[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42550-42551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17631]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2015-053]


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 August 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

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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 Commerce, Bureau of the Census (DAA-0029-2015-
0001, 20 items, 10 temporary items). Records of the American Community 
Survey Office, including data processing records, custom tabulations 
and table packages, and records documenting the development of 
questionnaires through interviews with respondents. Proposed for 
permanent retention are unedited and edited master files, summary 
files, questionnaires, and formally issued reports and working papers.
    2. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (DAA-0029-2015-
0002, 3 items, 1 temporary item). Records of the Center for Statistical 
Research and Methodology relating to clearance of research papers for 
internet posting. Proposed for permanent retention are annual reports 
and research reports for statistics and computing.
    3. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DAA-0361-2015-
0002, 19 items 19 temporary items). Records of activities that use non-
appropriated funds including organization, accounts, inventories, and 
personnel.
    4. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0026, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to the 
appointment of agency transportation officers.
    5. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2014-0032, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to ratings 
for contracts and contractors.
    6. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2013-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system used to track compliance with 
environmental management regulations.
    7. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (DAA-0127-
2014-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing vehicle maintenance and repair manuals.
    8. Department of State, Office of the Chief of Protocol (DAA-0059-
2014-0006, 3 items, 1 temporary item). Records of the Chief and Deputy 
Chiefs of Protocol relating to events, execution of ceremonies, and 
related travel. Proposed for permanent retention are correspondence and 
approval records for the planning of events, ceremonies, and travel, 
and paper program records prior to 2013.
    9. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 
(DAA-0406-2013-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Tolling agreements 
and program files.
    10. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration 
(DAA-0399-2014-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to track and maintain incoming 
correspondence.
    11. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration 
(DAA-0408-2013-0007, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Equal employment 
opportunity records.
    12. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Division of Consumer 
Education and Engagement (DAA-0587-2014-0006, 24 items, 19 temporary 
items). Records include administrative reports, research, and training 
materials. Proposed for permanent retention are final reports, decision 
memorandums, and publications.
    13. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Agency-wide (DAA-
0595-2015-0001, 5 items, 3 temporary items). Records include 
administrative files and other supporting records for operations and 
management. Proposed for permanent retention are correspondence, policy 
records, meeting records, final board decisions and actions, 
organization charts, and press releases.

    Dated: July 14, 2015.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2015-17631 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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