[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70586-70588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28318]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2014-004]


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 26, 2013. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA 
will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal 
memoranda 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 that 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. 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 
people 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 the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-10-99, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to order internal forms and publications.
    2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (N1-AU-11-25, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to control inventories of supplies.
    3. Department of Energy, Agency-wide (DAA-0434-2013-0001, 4 items, 
4 temporary items). Records relating to the compensation of individuals 
for illnesses caused by exposure to radiation, including personnel 
claim records, working files, control files, and administrative files.
    4. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2013-0011, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 
Self-attestations and decision letters for provider-based healthcare 
entities.
    5. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (DAA-0379-
2013-0001, 11 items, 5 temporary items). Records include files of the 
Deputy Director, Associate Director, and Regional Director; media 
affairs files; conference files; work plans; and non-significant 
regional case files. Proposed for permanent retention are agency policy 
files, history files including photographs and video recordings, 
significant regional case files, and records of the Director's special 
initiatives.
    6. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (N1-170-
12-3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Accountable personal property files.
    7. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (DAA-0127-
2013-0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to control access to Marine Corps 
installations.
    8. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (DAA-0127-
2013-0020, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to manage the food and hospitality services of 
the Marine Corps.
    9. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (DAA-0059-
2012-0010, 8 items, 7 temporary items). Records of the Middle East 
Partnership Initiative including correspondence, grant application and 
awarding records, and planning records. Proposed for permanent 
retention are published fact sheets.
    10. Commission on Long Term Care, Agency-wide (N1-220-14-1, 6 
items, 3 temporary items). Management and operation records including 
working files, financial records, and Web site design records. Proposed 
for permanent retention are mission-related records including the final 
report, Web site, and video recordings of hearings.
    11. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Enforcement 
(N1-587-12-8, 9 items, 8 temporary items). Investigation, action, and 
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records. Proposed for permanent retention are significant enforcement 
actions.

    Dated: November 20, 2013.
Laurence Brewer,
Director, National Records Management Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-28318 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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