[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52993-52995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21672]


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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 
September 29, 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).)

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    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, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (N1-463-09-10, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to track organizations and 
individuals with access to biological agents and toxins.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (N1-462-
09-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing data that supports financial management 
and accounting operations.
    3. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality (N1-510-09-11, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master 
files of an electronic information system containing research topic 
nomination data, user comments, report drafts, and training materials 
relating to health care effectiveness.
    4. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (N1-440-09-11, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of electronic information systems containing information used to 
support quality reviews of Medicare payments for goods and services.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing copies of scanned images of 
law enforcement investigation records and other administrative and 
program records.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-4, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master files, 
inputs, and outputs of an electronic information system containing 
biographical, biometric, and other data relating to investigations and 
law enforcement encounters.
    7. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-5, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Master files and 
outputs of an electronic information system containing information 
compiled on visa applicants during visa security reviews and 
recommendations to the State Department regarding issuance of the 
visas.
    8. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-6, 7 items, 7 temporary items). Master files and 
outputs of an electronic information system containing information used 
to locate fugitive aliens, as well as information on activities taken 
to accomplish an arrest and information on aliens (both fugitive and 
non-fugitive) arrested.
    9. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-7, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing information on gangs, gang 
activities, and suspected or confirmed gang members and their 
associates.
    10. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-10, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing biographical information 
and scanned fingerprint images used for applicant and employee criminal 
history checks.
    11. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-11, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files 
and outputs of an electronic information system that contains 
information about immigration bonds posted for aliens involved in 
removal proceedings.
    12. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-10-2, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to track case files 
involving internal agency investigations.
    13. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency-wide (N1 
207-09-7, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing reference copies of policy issuances 
posted on the agency Web site.
    14. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining and 
Reclamation Enforcement (N1 471-10-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system used by coal companies to 
enter coal production data from which they can prepare required filings 
for multiple agencies.
    15. Department of the Navy (N1-NU-10-2, 6 items, 2 temporary 
items). Hard copy aperture cards that have been converted to a digital 
format. The aperture cards contain engineering drawings of mechanical 
and electrical systems, ships, ordnance, and aircraft. Proposed for 
permanent retention are the digital versions of the aperture cards, as 
well as hard copy aperture cards not converted to a digital format.
    16. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits 
Administration (N1-15-09-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Worksheets used 
to compare veterans' reported income with income records of the 
Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration.
    17. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Agency-wide (N1-275-
10-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track financial instruments with 
renegotiated terms and/or payment schedules.
    18. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Agency-wide (N1-275-
10-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to monitor and evaluate risks of financial 
products.
    19. Federal Maritime Commission, Office of the Secretary (N1-358-
09-7, 11 items, 9 temporary items). Reading files, routine fact finding 
investigation files, official docket files for non-significant cases, 
interoffice confidential files, environmental assessments with findings 
of no significant impact, environmental/energy impact statements, 
certification files, and subject files. Proposed for permanent 
retention are official docket files for significant cases and 
Chairmen's and Commissioners' speech and biography files.
    20. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Docket Office 
(N1-470-09-2, 5 items, 4 temporary items). Audio recordings of 
Commission meetings, case files relating to citations and orders issued 
to mine operators, and master files of an electronic information system 
used to track cases.

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Proposed for permanent retention are Commission Blue Books containing 
administrative law decisions and orders that merit publication.
    21. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Office of 
Administrative Law Judges (N1-470-09-3, 7 items, 7 temporary items). 
Cases pending files, subject files, chronological files, and 
administrative meeting files.
    22. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Office of 
General Counsel (N1-470-09-4, 13 items, 10 temporary items). Cases 
pending files, tally sheets, chronological files, petitions for review, 
rulemaking files, subject files, and FOIA reading room materials. 
Proposed for permanent retention are decisional memoranda, pre-
decisional opinions, and speeches.
    23. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Office of 
Chairman, Commissioners, and Counsels (N1-470-09-5, 16 items, 15 
temporary items). Pending case files, closed case files, petitions for 
reviews, copies of decisions, default orders, cases pending before the 
U.S. Court of Appeals, case tracking files, rulemaking files, 
legislative reference files, chronological files, subject files, 
management and meeting files, and EEO records. Speeches by the Chairman 
and Commissioners are proposed for permanent retention.
    24. National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Records 
Services (DAA-0064-2010-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Correspondence, applications, attendance records, billing documents, 
and other records relating to records management workshops, 
conferences, and training courses.
    25. National Credit Union Administration, Agency-wide (N1-413-09-1, 
16 items, 13 temporary items). Records relating to individual credit 
unions, including reports of examination, routine correspondence, and 
customer complaints. Also included are Community Development Revolving 
Loan Program files and credit union liquidation files. Proposed for 
permanent retention are credit union regulatory, charter, and insurance 
files.

    Dated: August 24, 2010.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2010-21672 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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