[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39519-39521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16268]


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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 
August 2, 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

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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-
09-3, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to monitor arms control agreements and 
treaties. Proposed for permanent retention are annual and semi-annual 
reports regarding arms control treaties and agreements.
    2. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (N1-374-
09-4, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of electronic 
information systems compiled from various sources to track and monitor 
the effects of past nuclear tests on Armed Forces personnel.
    3. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (N1-
138-12-2, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to track and maintain public subscriptions to documents 
issued by the Commission.
    4. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2012-0004, 2 items, temporary items). 
Records of the Center for Program Integrity, including master files of 
an electronic information system and supplemental information related 
to claims data used in the detection and investigation of program 
fraud, waste, and abuse.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-12-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to track agency and 
public requests for records searches.
    6. Department of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Center (N1-
523-12-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Project files, including working 
papers relating to product reports.
    7. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (N1-174-12-1, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to manage and track an adjudicatory board appeal process.
    8. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (N1-NU-07-11, 
4 items, 4 temporary items). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to track Congressional inquiries.
    9. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration 
(N1-408-11-14, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records include audits 
reports and financial evaluations of contractor operations.
    10. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration 
(N1-408-11-16, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Copies of records 
maintained outside the office of primary responsibility, including 
policy development records for agency related legislation and 
regulations, as well as materials used to prep agency staff for 
Congressional testimony.
    11. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (N1-416-05-3, 15 items, 13 temporary items). Records of 
the Office of Defects and Investigation, including routine 
investigations and resolutions, petitions, and manufacturer 
correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are significant 
investigations and manufacturer recall files.
    12. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration (N1-571-11-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Continuity of operations plans maintained by the Office of Pipeline 
Safety.
    13. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-09-
50, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Routine reports of an electronic 
information system which tracks public laws and provisions which impact 
the agency. Proposed for permanent retention are the master files.
    14. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-09-
51, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Routine reports of an electronic 
information system which tracks actions needed to implement legislation 
impacting the Taxpayer Assistance Blueprint Initiative. Proposed for 
permanent retention are the master files.
    15. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-09-
54, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Routine reports of an electronic 
information system which tracks actions necessary to implement 
legislation impacting the Tax Gap Initiative. Proposed for permanent 
retention are the master files.
    16. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-2, 3 
items, 3 temporary items). Master files, inputs, and system 
documentation of an electronic information system used to analyze 
taxpayer financial information relating to the use of illegal offshore 
accounts.
    17. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-3, 2 
items, 2 temporary items). Master files and system documentation of an 
electronic information system containing tax shelter disclosure 
information.
    18. Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau 
(N1-173-09-3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing results of telephone service customer 
satisfaction surveys.
    19. Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau 
(N1-173-09-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to report on trends in telephone industry 
infrastructure development.
    20. Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau 
(N1-173-09-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to monitor network growth, usage, and 
reliability of telephone service carriers.
    21. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of 
Investments (N1-474-12-3, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Reports and 
tracking records of an electronic information system used to track 
investments and performance.
    22. 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; inspector general investigative background records and 
case files; and project files. Proposed for permanent retention are 
significant project files; documentation of the Commission's 
establishment, regulations, policy and organization including related 
deliberations and

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findings; final issuances; and inspector general final reports.

    Dated: June 26, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-16268 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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