[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14743-14745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05716]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2014-020]


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 16, 2014. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA 
will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepares 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 on the schedule.

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 specifically 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

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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, Rural Development (N1-572-12-2, 6 
items, 5 temporary items). Records related to program accounting and 
regulatory analysis of loans and mortgages, including correspondence 
and audit reports. Proposed for permanent retention are regulatory 
guidance records.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (N1-572-12-3, 14 
items, 14 temporary items). Records related to policy analysis and risk 
management for debt restructuring loans, including studies, 
correspondence, audit reports, agreements, bankruptcy court plans, and 
analysis reports.
    3. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (N1-457-13-1, 9 
items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Information Assurance 
Directorate, including administrative manuals, administrative guidance, 
and non-significant working papers. Proposed for permanent retention 
are formal published standards, criteria, designs, specifications, 
memorandums, reports, and agreements.
    4. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service 
(DAA-0513-2014-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Medical staff 
credentialing and privileging records.
    5. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (DAA-
0065-2013-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Non-record and transitory 
electronic mail messages.
    6. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility 
(DAA-0060-2011-0027, 6 items, 3 temporary items). Records of misconduct 
allegations that include non-significant inquiries and investigations, 
and referrals to state bar and judicial authorities. Proposed for 
permanent retention are significant inquiries and investigations, 
whistleblower matters, and deputy counsel files.
    7. Department of State, Bureau of Information and Resource 
Management (DAA-0059-2014-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files 
of an electronic information system containing requests for routine 
administrative services.
    8. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (DAA-0564-2013-0003, 81 items, 79 temporary items). Records 
include tax files, project plans, studies, applications, permits, and 
related correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are 
directives, policies, organizational data, and reports.
    9. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (DAA-0564-2013-0004, 8 items, 7 temporary items). Records of the 
Office of Chief Counsel including financial transaction files, 
legislative files, ethics records, memorandums, and general legal 
correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are significant 
litigation files.
    10. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (DAA-0564-2013-0005, 50 items, 44 temporary items). Records 
include training files, financial records, certificate and testing 
reports, applications, product files, and related records. Proposed for 
permanent retention are trade and negotiation agreements, historical 
and opinion files, and regulations files.
    11. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (DAA-0564-2013-0008, 9 items, 4 temporary items). Congressional 
liaison files, routine correspondence, and related records. Proposed 
for permanent retention are policies, briefing books, high-level 
speeches, press releases, and congressional correspondence files.
    12. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 
Bureau (DAA-0564-2013-0009, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files 
of an electronic information system used to process application and 
permit files.
    13. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2013-0013, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records relating to taxpayer 
and employee privacy protection including incident case files, project 
files, and meeting summaries.
    14. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2013-0015, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Complaint case files relating 
to tax return preparer violations.
    15. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Consumer 
Response (DAA-0587-2014-0004, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of 
consumer complaints relating to financial institutions.
    16. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Agency-wide (DAA-0562-2013-0010, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to administer and track employee training courses, learning materials, 
and related data.
    17. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Agency-wide (DAA-0275-
2014-0001, 14 items, 9 temporary items). Records include drafts, 
marketing documents, credit reviews, insurance and pre-approval 
documents, agreements for financial services, and routine court 
documents. Proposed for permanent retention are significant policy and 
communication records including testimony, speeches, and reports.
    18. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2013-0005, 8 items, 7 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for records related to technology management, including 
records related to developing, operating, and maintaining computer 
software, systems, and infrastructure improvements; complying with 
information technology policies and plans; and maintaining data 
standards. Proposed for permanent retention is documentation related to 
electronic records that have been scheduled as permanent.
    19. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Front Office 
(N1-576-11-2, 10 items, 3 temporary items). Records include routine 
financial documents. Proposed for permanent retention are the files of 
senior leadership, including speeches, correspondence, and briefing 
books, and principal financial records.
    20. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence 
Advanced Research Projects Activity (N1-576-12-2, 15 items, 9 temporary 
items). Records include files related to routine decisions and events, 
outreach information, initial research studies, reference materials, 
interim reports, and non-substantive drafts and working papers. 
Proposed for permanent retention are files of senior officials, 
organization and management records, unique events records, program 
budget planning records, substantive working papers, and research 
program files.
    21. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Mission 
Support Division (N1-576-12-1, 17 items, 13 temporary items). Records 
include preliminary drafts and non-substantive working papers, internal 
special project and program records, insider threat case files, and 
routine administrative files.

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Proposed for permanent retention are files of senior-level special 
programs and projects, service level agreements, policy files, and 
substantive working papers and drafts.
    22. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Office of the 
Inspector General (N1-576-11-11, 18 items, 9 temporary items). Records 
include routine case files and those which did not warrant 
investigation, annual award program records, reference files, and non-
substantive working papers and drafts. Proposed for permanent retention 
are program files of the Inspector General; investigations, 
inspections, and audit reports; annual reports; community-level board 
and working group records; and substantive working papers and drafts.
    23. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary 
(DAA-0047-2013-0001, 15 items, 10 temporary items). Records of the 
Offices of Short Range and Long Range Estimates, including non-
significant working, background, reference, and summary files. Proposed 
for permanent retention are legislation analysis records, significant 
background files, final reports, and actuarial studies.

Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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