[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66872-66873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27173]


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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 
December 7, 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, Records 
Management Services (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.

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Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (N1-95-10-9, 84 items, 
66 temporary items). Records related to various programs throughout the 
agency, including general correspondence, reports, case files, plans, 
and studies. Proposed for permanent retention are law enforcement 
reports and plans; boundary modification case files; land transfer, 
title, and status files; significant controlled correspondence; aerial 
photographs; remote sensing data and imagery; maps; and channel and dam 
project design case files.
    2. Department of Defense, Defense Contract Management Agency (N1-
558-10-5, 13 items, 13 temporary items). Records relating to 
development of new electronic systems and operation of current systems. 
Included are mission requirements and specifications, technical 
reference models, information technology capital investment records, 
Web site management records, risk assessments, operational capability 
status reports, user support records, system security plans, and data 
copied from separately scheduled databases.
    3. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (N1-49-10-
2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Bond case files relating to oil, gas, and 
geothermal lease and exploration.
    4. Department of Justice, Agency-wide (DAA-0060-2012-0017, 1 item, 
1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system 
used to manage routine financial activities.
    5. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
12-1, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files and related records of 
an electronic information system used to track notification preferences 
for victims of child pornography.
    6. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
12-4, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records related to approval and 
management of overseas deployments.
    7. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General (DAA-
0060-2012-0019, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Work plan records for 
overseeing and managing audits.
    8. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy (DAA-0060-2012-
0009, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Files maintained for individuals 
considered but not confirmed for Federal judicial nomination. Proposed 
for permanent retention are nomination files for individuals confirmed 
as Federal judges.
    9. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (N1-257-11-1, 55 
items, 45 temporary items). Research and program development files, 
background materials, survey and working files, and information 
technology system files and reports. Proposed for permanent retention 
are planning documents and correspondence, labor estimates, study 
reports, publications, and procedure manuals.
    10. Department of State, Bureau of Administration (DAA-0059-2012-
0005, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records related to student 
employment; standard operating procedures for day-to-day office 
administration; and memorandum of agreements with offices within the 
Department.
    11. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DAA-0059-
2011-0003, 7 items, 7 temporary items). Records include inventories and 
tracking systems for decontamination and radiological equipment, 
related training materials administered to post personnel, and 
associated program reviews.
    12. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (N1-59-11-
17, 11 items, 11 temporary items). Record of the Defensive Equipment & 
Armored Vehicles Division, including requisition and procurement files, 
equipment inventories, and maintenance history.
    13. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
(DAA-0059-2011-0015, 14 items, 13 temporary items). Records of the 
Office of English Language Programs, including teaching tools and 
administrative records. Proposed for permanent retention is a quarterly 
journal for teachers disseminated overseas via U.S. Embassies.
    14. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(N1-237-12-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing aviation safety processes audit records, 
including audit notifications, assignments, activity plans, and 
reports.
    15. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration 
(DAA-0399-2012-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Non-selected employee 
applicant files.
    16. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agency-wide (N1-180-12-2, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to the submission of 
whistleblower claims, including correspondence and memoranda. Records 
do not include investigative or enforcement files.

    Dated: October 25, 2012.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2012-27173 Filed 11-6-12; 8:45 am]
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