[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37443-37445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15198]


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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 23, 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).)

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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 Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. (N1-374-
09-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used for budget planning, financial forecasting, and 
related functions.
    2. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. (N1-374-
09-6, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used for accounting, budgeting, and related 
functions.
    3. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (N1-60-09-54, 4 items, 
4 temporary items). Content and management records for the division's 
internal staff Web site.
    4. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (DAA-0060-2012-0008, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to track record maintenance, location, and disposition.
    5. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (DAA-0060-2011-0017, 8 
items, 8 temporary items). Web content, web management, and technical 
records for an internal component Web site that contains no unique 
content.
    6. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (DAA-0060-2012-0010, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to track case assignment and workflow.
    7. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (DAA-0060-
2012-0012, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Personnel rosters recording the 
onboard status of federal employees assigned to the offices of the 
Attorney General.
    8. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services (N1-60-09-70, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Content and 
management records for the office's internal staff Web site.
    9. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General (DAA-
0060-2012-0014, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to track review action assignments 
and customer satisfaction survey data for reports on investigations.
    10. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges (N1-
174-09-2, 6 items, 5 temporary items). Web site content and design 
records, and master files of electronic information systems used to 
maintain case file information. Proposed for permanent retention is an 
electronic library containing final decisions and orders.
    11. Department of the Navy. United States Marine Corps. (N1-127-09-
3, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Reference copies of officer and 
enlisted service records. Proposed for permanent retention are 
electronic officer and enlisted service records.
    12. Department of State, Bureau of International Information 
Programs (N1-59-09-21, 5 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the 
Office of Information Resources, including electronic resources used to 
support program functions and provide information concerning public 
diplomacy. Proposed for permanent retention are policy and program 
records.
    13. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-11-
17, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files and system documentation 
of an electronic information system used to track cases of 
underreporting and correspondence.
    14. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-11-
20, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files and system documentation 
of an electronic information system used to assist staff in resolving 
errors on certain tax returns.
    15. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-5, 2 
items, 2 temporary items). Master files and documentation of an 
electronic information system used to manage case information and 
reports responding to information requests.
    16. Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System (N1-82-12-1, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the 
Law Enforcement Unit Training Bureau, including documentation of 
internal unit member training, participation in off-site training, and 
equipment inventory and maintenance.
    17. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of 
Investments (N1-474-12-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Statistical 
reports used to monitor investment performance.
    18. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of 
Investments (N1-474-12-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Regular investment 
performance reports.
    19. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of 
Investments (N1-474-12-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Subject files 
relating to thrift investments.
    20. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of 
Investments (N1-474-12-6, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of 
investment policy and procedures.
    21. Federal Trade Commission, Agency-wide (N1-122-09-1, 23 items, 
16 temporary items). Comprehensive schedule covering all aspects of 
agency work. Records relating to administrative and mission support 
functions; budget and financial administration; routine health, safety, 
and security; background records of inspector general investigative 
files; and project and investigative files. Proposed for permanent 
retention are significant project files; documentation of the 
Commission's establishment, regulations, policy and organization 
including related deliberations and findings; final issuances; and 
inspector general files including final reports and case files.
    22. National Credit Union Administration, Agency-wide (N1-413-09-2, 
23 items, 15 temporary items). Administrative records including routine 
reports and working files. Proposed for permanent retention are 
significant reports, manuals, and meeting records.
    23. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation (N1-431-08-19, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files and 
outputs of an electronic information system containing information on 
requests from nuclear power plants for variations in required testing 
and inspection procedures for plant components.
    24. Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Systems 
(DAA-0047-2012-0004, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master files of an

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electronic information system used for internal workload tracking and 
resource allocation.

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-15198 Filed 6-20-12; 8:45 am]
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