitions for 
immigration benefits and services except those related to asylum and 
naturalization.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-08-13, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs 
and master file associated with a mainframe system that tracks the 
adjudication of applications and petitions for immigration benefits and 
services except those related to asylum and naturalization.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-08-14, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs 
and master file associated with an electronic consolidated database 
used as a repository for centralized agency reporting and managerial 
capabilities.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (N1-567-08-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Office of 
Investigations confidential informant case files.
    7. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives (N1-436-07-04, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master file and 
inputs used in the oversight and analysis of the Capital Planning and 
Investment Control process.
    8. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-9, 9 items, 9 temporary items). Records relating 
to the agency's public website, including web content, management, and 
technical records.
    9. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-12, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Master file, 
inputs, and outputs of the accident claim tort tracking system and 
vehicle accident tracking system.
    10. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-14, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master file and 
inputs of the Trace Operations, Workflow, and Reporting System, which 
supports the Firearms Tracing System.
    11. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-15, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master file and 
inputs of the eTrace system, which supports the Firearms Tracing 
System.
    12. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-16, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file 
consisting of training materials and training documentation of 
employees.
    13. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (N1-60-08-13, 1 item, 
1 temporary item). Master file for an electronic information system, 
which tracks applications for S-class visa status.
    14. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
07-22, 14 items, 6 temporary items). Reference files, work papers, and 
audit logs of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Proposed for 
permanent retention are annual statistical reports, handbooks and 
manuals, special statistical publications, and the master files, for 
the following electronic systems: Summary Reporting, National Incident-
Based Reporting, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers 
Killed and Assaulted.
    15. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-3, 12 items, 8 temporary items). Inputs, outputs, audit logs, and 
backups of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Management System 
and the National Security Letter Subsystem. Proposed for permanent 
retention are the master files and system documentation for both 
systems.
    16. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-11, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master file and inputs of the 
Terrorist Review and Examination Unit Watchlist Nomination Log, which 
facilitates nomination and inclusion of suspected terrorist 
investigation subjects onto watchlists.
    17. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file for the document control 
system used to maintain accountability and control for handling of 
classified documents.
    18. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-13, 10 items, 10 temporary items). Website and program records for 
an information sharing network for public and private collaboration in 
identifying and decreasing national critical infrastructure 
vulnerabilities.
    19. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-14, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master file, outputs, 
documentation, and audit logs for the decommissioned Data Extraction 
and Extension Project, which consolidates information about 
counterterrorism investigations.
    20. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (N1-60-08-6, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file of the Rent Management System, 
which tracks real property and space management data to produce 
accurate rent billings and perform rent budgeting functions.
    21. Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and 
Technology (N1-173-08-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file for an 
electronic information system used to address questions related to 
policy and guidelines regarding telecommunication equipment 
authorizations.
    22. Federal Communications Commission, Office of Engineering and 
Technology (N1-173-08-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file for an 
electronic information system used to document receipt and disposal of 
sample equipment.
    23. Federal Maritime Commission, Bureau of Trade Analysis (N1-358-
08-07, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Carrier and marine terminal 
operator agreement files, subject files, and copies of trade studies 
for the Office of Agreements/Office of Economics and Competition 
Analysis.

    Dated: May 20, 2008.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. E8-11791 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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