[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75136-75138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30381]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2016-006]


Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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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 agencies with mandatory 
instructions for what to do with records when agencies no longer need 
them for current Government business. The instructions 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 in the Federal Register for records schedules in which 
agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for 
disposal or to 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 December 31, 
2015. Once NARA appraises 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 you 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 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 specifically limited to a specific 
medium. (See 36 CFR 1225.12(e).)
    Agencies may not destroy Federal records without the approval of 
the Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval 
only after 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, lists the organizational 
unit(s) accumulating the records or lists 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 also includes information 
about the records. You may request additional information about the 
disposition process at the addresses above.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2016-0001, 6 
items, 1 temporary item). Duplicate copies of aerial photographic 
imagery. Proposed for permanent retention are original analog negative 
film, digital imagery that does not exist in analog format, negative 
imagery indices, and film reports.
    2. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (DAA-0441-2015-
0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file of an electronic 
information system containing account information about recipients of 
Federal Student Aid.
    3. Department of the Interior, Agency-wide (DAA-0048-2013-0008, 15 
items, 4 temporary items). Policy development records relating to 
legislative input, compliance reporting, and rulemaking. Proposed for 
permanent retention are high-level policy records to include oversight, 
official legislative reports, public affairs, regulations, executive 
commissions, and media records.
    4. Department of State, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization 
Operations (DAA-0059-2014-0025, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Records of 
the Office of Learning and Training, including training materials, 
guidance and best practice documents, evaluations, and administration 
records.
    5. Department of State, Bureau of Energy Resources (DAA-0059-2015-
0011, 8 items, 8 temporary items). Records include press guidance, 
publicity materials, copies of analysis and briefing materials, and 
public comments related to energy issues.
    6. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and 
International Organizations (DAA-0059-2015-0014, 1 item, 1 temporary 
item). Master file of an electronic information system used to track 
employee performance evaluations.
    7. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 
(DAA-0406-2014-0003, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records concerning a 
data portal used to access traffic data.
    8. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 
(DAA-0406-2015-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to 
emergency relief program case files, including applications, fund 
allocation, correspondence, and reports.
    9. Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board (DAA-
0134-2013-0013, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic records relating 
to Amtrak on-time performance.
    10. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2015-0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item).

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Referrals from government agencies of alleged tax violations upon which 
no further action is taken.
    11. Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Managing 
Director (DAA-0173-2015-0006, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records 
include worksheets and information collected from service providers 
related to the Telecommunications Relay Service.
    12. Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau 
(DAA-0173-2015-0008, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Annual certification 
letters for telecommunications carriers.
    13. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of the Department of 
Justice, Civil Division, relating to the Mortgage and Lien Foreclosure 
Act. The records consist of temporary case files for civil actions 
against a holder of a defaulted mortgage or loan (1931-1948). These 
records were accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient 
historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    14. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of the Department of 
Justice, Civil and Criminal Divisions, relating to the Federal Housing 
Act. The records consist of temporary case files for civil and criminal 
actions regarding insured mortgages and home improvement and repair 
loans (1934-1968). These records were accessioned to the National 
Archives but lack sufficient historical value to warrant continued 
preservation.
    15. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, temporary case files for 
civil and criminal actions regarding eviction and delinquent rentals 
owed to U.S. Government owned housing programs (1938-1949). These 
records were accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient 
historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    16. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, Civil 
and Criminal Divisions, temporary case files for civil and criminal 
actions relating to the collection of farm security, rural 
rehabilitation and soil conservation loans made by the Farmers Home 
Administration (1938-1949). These records were accessioned to the 
National Archives but lack sufficient historical value to warrant 
continued preservation.
    17. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-5, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, Civil 
and Criminal Divisions, temporary case files for civil and criminal 
actions relating to the collection of unpaid loans made by the Farm 
Credit Administration (1934-1949). These records were accessioned to 
the National Archives but lack sufficient historical value to warrant 
continued preservation.
    18. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-6, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, Criminal 
Division, temporary case files for criminal actions relating to the 
theft of U.S. Government property (1921-1957). These records were 
accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient historical 
value to warrant continued preservation.
    19. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-7, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, Civil 
and Criminal Divisions, temporary case files for civil and criminal 
actions relating to claims filed under the War Risk Insurance Act 
(1917-1948). These records were accessioned to the National Archives 
but lack sufficient historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    20. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-60-14-8, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Department of Justice, Criminal 
Division, temporary case files for criminal actions relating to 
individual impersonation or misrepresentation as Federal officers, 
agents, employees, and members of the U.S. Armed Forces (1921-1951). 
These records were accessioned to the National Archives but lack 
sufficient historical value to warrant continued preservation.

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Laurence Brewer,
Director, National Records Management Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-30381 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
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