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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
[NARA–2017–004]
Records Schedules; Availability and
Request for Comments
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed records schedules; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 not
previously authorized for disposal or
reduce the retention period of records
already authorized for disposal. NARA
invites public comments on such
records schedules, as required by 44
U.S.C. 3303a(a).
DATES: NARA must receive requests for
copies in writing by November 18, 2016.
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.
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Email: request.schedule@nara.gov.
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 request.schedule@nara.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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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, National
Guard Bureau (DAA–0168–2016–0003,
3 items, 2 temporary items). Records
relating to legislative inquiries to agency
leadership including routine or
administrative information. Proposed
for permanent retention are records
relating to questions of policy, budget,
appropriations and similar records.
2. Department of Defense, Office of
the Secretary of Defense (DAA–0330–
2016–0015, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Master files of an electronic information
system used to track nominators and
candidates of a program for business
and community leaders to gain a greater
awareness of national defense issues.
3. Department of Defense, Office of
the Secretary of Defense (DAA–0330–
2016–0016, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Records relating to employers who have
pledged to provide a supportive work
environment for members of the
National Guard and Reserves.
4. Department of Energy, Agencywide (DAA–0434–2016–0007, 2 items, 1
temporary item). Records relating to the
Ombudsman program including case
files. Proposed for permanent retention
are the charter, mission statement, and
statistical analysis.
5. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Secretary (DAA–
0468–2016–0002, 8 items, 4 temporary
items). Records of the Office of the
Inspector General including routine
correspondence, regulation support
records, testimonies, and working
papers. Proposed for permanent
retention are substantive Congressional
correspondence and mandated reports,
policy records, and press releases.
6. Department of Homeland Security,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(DAA–0567–2015–0008, 8 items, 8
temporary items). Protective equipment
records including incident case files,
annual incident reports, proficiency and
instructor certifications, body armor
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requests, and related administrative
materials.
7. Department of Justice, Agency-wide
(DAA–0060–2016–0004, 1 item, 1
temporary item). Records relating to
evaluation and selection of prospective
employees, interns, and volunteers.
8. Department of Justice, INTERPOL
Washington United States National
Central Bureau (DAA–0060–2015–0002,
8 items, 8 temporary items). Records
relating to United States representation
to INTERPOL including reports, meeting
minutes, agreements, and administrative
records.
9. Department of Justice, Office of
Information Policy (DAA–0060–2016–
0005, 10 items, 7 temporary items).
Records relating to oversight of Federal
agency compliance with the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). Records
include report drafts, background and
resource material gathered in preparing
final reports, records relating to the
administration of the FOIA, compliance
monitoring, and legal advice to
agencies. Proposed for permanent
retention are Government-wide FOIA
Reports, the Department of Justice
Guide to the FOIA, and records of the
Chief FOIA Officers Council.
10. Department of Transportation,
Federal Transit Administration (DAA–
0408–2013–0004, 2 items, 2 temporary
items). General financial records,
including Government Accountability
Office exception files, and accountable
officer designee records.
11. Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (DAA–0416–2015–0001,
1 item, 1 temporary item). Electronic
information system used to facilitate the
criminal investigation of odometer
fraud.
12. Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (DAA–0571–2015–0001,
4 items, 4 temporary items). Web site
records including internal and external
Web sites, content management system,
Web site logs and statistical
compilations.
13. Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (DAA–0571–2015–0010,
1 item, 1 temporary item). Records
pertaining to plans for responding to
pipeline spills.
14. Department of Transportation,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (DAA–0571–2015–0015,
1 item, 1 temporary item). Activity files
to include quarterly and technical
program activity reports.
15. National Archives and Records
Administration, Government-wide
(DAA–GRS–2014–0002, 21 items, 21
temporary items). General Records
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Schedule for employee acquisition
records including classification
standards, position descriptions,
classification appeals, job vacancy case
files and application packages,
interview records, records relating to
political appointments, special hiring
authority program records, preappointment files, and administrative
records of agency agreements with the
Office of Personnel Management to
process examination and certification of
potential employees.
16. National Archives and Records
Administration, Government-wide
(DAA–GRS–2015–0007, 23 items, 23
temporary items). General Records
Schedule for employee relations records
such as Alternative Dispute Resolution
files; Reasonable Accommodation
program records; Equal Employment
Opportunity program and complaint
files; anti-harassment program records;
labor management relations records;
administrative grievance, disciplinary
and adverse action files; displaced
employee program records; and
telework/alternative worksite program
files.
17. Peace Corps, Overseas Posts
(DAA–0490–2016–0012, 6 items, 6
temporary items). Records include
administrative records, copies of
policies and procedures, handbooks,
logs, and emergency planning materials.
18. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Human
Resources (DAA–0266–2016–0013, 2
items, 2 temporary items). Records of
agency employee applications for
assistance in repaying outstanding
qualifying Federal student loans.
19. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Human
Resources (DAA–0266–2016–0014, 1
item, 1 temporary item). Records of
employee temporary work assignments
with Federal, State, local, and American
Indian tribal governments; colleges and
universities; and other eligible
organizations.
Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S.
Government.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Initiate Section 106 Consultation for
Proposed Changes to Green Bank
Observatory Operations, Green Bank,
West Virginia and Notice of Public
Scoping Meetings and Comment
Period
National Science Foundation.
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Initiate Section 106 Consultation for
proposed changes to Green Bank
Observatory operations, Green Bank,
West Virginia and notice of public
scoping meetings and comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the National Science
Foundation (NSF) intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate potential environmental
effects of proposed changes to
operations at Green Bank Observatory,
in Green Bank, West Virginia (Proposed
Action). (See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for more details.) By this
notice, NSF announces the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues to be
analyzed in the EIS. At this juncture,
NSF welcomes public comments on the
preliminary proposed alternatives and
resource areas identified for analysis.
NSF also intends to initiate consultation
under section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act to evaluate
potential effects, if any, on historic
properties as a result of the Proposed
Action.
SUMMARY:
This Notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS and the
initiation of public involvement under
section 106 per 36 CFR 800.2(d).
Comments on the scope of the
preliminary proposed alternatives and
resource areas to be studied may be
submitted verbally during the scoping
meetings scheduled for November 9,
2016 (see details in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION) or in writing until
November 19, 2016. To be eligible for
inclusion in the Draft EIS, all comments
must be received prior to the close of
the scoping period. NSF will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation upon publication of the
Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by either of the following
methods:
• Email to: envcomp-ASTgreenbank@nsf.gov, with subject line
‘‘Green Bank Observatory.’’
DATES:
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2017-004]
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 not previously authorized for disposal or reduce the
retention period of records already authorized for disposal. NARA
invites public comments on such records schedules, as required by 44
U.S.C. 3303a(a).
DATES: NARA must receive requests for copies in writing by November 18,
2016. 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: request.schedule@nara.gov.
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 request.schedule@nara.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, National Guard Bureau (DAA-0168-2016-
0003, 3 items, 2 temporary items). Records relating to legislative
inquiries to agency leadership including routine or administrative
information. Proposed for permanent retention are records relating to
questions of policy, budget, appropriations and similar records.
2. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2016-0015, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an
electronic information system used to track nominators and candidates
of a program for business and community leaders to gain a greater
awareness of national defense issues.
3. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DAA-
0330-2016-0016, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records relating to
employers who have pledged to provide a supportive work environment for
members of the National Guard and Reserves.
4. Department of Energy, Agency-wide (DAA-0434-2016-0007, 2 items,
1 temporary item). Records relating to the Ombudsman program including
case files. Proposed for permanent retention are the charter, mission
statement, and statistical analysis.
5. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
(DAA-0468-2016-0002, 8 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Office
of the Inspector General including routine correspondence, regulation
support records, testimonies, and working papers. Proposed for
permanent retention are substantive Congressional correspondence and
mandated reports, policy records, and press releases.
6. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (DAA-0567-2015-0008, 8 items, 8 temporary items).
Protective equipment records including incident case files, annual
incident reports, proficiency and instructor certifications, body armor
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requests, and related administrative materials.
7. Department of Justice, Agency-wide (DAA-0060-2016-0004, 1 item,
1 temporary item). Records relating to evaluation and selection of
prospective employees, interns, and volunteers.
8. Department of Justice, INTERPOL Washington United States
National Central Bureau (DAA-0060-2015-0002, 8 items, 8 temporary
items). Records relating to United States representation to INTERPOL
including reports, meeting minutes, agreements, and administrative
records.
9. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy (DAA-0060-
2016-0005, 10 items, 7 temporary items). Records relating to oversight
of Federal agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). Records include report drafts, background and resource material
gathered in preparing final reports, records relating to the
administration of the FOIA, compliance monitoring, and legal advice to
agencies. Proposed for permanent retention are Government-wide FOIA
Reports, the Department of Justice Guide to the FOIA, and records of
the Chief FOIA Officers Council.
10. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration
(DAA-0408-2013-0004, 2 items, 2 temporary items). General financial
records, including Government Accountability Office exception files,
and accountable officer designee records.
11. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (DAA-0416-2015-0001, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Electronic information system used to facilitate the criminal
investigation of odometer fraud.
12. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (DAA-0571-2015-0001, 4 items, 4 temporary items).
Web site records including internal and external Web sites, content
management system, Web site logs and statistical compilations.
13. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (DAA-0571-2015-0010, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Records pertaining to plans for responding to pipeline spills.
14. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (DAA-0571-2015-0015, 1 item, 1 temporary item).
Activity files to include quarterly and technical program activity
reports.
15. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide
(DAA-GRS-2014-0002, 21 items, 21 temporary items). General Records
Schedule for employee acquisition records including classification
standards, position descriptions, classification appeals, job vacancy
case files and application packages, interview records, records
relating to political appointments, special hiring authority program
records, pre-appointment files, and administrative records of agency
agreements with the Office of Personnel Management to process
examination and certification of potential employees.
16. National Archives and Records Administration, Government-wide
(DAA-GRS-2015-0007, 23 items, 23 temporary items). General Records
Schedule for employee relations records such as Alternative Dispute
Resolution files; Reasonable Accommodation program records; Equal
Employment Opportunity program and complaint files; anti-harassment
program records; labor management relations records; administrative
grievance, disciplinary and adverse action files; displaced employee
program records; and telework/alternative worksite program files.
17. Peace Corps, Overseas Posts (DAA-0490-2016-0012, 6 items, 6
temporary items). Records include administrative records, copies of
policies and procedures, handbooks, logs, and emergency planning
materials.
18. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Human Resources
(DAA-0266-2016-0013, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Records of agency
employee applications for assistance in repaying outstanding qualifying
Federal student loans.
19. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Human Resources
(DAA-0266-2016-0014, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Records of employee
temporary work assignments with Federal, State, local, and American
Indian tribal governments; colleges and universities; and other
eligible organizations.
Laurence Brewer,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
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