[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14234-14236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05348]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2017-030]


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. The records schedules 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,

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research, or other value. NARA publishes notice in the Federal Register 
for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records they 
no longer need to conduct agency business. NARA invites public comments 
on such records schedules.

DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by April 17, 
2017. 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 to 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 Appraisal and Agency Assistance 
(ACRA) using one of the following means:
    Mail: NARA (ACRA); 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 Appraisal and Agency Assistance (ACRA); 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: NARA publishes notice in the Federal 
Register for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy 
records they no longer need to conduct agency business. NARA invites 
public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 
3303a(a).
    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).)
    Agencies may not 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 notes 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 Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (DAA-0440-2015-0009, 2 items, 1 temporary item). 
Records related to research and statistical analysis, including 
demonstration projects and research-related records. Proposed for 
permanent retention are public use statistical research files and data 
sets.
    2. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of 
Health (DAA-0443-2017-0001, 4 items, 4 temporary items). Certificates 
of Confidentiality records issued for research to include 
correspondence, denied applications, and issued applications.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (DAA-0567-2015-0016, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 
related to fugitive alien arrest operations, including operation 
worksheets and copies of relevant information related to the targeted 
fugitive.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2017-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 
related to internal agency and State Department authorizations for 
agency staff to travel abroad to perform official duties.
    5. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2016-0017, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 
Naturalization and citizenship supplementary and process administration 
forms, which do not document decisions to grant or deny citizenship 
benefits.
    6. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (DAA-
0433-2015-0004, 25 items, 14 temporary items). Records related to 
program development and management, administrative issuances, training 
and public affairs, and publications. Proposed for permanent retention 
are high level correspondence, program policies and directives, 
educational and public affairs products, and publications for the 
mining industry.
    7. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration (DAA-0571-2015-0007, 9 items, 8 temporary items). 
Hazardous materials information system records to include telephonic 
information on hazardous material incidents and workflow information on 
approvals of hazardous material processes, special permits, development 
of standards, enforcement cases, registration of hazardous materials 
carriers, approval of carrier design certification, and publication 
requests. Proposed for permanent retention is an incident reporting 
database.
    8. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration (DAA-0571-2015-0019, 4 items, 4 temporary items). 
Records pertaining to field operations, including case files, fitness 
memos, special project files, and investigator qualifications.
    9. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration 
(DAA-0015-2016-0007, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records cover site 
protection, investigations, and technical assistance on security 
matters at agency facilities.

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    10. Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting 
Bureau (DAA-0517-2015-0001, 8 items, 5 temporary items). Records 
include general program review files and reports, customer surveys, 
public service announcements, foreign language versions of editorials, 
working files and reference materials. Proposed for permanent retention 
are editorials and related clearance correspondence, and leadership 
subject files.
    11. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Office of the 
Inspector General (DAA-0275-2016-0001, 8 items, 3 temporary items). 
Routine administrative and program records, including working papers. 
Proposed for permanent retention are significant investigations, audits 
and evaluations, annual reports to Congress, and program policy files.
    12. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide 
(DAA-GRS-2016-0015, 20 items, 20 temporary items). General Records 
Schedule for employee compensation and benefits records including 
records of payroll, its calculation (deductions, withholding, time and 
attendance, leave donation) and deposit; tax statements; wage surveys; 
hiring incentives; workers' compensation; various subsidy programs; 
Family Medical Leave Act program; and program administration.
    13. Peace Corps, Office of Global Operations (DAA-0490-2017-0002, 2 
items, 1 temporary item). Records include routine program files and 
working papers. Proposed for permanent retention are policies, 
assessments, and related reports.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2017-05348 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
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