[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67781-67783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27766]


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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 
December 3, 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

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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, Grain Inspection, Packers, and 
Stockyard Administration (N1-545-08-9, 4 items, 2 temporary items). 
Records of standing committees, including routine policy administrative 
files and non-substantive reports. Proposed for permanent retention are 
agendas, minutes, substantive reports, annual summaries, and records 
documenting official board and committee accomplishments.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Economist (N1-16-
10-6, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file of an electronic 
information system used to manage world agriculture supply and demand 
estimates and records.
    3. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer 
(N1-16-10-7, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing individual employee pay records.
    4. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-86, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to create, manage, maintain, and process the lifecycle for all parts 
estimated or manufactured at Watervliet Arsenal. Included are inventory 
forms, tooling transfers, issue and return receipts, work order 
requests, and operational process approvals.
    5. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-90, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to enable applicants to apply online for agency job vacancies.
    6. Department of Education, Office of Management (N1-441-09-15, 3 
items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Federal Student Aid program, 
including master files of electronic information systems used to 
provide oversight, compliance, and improvement services and monitor the 
performance of schools that participate in Title IV programs.
    7. Department of Education, Office of Management (N1-441-09-16, 6 
items, 6 temporary items). Master files of electronic information 
systems used to support the servicing, consolidation, and collection of 
Federal student aid obligations. The data includes financial 
statements, promissory notes, payment history, and other related 
documents.
    8. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education (N1-
441-09-19, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records relating to 
institutions seeking accreditation, including petitions, reports, 
accrediting decisions, and related correspondence. Also included are 
master files of an electronic information system containing 
applications, petitions, and agency reports used in the accreditation 
process.
    9. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services (N1-440-10-8, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to administrate 
registration for educational and training sessions.
    10. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug 
Administration (N1-88-09-4, 48 items, 47 temporary items). Records of 
the Center for Veterinary Medicine, including subject files; 
correspondence; working group files; animal drug pre-marketing and 
marketing applications and related documentation; master files of an 
electronic system used to track loans of drug master files; 
investigational food additive files; food additive petitions; generally 
recognized as safe notifications and petitions; animal drug experience 
reports; medicated feed mill licensing files; and master files of an 
electronic system containing aquaculture information extracted from 
animal drug applications. Proposed for permanent retention are approved 
new animal drug product lists (Green Book).
    11. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-8, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing case information regarding

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suspended and debarred contractors, and related paper case files.
    12. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-18, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Case files 
containing voluntary enrollment forms and correspondence, and master 
files of an electronic information system containing victim and alien 
offender data to facilitate victim notification.
    13. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-19, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of a 
legacy electronic information system containing case management 
information for alien detention and removal.
    14. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-20, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing information about selectees 
for vacant positions.
    15. Department of Justice, Tax Division (N1-60-09-1, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Memoranda documenting settlements in tax cases from 
the 1950s and 1960s.
    16. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (N1-60-10-
14, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Record copy of and background 
information for the Security Program Operating Manual.
    17. Department of Justice, United States Attorneys' Offices (N1-
118-09-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of electronic 
information systems used to compile intelligence information from other 
existing systems for case research and investigations.
    18. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-10-
5, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files, outputs, and system 
documentation of an electronic information system used to collect data 
and statistics about revenue from enforcement activities.
    19. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-10-
12, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Credit Bureau audit records used to 
fulfill information requests from credit bureau vendors.
    20. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-10-
13 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to extract data from other systems and track case inventory 
of statistics of income for large- and mid-sized business.
    21. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration 
(N1-15-10-7, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records relating to the 
credentialing of agency employees and health care facilities providing 
care for veterans.
    22. Defense Logistics Agency, Agency-wide (N1-361-10-4, 4 items, 4 
temporary items). Master files and outputs of electronic information 
systems used to track inventories, ordering, and distribution of map 
products.
    23. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (N1-412-09-18, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to disseminate beach water quality and swimming advisory 
data.
    24. Federal Maritime Commission, Office of the Managing Director 
(N1-358-09-9, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Administrative records 
including commission orders, policies, and standard operating 
procedures. Included is the intranet website containing employee forms, 
telephone directory, agency policies, notifications, and links to 
agency web applications.
    25. U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of the 
Inspector General (N1-286-09-9, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files 
of an electronic information system used to manage correspondence and 
workflow.

    Dated: October 27, 2010.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2010-27766 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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