[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14167-14168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06186]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-031]


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 agencies to preserve records of continuing 
value in the National Archives of the United States and to destroy, 
after a specified period, records lacking administrative, legal, 
research, or other value. NARA publishes notice 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.

DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by April 17, 
2015. Once NARA completes appraisal of the records, we will send you a 
copy of the schedule you requested. NARA staff usually prepare 
appraisal memoranda that contain additional information concerning the 
records covered by a proposed schedule. You may also request these and 
we will provide them once we have completed the appraisal as well. You 
have 30 days after we send the documents in which 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. If you would also like the 
appraisal reports, please say so in your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, Records 
Management Services (ACNR), by mail at: National Archives and Records 
Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, by 
telephone at 301-837-1799, or by email at [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 timely transfer into the National 
Archives of historically valuable records and authorize 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 
individuals 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, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2014-
0013, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system that contains records relating to criminal incidents 
that occurred at agency facilities.
    2. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2014-

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0014, 2 items 2 temporary items). Master files of an electronic 
information system that contains records relating to personnel security 
background investigations.
    3. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2015-
0004, 1 item 1 temporary item). Records documenting fuel deliveries to 
naval ships or shore facilities.
    4. Department of Defense, National Reconnaissance Office (N1-525-
14-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records related to administrative 
information technology and communications policy files.
    5. Department of the Navy, Office of the General Counsel (DAA-0428-
2015-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track, organize, and view legal discovery 
documents.
    6. Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources (DAA-0059-2015-
0002, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records of the Office of Energy 
Diplomacy including project files, working files, and background 
material.
    7. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Congressional and 
Legislative Affairs (DAA-0015-2014-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Records relating to audits and performance reviews including comments, 
drafts, and final reports.
    8. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the District 
of Columbia, Community Justice Programs (DAA-0562-2013-0004, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to generate substance abuse treatment plans for defendants and 
offenders.
    9. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the District 
of Columbia, Community Supervision Services (DAA-0562-2013-0011, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Case files of offenders under probation or 
parole.
    10. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Community Supervision Services (DAA-0562-2013-
0023, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to manage the physical location of offender 
case files.
    11. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Community Supervision Services (DAA-0562-2013-
0025, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to track the physical location of supervised 
offenders wearing tracking devices.
    12. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Pretrial Services Agency (DAA-0562-2013-0026, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to determine pre-trial release conditions and compliance of 
defendants.
    13. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-70-14-1, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of the Bureau of 
Mines, consisting of Petroleum Division records relating to petroleum 
in foreign countries and Technical Cooperation Administration country 
files. These records were accessioned to the National Archives but lack 
sufficient historical value to warrant their continued preservation.
    14. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Agency-wide 
(DAA-0220-2014-0015, 11 items, 11 temporary items). Web site and social 
media records including content, media, and management and support 
files.

    Dated: March 11, 2015.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2015-06186 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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