[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3837-3838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01269]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2016-013]


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 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 February 22, 
2016. 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 that 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

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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 Defense, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 
(DAA-0537-2015-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records include 
employee financial disclosure forms.
    2. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service 
(DAA-0513-2016-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Self-governance records 
to include case files relating to contract agreements allowing Indian 
Tribes to assume control of programs previously administered by the 
Federal government.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2015-0003, 6 items, 6 temporary items). 
Application, supporting materials, and annual updates for designation 
as an entity that may sponsor job-creating commercial enterprises that 
immigrant investors may finance.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2014-0002, 3 items, 3 temporary items). 
Security personnel deployment records to include requests, a tracking 
database, and performance reports.
    5. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons (DAA-0129-2015-0003, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Files of escaped inmates who are never 
recaptured.
    6. Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps (DAA-0127-
2015-0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system used to manage and disseminate digitized still 
pictures and video imagery for commands in the field.
    7. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DAA-0059-
2015-0008, 17 items, 16 temporary items). Records of the High Threat 
Programs Directorate, including program and agreement files, and 
routine case files. Proposed for permanent retention are high profile 
case files related to international incidents.
    8. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (DAA-0416-2012-0007, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system tracking the status of state 
traffic safety projects.
    9. Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board (DAA-
0134-2013-0019, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to rail 
line abandonments.
    10. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2013-
0017, 6 items, 5 temporary items). Compliance and enforcement records 
including administrative hearing and judicial action case files, 
incomplete investigation files, legal opinions not related to mission 
activities, correspondence, and related materials. Proposed for 
permanent retention are significant compliance and enforcement records 
including landmark cases concerning environmental laws.
    11. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency-wide (DAA-0412-2015-
0004, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Chemical Information System records 
relating to import and export certifications, and related 
correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention are records about 
chemicals subject to regulation and actions taken on industry 
submissions relating to their manufacture and use.
    12. Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau 
(DAA-0173-2016-0005, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Master files of an 
electronic information system containing information on nationwide 
study area boundaries of incumbent local exchange carriers for voice 
and broadband service, and summarized data posted to the agency Web 
site.
    13. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency-wide 
(DAA-0255-2015-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Education awards 
activity records including applications, proposals, letters of 
recommendation, and criteria for significant and non-significant 
awards.
    14. Peace Corps, Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection 
(DAA-0490-2014-0004, 6 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Office 
of University and Domestic Partnerships, including routine working 
files, newsletters, and photographs. Proposed for permanent retention 
are founding and policy documents for educational opportunity programs 
for volunteers.

    Dated: January 12, 2016.
Margaret Hawkins,
Director, Records Appraisal and Agency Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2016-01269 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
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