[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35799-35800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14630]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2014-040]


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 
July 24, 2014. 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. 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 Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2014-0008, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Master files of an 
electronic information system containing recruitment data.
    2. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2014-0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item).

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Master files of an electronic information system containing survey data 
used for recruitment purposes.
    3. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service (DAA-0446-2013-
0004, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Agency Web site content and 
management records including site maps, usage logs, and design files.
    4. Department of Defense, National Security Agency (N1-457-14-3, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). System monitoring, testing, and evaluation 
data used for compilation of formal reports.
    5. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector 
General (DAA-0468-2013-0011, 6 items, 5 temporary items). Records 
including litigation case files, subpoenas, and legal opinions. 
Proposed for permanent retention are significant legal case files.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, Agency-wide (DAA-0563-2013-
0006, 5 items, 4 temporary items). Records of inter- and intra-agency 
agreements, including background and administrative files. Proposed for 
permanent retention are international agreements.
    7. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2014-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 
Physician applications for approval to perform immigration related 
medical examinations.
    8. Department of Justice, Agency-wide (DAA-0060-2014-0002, 1 item, 
1 temporary item). Determinations of technology patents and rights 
developed as part of Departmental business.
    9. Department of Justice, Civil Division (DAA-0060-2012-0020, 3 
items, 1 temporary item). Administrative files for victim compensation 
claims related to September 11, 2001. Proposed for permanent retention 
are the master file for the claims management system, and background 
and policy files.
    10. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2012-0005, 26 items, 20 temporary items). Records of the Office of the 
Chief Counsel documenting administrative and legal tax assistance 
activities, including correspondence, case files, and related 
materials. Proposed for permanent retention are notices, orders, 
published guidance, and legislative proposals.
    11. Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy (N1-359-11-1, 14 items, 5 temporary items). Records 
include routine administrative and personnel files. Proposed for 
permanent retention are files of senior level officials including 
correspondence, calendars, and subject files; continuity devolution 
plans; delegation of authority files; and briefing materials.
    12. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Supervision and Housing Mission 
(DAA-0543-2014-0001, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Records of the 
examination and evaluation activities including research notes and 
meeting minutes. Proposed for permanent retention are final reports.
    13. Library of Congress, Agency-wide (DAA-0297-2014-0014, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Congressional correspondence files and related 
materials.
    14. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-220-13-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of the National Indian 
Gaming Commission including audit reports and financial statements. 
These records were accessioned to the National Archives but lack 
sufficient historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    15. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Security and 
Incident Response (N1-431-08-20, 8 items, 7 temporary items). Records 
relating to the reporting of events at nuclear facilities including 
call logs, call lists and working copies of documents used for 
reference purposes. Proposed for permanent retention are master files 
of an electronic information system used for tracking incidents at 
licensed nuclear facilities.
    16. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Agency-wide (DAA-0220-
2014-0013, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Agency Web site content and 
management records including site maps, usage logs, and design files.
    17. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Federal Loan Agency (N1-
234-12-1, 15 items, 7 temporary items). Records include administrative 
files, audit reports and surveys, remittance transmittals, abstracts, 
and appraisals. Proposed for permanent retention are bank liquidation 
records, mortgage and loan files, and Florida Emergency Pipeline 
records.
    18. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Various Corporations (N1-
234-12-4, 8 items, 7 temporary items). Records include loan files, 
litigation records, payment applications, profit determinations, and 
real estate files. Proposed for permanent retention are program history 
files documenting land grant activities.

    Dated: June 18, 2014.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2014-14630 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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