National Archives and Records Administration – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NARA is proposing to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reinstate a discontinued information collection and renew three other information collections. The reinstated information collection is used by companies and organizations that want to digitize archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. The first renewal information collection is prepared by organizations that want to make paper-to-paper copies of archival holdings with their personal copiers at the National Archives at the College Park facility. The second renewal is used to advise requesters of (1) the correct procedures to follow when requesting certified copies of records for use in civil litigation or criminal actions in courts of law, and (2) what kinds of information they must provide NARA so the agency can find those records. The third renewal information collection is used when veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals request information from or copies of documents in military personnel, military medical records, and dependent medical records. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use a currently approved information collection used by researchers who wish to do biomedical statistical research in archival records containing highly personal information. We invite you to comment on the proposed information collection.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

NARA is issuing revisions to the General Records Schedule (GRS). The GRS provides mandatory disposition instructions for records common to several or all Federal agencies. Transmittal 33 includes only changes we have made to the GRS since we published Transmittal 32 in March 2022. Additional GRS schedules remain in effect that we are not issuing via this transmittal.

We are announcing an upcoming meeting of the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee (SLTPS-PAC) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and implementing regulations.

We are amending our regulations on creating and maintaining Federal records to explicitly include record-keeping requirements for electronic records. On January 1, 2021, the Federal Records Act was amended. It now requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing Federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are determined to be records. We are amending our regulations to define electronic messages and to expressly state records management requirements for electronic records, including electronic messages.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

We are announcing an upcoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the second United States Open Government National Action Plan.

On October 12, 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) published a Federal Register notice that made record schedules available for comment. The docket number on the notice is incorrect.

We are announcing an upcoming National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) meeting in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and implementing regulations.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

We are making the following administrative correction to DAA- 0266-2015-0004, Securities and Exchange Commission, to remove the item for records of reorganization proceedings because such records are already covered by other items on the schedule. An administrative correction addresses errors or oversights to temporary items in an approved records schedule.

We are announcing upcoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee meetings in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the second United States Open Government National Action Plan.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

We propose revising Appendix A of our existing Privacy Act inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, which contains the common routine uses that apply to some or all of our systems of records. We propose to revise routine use H, which permits sharing information when there has been a data breach and it's necessary to respond to the breach. And we propose adding a new routine use for sharing information with other agencies that experience a data breach. Both of these changes are required by an OMB memorandum and these routine uses apply to all of our systems of records. Routine use H is already included in all of our SORNs, but we are now adding routine use I to them as well. In this notice, we publish the revised routine use H and the new routine use I for public notice and comment and add routine use I to all of our SORNs.

We propose to revise a system of records in our existing inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The system is NARA 1, Researcher Application Files. We are adding a new purpose/ routine use to notify researchers who use our facilities if they might have been exposed to COVID-19 while at our facility, to allow for similar notifications in the event of future public health emergencies, and to allow notification of health departments for collaborative efforts to address exposure and meet reporting requirements. We are also updating the SORN to reorganize the SORN into the current required format. In this notice, we publish the system of records notice in full for public notice and comment.

We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection used by former Federal civilian employees or other authorized individuals to request information from or copies of documents in Official Personnel Files (OPF) or Employee Medical Files (EMF). We invite you to comment on these proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection, Facility Access Media (FAM) Request, NA Form 6006, used by all individuals requesting recurring access to non-public areas of NARA's facilities and IT network. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.

We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use a currently approved information collection. Independent researchers use OMB 3095-0054, Independent Researchers Listing Application (NA Form 14115), to provide their contact information so we can make the information available to people looking for a researcher. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.

We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection, 3095-0060, Volunteer Service Application (NA Form 6045), used by individuals who wish to volunteer at the National Archives Building, the National Archives at College Park, regional records services facilities, and Presidential libraries. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

We propose to revise a system of records in our existing inventory of systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The system is NARA 44, Reasonable Accommodation Request Records. We are revising it to make it more clear that the system includes records of requests for religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Our existing SORN permits religious accommodation requests; however, we want to modify our SORN to expressly authorize such requests for people who may submit religious accommodation requests related to COVID vaccination requirements. We are also updating the SORN to reorganize the SORN into the current required format. In this notice, we publish the system of records notice in full for public notice and comment.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on such records schedules.