[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12608-12610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05813]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-028]


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

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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 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 23, 
2018. 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 Defense, Defense Security Service (DAA-0446-2018-
0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records addressing information 
reported to agency hotline.
    2. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2017-0021, 4 items, 3 temporary items). 
Records of abandonment of lawful permanent resident status when request 
is not accepted, and when rejected for incorrect fees or non-sufficient 
funds. Proposed for permanent retention are records of abandonment of 
lawful permanent resident status when the request is accepted.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DAA-0566-2017-0028, 1 item, 1 temporary item). 
Master files of an electronic information system used to verify family 
relationships between anchor relatives in the United States and persons 
seeking access to U.S. refugee programs.
    4. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public Housing 
Administration (DAA-0196-2017-0001, 5 items, 2 temporary items). 
Records of the Housing and Home Finance Agency created during the 
acquisition and sale of properties under the War Housing Program to 
include financial forms related to property sales, purchase, and 
payments. Proposed for permanent retention are files of land and 
building appraisals, and land acquisition files.
    5. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives (DAA-0436-2018-0001, 3 items, 3 temporary items). Records 
regarding forensic audits including internal financial audits, and 
financial audits associated with criminal investigations.
    6. Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States 
Attorneys (DAA-0118-2015-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Office of 
Victims' Rights Ombudsman case files and supplemental materials 
relating to violations of the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004.
    7. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2017-0012, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Case files to determine taxpayer 
eligibility for benefits outlined in United States tax treaties with 
foreign countries.
    8. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2018-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Tax return examination case files 
of high net worth individuals with business connections to corporate 
and legal entities.
    9. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Agency-wide (DAA-
0536-2018-0002, 5 items, 2 temporary items). Working files and public 
outreach records. Proposed for permanent retention are final reports, 
newsletters, training products, minutes, agendas, presentations, and 
agreements documenting agency programs and activities.

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    10. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-131-15-1, 23 items, 23 temporary items). Department of Justice, 
Office of Alien Property administrative office records and routine 
financial records seized from non-governmental entities. These records 
were accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient 
historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    11. Peace Corps, Office of General Counsel (DAA-0490-2017-0003, 3 
items, 1 temporary item). Records include working files associated with 
development of agency policy and procedure. Proposed for permanent 
retention are case files documenting the development of agency policy 
and procedure along with agency policy manual.
    12. Peace Corps, Office of General Counsel (DAA-0490-2017-0011, 5 
items, 4 temporary items). Records related to claims and disputes that 
do not result in legal action and complaints or claims filed against 
the agency; eligibility for employment files; and routine legal advice. 
Proposed for permanent retention are formal legal opinion files.
    13. Peace Corps, Office of Strategic Information, Research, and 
Planning (DAA-0490-2017-0004, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records 
include routine program files, and raw data files associated with 
research and administrative activities of the office. Proposed for 
permanent retention are documents used to create and modify agency 
policies, actions, or activities.
    14. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation 
Finance (DAA-0266-2018-0004, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 
relating to reviewing, supporting, and maintaining registration 
statements and periodic reports to include background, support, and 
supplemental materials used to track and maintain filings.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2018-05813 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am]
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