[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33959-33960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15281]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-050]


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 August 17, 
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

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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, Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (DAA-0463-2017-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of an 
electronic information cost management system. Includes routine 
tracking records for the balance of allocations for all levels of the 
program, such as ledgers, status processes, and reporting documents.
    2. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2018-0106, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Administrative records related to solid waste 
systems. Included are waste system project records that contain 
documentation of solid waste disposal and collection.
    3. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2018-0108, 1 
item, 1 temporary item). Program records related to travel management, 
including administrative analysis records and reports of the Travel 
Management Program.
    4. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2018-0110, 3 
items, 3 temporary items). Administrative records related to 
transportation system development. Included are records that contain 
documentation of construction projects, system structures, and standard 
specifications.
    5. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (DAA-0095-2018-0111, 2 
items, 2 temporary items). Administrative records related to operation 
and maintenance of road systems, including inspection reports, 
expenditure documents, and road system plans and studies.
    6. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service 
(DAA-0513-2018-0002, 2 items, 2 temporary items). The Office of 
Clinical and Preventive Services program records. Included are medical 
staff applicant credentialing and privileging records such as 
correspondence, meeting minutes, and quality assurance files.
    7. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2018-0003, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Forms 
signed by law enforcement officers acknowledging that they have read 
and will adhere to agency and department policies on use of force and 
firearms.
    8. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (DAA-0560-2018-0004, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records 
related to the designation of Senior Federal Air Marshals, including 
program administration and candidate files.
    9. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (DAA-
0065-2016-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Audio, video, or other 
electronic surveillance recordings created in the course of 
investigations.
    10. National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services 
(N2-169-18-2, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Correspondence record slips of 
the Foreign Economic Administration (1944-1945) used to track and 
control correspondence as it moved through the agency. These records 
were accessioned to the National Archives but lack sufficient 
historical value to warrant continued preservation.
    11. Office of the Housing Expediter, Office of Rent Stabilization 
(DAA-0252-2018-0001, 7 items, 6 temporary items). Routine 
administrative records documenting the agency's rent control 
activities. Included are appeals of rent increases or decreases, 
property inspections, exhibits, correspondence, affidavits, rent 
inspector reports, property surveys, and attorney's interpretation 
files. Proposed for permanent retention are rent decontrol surveys that 
document the local economic conditions in urban areas throughout the 
Southeast region of the United States in the period immediately after 
World War II.
    12. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Executive Boards (DAA-
0478-2018-0003, 16 items, 11 temporary items). Records related to 
headquarters and regional policy and operations, including routine 
meetings, training products, interim reports, and working papers. 
Proposed for permanent retention are central program and project 
records, final summary reports of significant regional and central 
activities, and government-wide training products.
    13. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer (DAA-0266-2017-0011, 2 items, 1 temporary item). 
Records related to the coordination of mission-related audits. Proposed 
for permanent retention are records related to mission-related audit 
findings and follow-up on recommendations.
    14. United States Judiciary, Judicial Conference of the United 
States (DAA-0516-2018-0001, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Federal 
Judicial Center records related to the Women Judges Oral History 
Project, including transcripts and audio recordings.

Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2018-15281 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]
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