[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 114 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33455-33457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13248]


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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 
July 14, 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.

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    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 the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-08-2, 2 items, 2 
temporary items). Records relating to materiel release, fielding, and 
transfer, including materiel type classification documentation, 
milestone decision memorandums, and documents verifying materiel 
safety, suitability, and supportability requirements.
    2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-08-3, 2 items, 2 
temporary items). Records relating to the Integrated Logistics Support 
program, including materiel development supporting strategies, 
supporting analysis, and documents on analytical support concepts, 
design trade-offs, and personnel requirements.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office (N1-563-08-13, 8 items, 8 temporary items). Records collected on 
spikes in radiation levels above accepted thresholds across the nation, 
reports, letters to vendors, assessments, and case files created and 
maintained to evaluate nuclear detection equipment and systems. The 
significant activities of this office are documented in executive level 
records such as strategic plans and annual reports, which were 
previously approved for permanent retention.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement 
Officer (N1-563-08-8, 8 items, 6 temporary items). Acquisition alerts, 
reviews of proposed acquisition regulations, listings of contracting 
opportunities, applications and approvals of waivers and deviations, 
and lists of contractors debarred and suspended from contracting with 
the agency. Proposed for permanent retention are the agency acquisition 
manual and acquisition regulations.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology 
Directorate (N1-563-07-20, 4 items, 2 temporary items). National 
interoperability baseline survey records and interoperability case 
study records relating to non-significant events. Proposed for 
permanent retention are interoperability case study records relating to 
significant events and scientific publications assessing chemical and 
biological threats to homeland security.
    6. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (N1-115-08-8, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system that makes available commonly used geospatial data themes for a 
variety of bureau programs. The proposed disposition instructions are 
limited to electronic records.
    7. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (N1-60-08-17, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master file for the Witness Security Tracking system, 
which tracks information on applicants and individuals accepted into 
the Federal Witness Security Program.
    8. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (N1-60-08-18, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master file for the Phonelog Tracking system, which 
records details of phone calls made and received by attorneys in 
advisory capacities.
    9. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (N1-60-08-2, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file for the Consolidated Debt 
Collection System, which tracks records of civil and criminal debts 
referred by agencies to the Department of Justice for litigation and 
enforcement.
    10. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (N1-436-08-3, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs and master 
file of the Explosives Catalog System, which stores and retrieves 
identifying information on explosive products.
    11. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-5-
08-15, 1 item, 1 temporary item). This schedule requests authority to 
destroy cases 29J-BF-32354 and 29C-MP-56276, which pertain exclusively 
to the investigation of the captioned individuals. This request 
responds to a Federal Pre-Trial Diversion Program court order to delete 
the records of the captioned individuals.
    12. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
08-16, 1 item, 1 temporary item). This schedule requests authority to 
destroy case 265A-SI-52450, which pertains exclusively to the 
investigation of the captioned individual. This request responds to a 
Federal Pre-Trial Diversion Program court order to delete the records 
of the captioned individual.

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    13. Department of the Navy, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography 
Command (N1-NU-07-7, 20 items, 17 temporary items). Scientific data and 
other records relating to all phases of oceanographic, meteorological, 
and hydrographic functions. Proposed for permanent retention are 
primary program records at specific command levels, weather phenomena 
records, and information products.
    14. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (N1-NU-07-9, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file associated with an electronic 
information system that tracks claims for Marine Corps service members 
who experience a serious traumatic injury. The proposed disposition 
instructions are limited to electronic records.
    15. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (N1-59-08-6, 5 
items, 4 temporary items). Calendars, reading files, and e-mail files 
created and maintained by the bureau front office. Proposed for 
permanent retention are subject files. The proposed disposition 
instructions for subject files are limited to paper records.
    16. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs 
(N1-59-08-9, 7 items, 4 temporary items). Subject files, background 
files, copies of briefing books, and departmental task force/working 
group files. Proposed for permanent retention are bureau-level task 
force/working group files, geographic office briefing books, and unique 
collections of records documenting historically significant events 
within the geographic region covered by the bureau. The proposed 
disposition instructions for permanent items are limited to paper 
records.
    17. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-08-
11, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Internal Revenue Form 11370, 
Certification of Annual UNAX Awareness Briefing, used to document 
employee attendance at disclosure briefings.
    18. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-08-
12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Internal Revenue Form 13592, Receipt and 
Control Final Candling Log, used to validate and record documents and/
or remittances left inside envelopes after extractions have occurred.
    19. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (N1-412-07-60, 9 
items, 9 temporary items). This schedule authorizes the agency to apply 
the existing disposition instructions to records of the Office of Air 
and Radiation, regardless of recordkeeping medium. The records include 
radon action files, radiation facility and site files, radiological 
emergency planning files, certification of waste isolation pilot plant 
files, emergency planning program for radiological incidents files, and 
protective action planning manual work files. Paper recordkeeping 
copies of these files were previously approved for disposal.
    20. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (N1-412-07-67, 5 
items, 5 temporary items). This schedule authorizes the agency to apply 
the existing disposition instructions to records of the Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, regardless of recordkeeping 
medium. The records include closed cases not referred for criminal 
prosecution, pre-product registration audits, and printouts of 
pesticide production and distribution. Paper recordkeeping copies of 
these files were previously approved for disposal.
    21. Federal Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau (N1-173-07-1, 12 items, 12 temporary items). Inputs, 
outputs, and master files for electronic information systems related to 
complaints received by the Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division.
    22. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Agency-wide (N1-138-07-1, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Quarterly filings by interstate gas pipeline 
utilities listing transportation and storage customers. The proposed 
disposition instructions are limited to electronic records.
    23. Federal Maritime Commission, Bureau of Trade Analysis (N1-358-
08-06, 10 items, 10 temporary items). Reading files, Office of Service 
Contracts and Tariffs subject files, freight and terminal operator 
tariffs, tariff filing exemptions, applications for permissions to 
deviate from tariff filing requirements, tariff registration files that 
provide tariff publication locations for shippers and the public, 
investigation files of terminals and carriers, copies of docketed 
files, and rejection letters and complaint files.
    24. Millennium Challenge Corporation, Agency-wide (N1-561-08-3, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master file for an electronic information 
system used to perform analysis of data gathered from countries 
partnered with the agency.

    Dated: June 5, 2008.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. E8-13248 Filed 6-11-08; 8:45 am]
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