[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5579-5580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2432]


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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 
March 5, 2012. 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.
    Email: [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: Margaret Hawkins, Director, National 
Records Management Program (ACNR), National Archives and Records 
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. 
Telephone: (301) 837-1799. Email: [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, Farm Service Agency (N1-145-09-2, 31 
items, 31 temporary items.) Master files of electronic information 
systems used in production adjustments, compliance, disaster 
assistance, and risk management support for crops and livestock.
    2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-97, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that 
contains information used to substantiate benefits for Non-Appropriated 
Fund employees.
    3. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (N1-
138-11-2, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Reports on historic and 
prehistoric sites for land regulated by the Commission.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (N1-560-11-8, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of 
an electronic information system containing information on canine 
handler teams,

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such as personal information, contact information, biographies, and 
training, used to identify, locate, and manage mobilization for 
operations and training activities.
    5. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DAA-0060-2011-22, 
2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files and outputs for an electronic 
information system used to track contact information for potential 
claimants in the US vs. City of New York class action suit.
    6. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
11-14, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records relating to the language 
quality program, including reviews, certifications, and training.
    7. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration 
(N1-399-08-10, 10 items, 10 temporary items). Master files of 
electronic information systems containing track survey data used to 
determine rail safety violations.
    8. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-10-
23, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records consist of evidence collected 
but not used during criminal investigations.
    9. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-11-
18, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files, audit data, and 
documentation for an electronic information system used to capture tax 
information on foreign partners.
    10. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-11-
19, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files, audit data, and 
documentation for an electronic information system used to capture tax 
information on foreign individuals and entities.
    11. Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Agency-wide (N1-180-11-
1, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Non-policy intranet records and Web 
site operations records.
    12. Commodities Futures Trading Commission, Agency-wide (N1-180-11-
2, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Reports and working files for lost, 
stolen, or destroyed government and personal property.

    Dated: January 30, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-2432 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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