[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58179-58181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22995]


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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 
October 19, 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 
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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 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 Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2012-0011, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Master files of an electronic information system containing records 
related to allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse received by the 
Office of Inspector General.
    2. Department of Health and Human Services, Immediate Office of the 
Secretary (DAA-0468-2011-0006, 3 items, 1 temporary item). Background 
materials, working files, drafts, and notes of the Secretary's 
correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are official 
correspondence, master files of an electronic information system 
containing scanned correspondence, significant working files, and 
drafts.
    3. Department of Justice, U.S. Trustee Program (DAA-0060-2012-0004, 
2 items, 2 temporary items). Inputs and master files of an electronic 
information system which tracks final bankruptcy trustee reports.
    4. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary (N1-386-12-1, 3 
items, 1 permanent item). Records of the Employees' Compensation 
Appeals Board, including records relating to docket files and general 
files. Proposed for permanent retention are decisions and orders.
    5. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-1, 12 
items, 12 temporary items). Records include corporations' income tax 
forms, schedules, and related records used to report income, 
deductions, and tax liabilities.
    6. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-6, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to validate public access for online services.
    7. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (N1-58-12-16, 6 
items, 6 temporary items). Inputs, outputs, master files, and system 
documentation of electronic information systems used to monitor 
organizational and business performance and to evaluate customer 
service and employee training activities.
    8. Congressional Budget Office, Agency-wide (N1-520-12-1, 14 items, 
6 temporary items). Comprehensive schedule covering all agency records, 
including general working files, background information, drafts, 
administrative files, and non-significant correspondence. Proposed for 
permanent retention are final products distributed to the public and to 
Congress, essential models and analytic files, significant 
correspondence, product files for senior agency officials and panels of 
advisers, and official policies and manuals.
    9. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records related to health and 
safety, including property safety inspections
    10. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0004, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records relating to the acquisition 
and management of facilities, including design, layout, construction, 
lease, and ownership agreements.
    11. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2012-
0007, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to activities 
associated with planning, preparing, and monitoring business-related 
travel.
    12. Federal Communications Commission, International Bureau (N1-
173-11-6, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Circuit status reports filed 
annually by common carriers providing international telecommunications 
service, the instruction manual used to file reports, and annual 
statistical compilations of all received reports.
    13. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency-wide 
(DAA-0255-2012-0002, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records relating to 
mobile and stationary lifting equipment. Included are design files, 
inspection reports, servicing documents, and operator inspection 
records.


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    Dated: September 10, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-22995 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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