[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28304-28305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11927]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-042]


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, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by June 17, 
2015. Once NARA completes appraisal of the records, we will send you a 
copy of the schedule you requested. We usually prepare appraisal 
memoranda that contain additional information concerning the records 
covered by a proposed schedule. You may also request these. If you do, 
we will also provide them once we have completed the appraisal. You 
have 30 days after we send these requested 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.

You must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses after 
the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and a mailing 
address. If you would like an appraisal report, please include that in 
your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, by mail at 
Records Management Services (ACNR); National Archives and Records 
Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-6001, by 
phone 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 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 
otherwise specified. An item in a schedule is media neutral when an 
agency may apply the disposition instructions to records regardless of 
the medium in which it has created or maintains the records. 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 agencies may destroy Federal records without the approval of the 
Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval only 
after a thorough consideration of the records' 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 the records have historical or other value.
    In addition to identifying the Federal agencies and any 
subdivisions requesting disposition authority, this notice lists the 
organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or that the schedule 
has agency-wide applicability (in the case of schedules that cover 
records that may be accumulated throughout an agency), 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), and 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. You may request additional 
information about the disposition process at the addresses above.
    Schedules Pending:
    1. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0012, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that 
contains records relating to materiel management.
    2. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0015, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to track housing allowances for service members overseas.
    3. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0020, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to manage maintenance and supply operations at the unit level.
    4. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2015-0025, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that 
contains data used by military leaders to identify and address 
potential management problems.
    5. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Global 
Affairs (DAA-0468-2014-0005, 5 items, 2 temporary items). Records 
related to international partnerships to include resident requirement 
waiver files, country inquiry files, copies of responses, and related 
working files and background materials. Proposed for permanent 
retention are significant project files, agreements, and decisional 
policies.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2013-0006, 13 items, 13 temporary items). 
Occupational safety program records to include safety and environmental 
incident and inspection reports, investigation records, hazardous waste 
management records, and related administrative materials.
    7. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives (DAA-0436-2013-0005, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to collect and manage 
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gathered in the investigation of reported incidents of internal 
misconduct.
    8. Department of the Navy, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (DAA-
0594-2015-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to the 
operation of nuclear powered vessels including reactor logs and related 
reports.
    9. Department of the Navy, U.S. Marine Corps (DAA-0127-2014-0010, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to manage and analyze collected intelligence imagery.
    10. Department of the Navy, U.S. Marine Corps (DAA-0127-2014-0020, 
1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information 
system used to manage and track the care and treatment of exceptional 
dependants of Marine Corps personnel.
    11. Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources (DAA-0059-2014-
0022, 8 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary including routine correspondence, daily activity 
reports, bibliographic reference files, and courtesy copies. Proposed 
for permanent retention are memoranda, reports, telegrams, briefing 
books, and the calendar of the Assistant Secretary.
    12. Broadcasting Board of Governors, Agency-wide (DAA-0517-2013-
0002, 8 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the International 
Broadcasting Bureau, Voice of America, and the Office of Cuba 
Broadcasting to include broadcast recordings, associated broadcast 
logs, records used to create programming content, and social media 
content. Proposed for permanent retention are historically significant 
broadcast recordings and associated broadcast logs.
    13. Central Intelligence Agency, Agency-wide (N1-263-15-1, 1 item, 
1 temporary item). Records related to incentive, achievement, and 
certification awards of employees.
    14. Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, Office of the General Counsel (DAA-0562-2013-
0005, 14 items, 13 temporary items). Legal records to include legal 
opinion reviews related to specific cases, investigations, or ethics 
violations, and routine claims and litigation files. Proposed for 
permanent retention are general legal opinion reviews.
    15. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2013-
0011, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Administrative records related to 
the day-to-day activities of agency program offices, including reading 
files, mailing lists, and other short-term transitory records.

    Dated: May 7, 2015.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2015-11927 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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