[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11468-11469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04417]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2014-017]


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 
March 31, 2014. 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 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. 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 Commerce, Bureau of the Census (DAA-0029-2013-
0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to the production and 
dissemination of population estimates for the United States.
    2. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (DAA-0375-
2014-0003, 5 items, 4 temporary items). Records relating to preparation 
of estimates of personal income and employment for states and local 
areas. Proposed for permanent retention are

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rankings of personal income and gross domestic product by state.
    3. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2013-0006, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system containing tracking information on 
military suicides and suicide attempts. Proposed for permanent 
retention are annual statistical reports on suicide events.
    4. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2013-0008, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system containing eye injury and eye disease 
data on military service members and veterans.
    5. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2013-0016, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to track vehicle tow appeals.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (N1-560-12-15, 9 items, 9 temporary items). Budget 
records related to planning, estimates, and appropriations including 
reports, working papers, and correspondence files.
    7. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, United States 
District Courts (DAA-0021-2013-0006, 15 items, 14 temporary items). 
Records of the Federal Public Defenders Organization including routine 
audits, administrative records, and web postings. Proposed for 
permanent retention are annual reports.
    8. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Consumer 
Response (N1-587-12-4, 4 items, 3 temporary items). Master files of an 
electronic information system containing consumer complaints and 
quality control records. Proposed for permanent retention are reports 
and financial trend analysis records.
    9. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2013-0006, 8 items, 8 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for records related to system and data security and access, 
reports on computer security incidents, and backup tapes and files.
    10. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2013-0008, 5 items, 5 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for grant and cooperative agreement program management 
records, grant and cooperative agreement case files, and final grant 
and cooperative agreement products or deliverables.

Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2014-04417 Filed 2-27-14; 8:45 am]
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