[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35048-35049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14932]


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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 15, 2011. 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 Records Management Services (ACNR) using one 
of the following means:
    Mail: NARA (ACNR), 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, Records 
Management Services (ACNR), 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 
Stockyards Administration (N1-545-11-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Master files of an electronic information system containing reports on 
grain inspection and weighing services performed by the agency.
    2. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-10-17, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system used to track and manage requests on 
export license requirements and licenses issued.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-11-4, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing information on significant 
events, activities, threats, and law enforcement intelligence, and 
requests for assistance from other law enforcement agencies.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-11-6, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing applications for short-term 
entry of individuals not otherwise eligible, tracking information for 
admitted individuals, and related correspondence.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (N1-567-11-9, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing case management details for 
employee misconduct investigations and data extracts for reporting 
purposes.
    6. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
11-3, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to system queries 
of a repository of Internet data collected in support of 
investigations. Proposed for permanent retention is the master file 
repository.

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    7. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DAA-0059-
2011-0005, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Research and 
Development Branch, including security product certification and non-
certification files.
    8. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs 
(N1-59-10-14, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Office of 
Regional Security and Policy Affairs, including subject and program 
files, grants files, and regional forum files.
    9. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 
(DAA-0406-2011-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of the Office 
of Innovative Program Delivery, including major project files.
    10. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration 
(N1-399-11-1, 4 items, 2 temporary item). Records of the Office of 
Chief Counsel, including unpublished regulations, standards, 
guidelines, and working papers. Proposed for permanent retention are 
public docket files.
    11. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration 
(N1-408-11-10, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Office of 
Civil Rights, including civil rights case files.
    12. National Archives and Records Administration, Agency-wide (DAA-
0064-2011-0003, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to track security clearance 
investigations of agency employees.
    13. National Archives and Records Administration, Office of 
Government Information Services (N1-64-11-1, 2 items, 2 temporary 
items). Electronic case files and workload reports related to mediation 
between Freedom of Information Act requestors and Federal agencies.
    14. Social Security Administration, Office of Publications and 
Logistics Management (N1-47-09-5, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master 
file of an electronic information system used to maintains a record of 
applicants for Supplemental Security Income payments and Special 
Veterans Benefits. Also included are working files used to manage 
internal workload.

    Dated: June 9, 2011.
Sharon G. Thibodeau,
Deputy Assistant Archivist for Records Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2011-14932 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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