[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17856-17858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08459]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-034]


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 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 May 24, 
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

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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, Farm Service Agency (DAA-0145-2017-
0025, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Case files documenting the disposal of 
excess or surplus property owned by the Federal government.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (DAA-0145-2017-
0027, 10 items, 10 temporary items). Routine administrative records 
documenting the agency's leasing activities. Included are requests for 
leasing space, solicitation records, negotiation documents, successful 
offers and unsuccessful offers, approval documentation, and award 
notification files.
    3. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2013-0012, 43 items, 41 temporary items). Department of Defense 
Education Activity records related to the operation of elementary, 
secondary, and graduate schools, including student, faculty, 
instructional, and administrative records. Proposed for permanent 
retention are records related to research and instruction about 
uniquely military medical conditions and treatments.
    4. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service (DAA-0446-2016-
0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of an electronic information 
system used to track and mitigate potential threats to facilities and 
personnel, including contact information, military history information, 
and publicly available electronic information.
    5. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service (DAA-0446-2017-
0001, 9 items, 9 temporary items). Records relating to the security of 
defense contractor facilities including security clearance of the 
facilities, cancellation of clearances, security agreements, and 
related administrative actions.
    6. Department of Defense, Defense Security Service (DAA-0446-2017-
0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to Congressional 
inquiries including correspondence, copy of requests, responses, 
reports, and other documents.
    7. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DAA-
0374-2017-0017, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used for tracking and managing travel 
information for personnel outside the United States, including travel 
requests, incidental files, and related administrative actions.
    8. Department of Energy, Agency-wide (DAA-0434-2018-0001, 1 item, 1 
temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used 
to track and manage electronic service requests, software installation, 
and hardware repair.
    9. Department of the Interior, Agency-wide (DAA-0048-2015-0003, 23 
items, 18 temporary items). Natural resource planning and development 
case files containing operational mission records related to fish and 
wildlife species management; critical habitat designations; assessment 
reports; surveys; Federal onshore and offshore production audits and 
inspections; energy lease applications and issued leases; energy 
resource analysis and evaluations; land use planning and activities; 
permits; land title operational and realty; wild horse and burro 
adoptions; reciprocal use and license agreements; land status; water 
analysis and water use permitting; non-historic water and power 
projects and facility records; and water project, engineering, and 
water quality records. Proposed for permanent retention are final 
studies and reports related to mission programs and activities such as 
the Endangered Species Act and fish and wildlife management and 
planning files; energy and mineral final financial reports and 
summaries; mineral lease case history files; land use management plans 
and reports requiring agency authorization; historic water and power 
projects; and water resources and delivery records.
    10. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (DAA-0058-
2017-0011, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Alert notification system 
records.
    11. National Indian Gaming Commission, Office of the Commission 
(DAA-0600-2017-0001, 17 items, 10 temporary items). Records include 
routine operational or administrative correspondence, internal audit 
records, tribal self-regulation annual submissions, agency agreements, 
consultation files, and related working files. Proposed for permanent 
retention are official correspondence and daily schedule of activities 
for the Chairperson, Commissioners, and Chief of Staff; Commission 
meeting and decisional files; organizational structure and strategic 
planning files; final official policies and procedures; tribal self-

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regulation decisional documents; and advisory committee final reports.
    12. National Indian Gaming Commission, Office of General Counsel 
(DAA-0600-2017-0002, 12 items, 9 temporary items). Records include 
internal or non-substantive legal opinions, withdrawn ordinances, 
operational or administrative correspondence, administrative litigation 
case files, master files of two case file tracking systems, and related 
working files. Proposed for permanent retention are significant legal 
opinions, ordinance decisional files, and enforcement action files.
    13. Office of Personnel Management, Agency-wide (DAA-0478-2017-
0012, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Assessment and evaluation project 
files documenting the development of assessments to evaluate 
organizations and develop applicant tests.
    14. Office of Personnel Management, Agency-wide (DAA-0478-2018-
0002, 6 items, 6 temporary items). Records related to internal and 
external oversight and audit of human capital laws and regulations.
    15. Peace Corps, Office of Volunteer Recruitment and Selection 
(DAA-0490-2017-0009, 2 items, 1 temporary item). Records of the 
Associate Director including routine administrative files. Proposed for 
permanent retention are significant program records including reports, 
strategic plans, and program guidance.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2018-08459 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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