[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 999-1001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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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 
February 8, 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 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, Center for Nutrition Policy and 
Promotion (N1-462-09-10, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system that is used to provide the public with 
information concerning such matters as scientific nutritional research, 
dietary guidelines, and physical activity assessments.
    3. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (N1-462-
09-12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to identify and monitor fraudulent activities 
by retailers involved in the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance 
Program.
    4. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (N1-462-
09-14, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing data concerning abusive vendors involved 
in the Women, Infants and Children Program. Data is used as a 
management tool at the state level and used by the agency to prepare 
reports to Congress and other groups.
    5. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary 
(N1-468-09-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used for Office of General Counsel work flow and 
time tracking.
    6. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging 
(N1-439-09-3, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the Office of 
Preparedness and Response, including input to departmental reports, 
working papers, and records relating to emergency planning.
    7. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on 
Children and Families (N1-292-09-1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master 
files of electronic information systems used for grant program 
announcements and for the tracking and evaluation of grant 
applications.
    8. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (N1-48-08-1, 
17 items, 17 temporary items). Records of the Chief Information 
Officer, including such records as capital planning and investment 
control files, reports and presentations, legal files, agreements, and 
Web site management records.
    9. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary (N1-48-09-5, 
2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to maintain information on incidents and

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investigations as well as data concerning agency law enforcement and 
security personnel.
    10. Department of Justice, Civil Division (N1-131-08-1, 7 items, 3 
temporary items). Claims, allowances, and individual trusts relating to 
the World War I alien property program. Proposed for permanent 
retention are substantive records relating to the program, such as 
subject files, procedures, and executive orders and proclamations.
    11. Department of Justice, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (N1-
60-09-40, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Master files, inputs, and 
outputs associated with an electronic information system used for 
litigation support. This system provides workflow management for 
responding to litigation and discovery requests.
    12. Department of the Navy, Agency-wide (N1-NU-10-1, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Case files relating to the confinement of court-
martial prisoners.
    13. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-6, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Master files and inputs 
associated with an electronic information system used to gather data 
and prepare reports concerning various aspects of contracts involving 
disadvantaged business enterprises.
    14. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used for monitoring contracting activities.
    15. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-13, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used for monitoring the handling of customer service 
requests.
    16. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-14, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of an electronic 
information system that serves as a temporary repository for 
information relating to the certification of airmen.
    17. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-15, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of an electronic 
information system used to provide front end presentation logic on the 
agency web site relating to aviation safety inspections.
    18. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-16, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Master files and reports 
relating to the printing and distribution of navigation products.
    19. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-17, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files and other 
records associated with an electronic information system used for data 
concerning material costs entailed in printing nautical and 
aeronautical charts.
    20. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-18, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic records relating 
to flight standards training that is used by employees to access their 
records and obtain information concerning courses.
    21. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-19, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic records associated 
with a web-based tool used to provide access to reference copies of 
flight safety and flight standards information.
    22. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-20, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data related to 
managing and monitoring the certification of airlines.
    23. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-21, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Electronic data relating to 
surveillance and other activities of aviation safety inspectors.
    24. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-22, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic data relating to 
incidents involving violations of flight safety rules.
    25. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-24, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Inputs, outputs, and master 
files associated with an obsolete electronic information system used 
for data concerning flying air tours over National Parks in the West.
    26. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-09-25, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of an obsolete 
database used to track personal property and equipment.

    Dated: December 30, 2009.
James J. Hastings,
Director, Access Programs.
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