Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments, 2293-2294 [2013-00294]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 7 / Thursday, January 10, 2013 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Vogel, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The CPS has been the principal source of official Government statistics on employment and unemployment since 1940 (73 years). Collection of labor force data through the CPS is necessary to meet the requirements in Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1 and 2. The Veterans Supplement provides information on the labor force status of veterans with a service-connected disability, combat veterans, past or present National Guard and Reserve members, and recently discharged veterans. Also, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam veterans are identified by location of service. Data are provided by period of service and a range of demographic characteristics. The supplement also provides information on veterans’ participation in various transition and employment and training programs. The data collected through this supplement will be used by the Veterans Employment and Training Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine policies that better meet the needs of our Nation’s veteran population. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the Veterans Supplement to the CPS. An extension without change of a currently approved collection is needed to continue to provide the Nation with timely information about the labor force status of veterans with a serviceconnected disability, combat veterans, past or present National Guard and Reserve members, recently discharged veterans, and veterans who have served in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Vietnam. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jan 09, 2013 Jkt 229001 • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: Veterans Supplement to the CPS. OMB Number: 1220–0102. Affected Public: Households. Total Respondents: 10,000. Frequency: Annually. Total Responses: 10,000. Average Time per Response: Approximately 2 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 333 hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintenance): $0. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of January 2013. Eric Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2013–00322 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] 2293 information relevant to program planning. Thursday, February 14, 2013, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time. ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place telephonically and by WebEx. Any interested person may call the USA toll free conference call number 800–369– 2180, pass code APS, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/, meeting number 999 336 782, and password APS@Feb14. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452, fax (202) 358–4118, or mnorris@nasa.gov. DATES: The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: —Astrophysics Division Update —NASA Astrophysics Roadmapping It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Patricia D. Rausch, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [FR Doc. 2013–00344 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION BILLING CODE 4510–24–P Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AGENCY: [Notice: 13–002] NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics Subcommittee; Meeting National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The meeting will be held via teleconference and WebEx for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. 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 no longer needed for current Government business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing value in the National Archives of the United States and the destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not previously authorized for SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1 wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with 2294 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 7 / Thursday, January 10, 2013 / Notices 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: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before February 11, 2013. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal memorandums that contain additional information concerning the records covered by a proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will be provided once the appraisal is completed. Requesters will be given 30 days to submit comments. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of any records schedule identified in this notice by contacting Records Management Services (ACNR) using one of the following means: Mail: NARA (ACNR), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. Email: request.schedule@nara.gov. Fax: 301–837–3698. Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and must provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports should so indicate in their request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, Records Management Services (ACNR), National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. Telephone: 301–837–1799. Email: 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 retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA’s approval, using the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for Records Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer into the National Archives of historically valuable records and authorize the disposal 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 specified VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:22 Jan 09, 2013 Jkt 229001 otherwise. An item in a schedule is media neutral when the disposition instructions may be applied to records regardless of the medium in which the records are created and maintained. Items included in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media neutral unless the item is limited to a specific medium. (See 36 CFR 1225.12(e).) No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private persons directly affected by the Government’s activities, and whether or not they have historical or other value. Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice 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). It also 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 too includes information about the records. Further information about the disposition process is available on request. Schedules Pending 1. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DAA–0370–2012–0003, 2 items, 2 temporary items). Weather forecast records relating to tropical storms and volcanic ash events. 2. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (N1–566–12–4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Summary visa document provided by immigrant upon entry into the United States. 3. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (N1–26–08–5, 6 items, 3 temporary items). Merchant mariner personnel and licensing records dating 1968 to present for whom the Coast Guard does not issue a report of separation from military service, and electronic copies of personnel and licensing records dating 1967 and prior. Proposed for permanent retention are PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 merchant mariner personnel and licensing records dating 1967 and prior, those dating 1968 to present for whom the Coast Guard does issue a separation from military service, and officer licensing files index cards dating 1947 to 1981. 4. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (N1–560–12–2, 18 items, 18 temporary items). Records relating to airport security and aviation security rules and regulations. 5. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1–65–12–3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system containing leads, tips, and other information gathered during a crisis or special event. 6. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (N1–59–11–18, 5 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the Countermeasures Directorate Front Office including construction project and building security files, weekly activity reports, copies of correspondence, and records used to accumulate budget estimates. 7. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of Finance (N1–474–12–10, 3 items, 3 temporary items) Records created during development of budget estimates and annual budgets. 8. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer (N1–269–10–1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic information system used to identify parties excluded from receiving federal funds. 9. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division (N1–266–09–4, 6 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Enforcement Division, including non-significant investigative case files, referrals, and administrative records. Proposed for permanent retention are significant investigative case files, including preliminary investigations. Dated: January 2, 2013. Paul M. Wester, Jr., Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. [FR Doc. 2013–00294 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P E:\FR\FM\10JAN1.SGM 10JAN1

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


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 no longer needed for current Government 
business. They authorize the preservation of records of continuing 
value in the National Archives of the United States and the 
destruction, after a specified period, of records lacking 
administrative, legal, research, or other value. Notice is published 
for records schedules in which agencies propose to destroy records not 
previously authorized for

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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: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before 
February 11, 2013. Once the appraisal of the records is completed, NARA 
will send a copy of the schedule. NARA staff usually prepare appraisal 
memorandums that contain additional information concerning the records 
covered by a proposed schedule. These, too, may be requested and will 
be provided once the appraisal is completed. Requesters will be given 
30 days to submit comments.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of any records schedule identified in 
this notice by contacting Records Management Services (ACNR) using one 
of the following means:
    Mail: NARA (ACNR), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.
    Email: request.schedule@nara.gov.
    Fax: 301-837-3698.

Requesters must cite the control number, which appears in parentheses 
after the name of the agency which submitted the schedule, and must 
provide a mailing address. Those who desire appraisal reports should so 
indicate in their request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Hawkins, Director, Records 
Management Services (ACNR), National Archives and Records 
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. 
Telephone: 301-837-1799. Email: 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 
retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA's 
approval, using the Standard Form (SF) 115, Request for Records 
Disposition Authority. These schedules provide for the timely transfer 
into the National Archives of historically valuable records and 
authorize the disposal 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 
specified otherwise. An item in a schedule is media neutral when the 
disposition instructions may be applied to records regardless of the 
medium in which the records are created and maintained. Items included 
in schedules submitted to NARA on or after December 17, 2007, are media 
neutral unless the item is limited to a specific medium. (See 36 CFR 
1225.12(e).)
    No Federal records are authorized for destruction without the 
approval of the Archivist of the United States. This approval is 
granted only after a thorough consideration of their administrative use 
by the agency of origin, the rights of the Government and of private 
persons directly affected by the Government's activities, and whether 
or not they have historical or other value.
    Besides identifying the Federal agencies and any subdivisions 
requesting disposition authority, this public notice lists the 
organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or indicates agency-
wide applicability in the case of schedules that cover records that may 
be accumulated throughout an agency. This notice 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). It also 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 too 
includes information about the records. Further information about the 
disposition process is available on request.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (DAA-0370-2012-0003, 2 items, 2 temporary items). 
Weather forecast records relating to tropical storms and volcanic ash 
events.
    2. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (N1-566-12-4, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Summary 
visa document provided by immigrant upon entry into the United States.
    3. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (N1-26-08-5, 6 
items, 3 temporary items). Merchant mariner personnel and licensing 
records dating 1968 to present for whom the Coast Guard does not issue 
a report of separation from military service, and electronic copies of 
personnel and licensing records dating 1967 and prior. Proposed for 
permanent retention are merchant mariner personnel and licensing 
records dating 1967 and prior, those dating 1968 to present for whom 
the Coast Guard does issue a separation from military service, and 
officer licensing files index cards dating 1947 to 1981.
    4. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security 
Administration (N1-560-12-2, 18 items, 18 temporary items). Records 
relating to airport security and aviation security rules and 
regulations.
    5. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (N1-65-
12-3, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an electronic 
information system containing leads, tips, and other information 
gathered during a crisis or special event.
    6. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (N1-59-11-18, 
5 items, 5 temporary items). Records of the Countermeasures Directorate 
Front Office including construction project and building security 
files, weekly activity reports, copies of correspondence, and records 
used to accumulate budget estimates.
    7. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Office of Finance 
(N1-474-12-10, 3 items, 3 temporary items) Records created during 
development of budget estimates and annual budgets.
    8. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Acquisition 
Officer (N1-269-10-1, 1 item, 1 temporary item). Master files of an 
electronic information system used to identify parties excluded from 
receiving federal funds.
    9. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division (N1-
266-09-4, 6 items, 4 temporary items). Records of the Enforcement 
Division, including non-significant investigative case files, 
referrals, and administrative records. Proposed for permanent retention 
are significant investigative case files, including preliminary 
investigations.

    Dated: January 2, 2013.
Paul M. Wester, Jr.,
Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2013-00294 Filed 1-9-13; 8:45 am]
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