[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15744-15745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05605]


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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 
April 11, 2013. 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.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (N1-95-10-7, 9 items, 
3 temporary items). Records related to geographic information systems 
and sign and poster guidelines. Proposed for permanent retention are 
fire dispatch logs, land transfer case files, records of high-level 
officials, historically significant accident investigations, special 
maps, and land surveys.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (N1-95-12-2, 4 items, 
4 temporary items). Records related to the construction and 
administration of research facilities.
    3. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-36, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to track real property permits, leases, and licenses.
    4. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-98, 3 items, 3 
temporary items). Records related to reimbursements for medical 
treatment at military facilities.
    5. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2012-0018, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 
Master files of electronic information systems related to the Medicaid 
Drug Rebate Program.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-12-5, 2 items, 2 temporary items). User 
accounts and associated information in an electronic information system 
used to file immigration benefits.
    7. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-12-6, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to process immigration 
applications and petitions.
    8. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(N1-589-12-1, 23 items, 22 temporary items). Records documenting 
administrative

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activities including budget, human resources, facilities, audit, and 
litigation. Proposed for permanent retention is general correspondence 
of the director.
    9. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement (N1-473-12-1, 23 items, 22 temporary items). Records 
documenting administrative activities including budget, human 
resources, facilities, audit, and litigation. Proposed for permanent 
retention is general correspondence of the director.
    10. Department of Justice, Agency-wide (DAA-0060-2013-0002, 2 
items, 2 temporary items). Original content and posting log for third-
party social media sites.
    11. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (N1-170-
12-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Freedom of Information Act and Privacy 
Act administrative and litigation records.
    12. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (N1-155-11-3, 16 
items, 14 temporary items). Records documenting mission-related 
activities such as registrations, wage determinations, sanctions, 
penalties, and training materials. Proposed for permanent retention are 
significant enforcement intervention records and agreements.
    13. Department of the Navy, Agency-wide. (DAA-0428-2012-0003, 6 
items, 6 temporary items). Correspondence and related records regarding 
instructors and the administration of Reserve Officers Training Corps 
and similar programs in secondary schools.
    14. Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network (N1-559-10-1, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Master files and 
inputs of an electronic information system used to collect information 
to investigate financial crimes.
    15. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2013-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records used to monitor content 
and communication on social networking sites where interaction between 
site users and the agency occurs.
    16. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2013-0004, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to review electronic tax returns.
    17. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, United 
States Court of Federal Claims (N1-502-11-1, 8 items, 2 temporary 
items). Vaccine and general jurisdiction case files not deemed to have 
historic value. Proposed for permanent retention are significant 
vaccine case files, Indian claims case files, files for general 
jurisdiction cases terminating during or after trial, and Congressional 
reference case files and final reports.
    18. Federal Communications Commission, International Bureau (N1-
173-11-7, 22 items, 22 temporary items). Master files, inputs, and 
outputs of an electronic information system used to track applications, 
final authorizations, and related documents for services regulated by 
the agency. Applications include information such as filer 
identification, verifying documentation, and forms.
    19. Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau (N1-173-11-3, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system concerning commercial television broadcast licensees' reporting 
on children's television programming.

    Dated: March 5, 2013.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2013-05605 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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