[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24737-24739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11092]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2017-044]


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 agencies no longer need them 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, research, or other value. NARA publishes notice 
in the Federal Register for records schedules in which agencies

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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 June 29, 
2017. Once NARA finishes appraising 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 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 records retention 
periods 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 agency to dispose 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 creates or maintains the records. Items included 
in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media 
neutral unless the item is expressly limited to a specific medium. (See 
36 CFR 1225.12(e).)
    Agencies may not destroy Federal records without Archivist of the 
United States' approval. The Archivist approves destruction only after 
thoroughly considering 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 when schedules 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, Commodity Credit Corporation (DAA-
0161-2017-0005, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master file of an electronic 
information system used to formulate the agency's budget.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (DAA-0145-2017-
0017, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records related to social media 
applications, including web publishing, social networking, and media 
sharing.
    3. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (DAA-0145-2017-
0018, 11 items, 11 temporary items). Records related to electronic 
information systems containing administrative and financial data 
regarding the Common Farm, Advisory Services, and Subsidy and 
Production programs, as well as aerial photography requirements, 
geographic information systems, cotton management, farm loans, service 
operations, and conservation.
    4. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2017-0001, 2 
items, 1 temporary item). Records related to the National Environmental 
Policy Act, including project files, decision memos, mitigation action 
plans, cost analysis benefit reports, feasibility studies, and public 
and external agency correspondence. Proposed for permanent retention 
are environmental impact statements.
    5. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary (DAA-0016-
2017-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records related to social media 
applications, including web publishing, social networking, and media 
sharing.
    6. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2016-0006, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system 
relating to medical voucher management.
    7. Department of the Army, Agency-wide (DAA-AU-2016-0049, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system that 
contains payment tracking data.
    8. Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General (DAA-
0040-2016-0001, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Routine documents of 
audits conducted by the Office of the Inspector General. Included are 
quality reviews, inspection and program evaluation reports, and working 
papers.
    9. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy (DAA-0434-2017-0007, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records 
relating to the development of energy efficient vehicles including 
rule-making supporting files and fleet coverage investigations.
    10. Department of Energy, Office of Health, Environment, Safety and 
Security (DAA-0434-2017-0003, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records 
relating to tracking employee compensation claims and related 
supporting documents.
    11. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2017-0017, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Master files of an electronic information system used to process and 
adjudicate applications associated with naturalization and/or 
citizenship benefits.
    12. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (DAA-0026-
2016-0001, 4 items, 3 temporary items). Records related to funding of 
responses

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to oil and hazardous material spills, including financial files, vessel 
certification files, and case files on spills not deemed significant. 
Proposed for permanent retention are significant case files.
    13. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service (DAA-0087-
2017-0002, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of an electronic system 
that automates routing and implementation of suggestions for improving 
agency operations.
    14. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (DAA-0057-
2017-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Copies of records derived from 
technology satellites.
    15. Department of the Navy, Agency-wide (DAA-0428-2017-0001, 3 
items, 3 temporary items). Records related to contractual, 
environmental, and civil case files.
    16. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration (DAA-0557-2015-0006, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master 
files of an electronic information system relating to receiving and 
responding to customer inquiries and self-service functions.
    17. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency-wide 
(DAA-0255-2017-0007, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Routine photographs, 
still pictures, and moving imagery of training classes, meetings, and 
employee events and activities. Proposed for permanent retention are 
noteworthy still pictures and moving imagery of significant agency 
subjects and activities.
    18. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency-wide 
(DAA-0255-2017-0009, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Routine documents of 
visitors who use the agency's health and first aid facilities.
    19. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0431-2013-0001, 
3 items, 3 temporary items). Records relating to hearings, including 
transcripts and supporting materials generated by the adjudicatory 
process.
    20. Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0266-2017-
0008, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Copies of employee newsletters 
published by divisions and offices within the agency.
    21. Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency-wide (DAA-0266-2017-
0010, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of content on the agency's 
public Web site.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2017-11092 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am]
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