[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 242 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67251-67253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30266]


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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 
January 19, 2010. 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

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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 
1225.12(e).)
    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, Agency-wide (N1-16-10-4, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Routine surveillance recordings, which were previously 
approved for disposal.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency (N1-258-08-22, 
2 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to legal proceedings 
involving agency employees.
    3. Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency (N1-258-08-24, 
2 items, 1 temporary item). Non-recordkeeping copies of requests, 
background documentation, and final determinations relating to 
interpretations of regulations made under the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act. Proposed for permanent retention are recordkeeping copies of these 
records.
    4. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary (N1-330-09-7, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to allow military personnel and other U.S. citizens 
overseas to register to vote and request ballots.
    5. Department of Defense, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (N1-
334-09-5, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files and outputs of an 
electronic information system used to track the receipt and disposition 
of sample merchandise.
    6. Department of Defense, Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
(N1-507-10-1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Military pay records, 
including substantiating documents and daily transaction listings and 
registers.
    7. Department of Justice, Civil Division (N1-131-08-2, 5 items, 1 
temporary item). Records relating to proposed legislation concerning 
the alien property program. Proposed for permanent retention are 
subject files relating to claims and litigation, as well as orders and 
annual reports relating to the program.
    8. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (N1-60-09-58, 5 
items, 5 temporary items). Records relating to the Division's internal 
Web site, including Web content and Web management records.
    9. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (N1-60-09-60, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system that tracks time spent by employees on program activities in 
order to determine agency billing information.
    10. Department of Justice, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (N1-
60-09-38, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files for an electronic 
case management system used by the General Counsel's Office.
    11. Department of Justice, U.S. Trustee Program (N1-60-09-63, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system that supports review of means tests for income and assets 
requirements of Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings.
    12. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
09-33, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Master files, outputs, audit logs, 
and other records associated with the National Alert System, which 
provides notification of events to law enforcement personnel and other 
first responders.
    13. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-1, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records associated with a 
Web-based system used to capture and process information relating to 
air transportation oversight.
    14. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track compliance with regulations relating 
to drug and alcohol abuse.
    15. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data containing 
information provided by airlines regarding training programs and 
evaluations of proficiency.

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    16. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data used to track 
quality management improvement actions.
    17. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-6, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track agency equipment and other assets.
    18. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-7, 1 item. 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to collect and maintain financial information 
provided by airports.
    19. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-8, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system which contains safety information obtained from 
inspection and surveillance activities at airports.
    20. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-11, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data concerning 
agency-owned aircraft and their crew members.
    21. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Engineering drawings of 
facilities of the national airspace system created by a computer aided 
engineering graphics system.
    22. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-13, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data relating to 
evaluations of buildings and other facilities of the national airspace 
system.
    23. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-14, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to 
configuration management for national airspace equipment, including 
change proposals and master files of an electronic information system 
used to track changes.
    24. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-15, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track the workload of real estate and 
utility teams.
    25. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-10-16, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files, reports, and 
other records associated with an electronic information system used to 
track activities related to safety inspections and investigations.
    26. Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial 
Institution (N1-56-09-12, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files, 
documentation, and outputs for an electronic information system used to 
track monetary awards to financial institutions for community 
development purposes.
    27. Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision (N1-
483-10-1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Extracted and summarized data 
from electronic information systems relating to branch office surveys 
and financial reporting. The systems from which these records are 
derived were previously approved for permanent retention.

    Dated: December 14, 2009.

Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. E9-30266 Filed 12-17-09; 8:45 am]
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