Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments, 86376-86377 [2024-25182]

Download as PDF 86376 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 / Notices Signed at Washington, DC, on October 24, 2024. James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 2024–25173 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–24–0023; NARA–2025–003] Public Comment Procedures 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 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. SUMMARY: We must receive responses on the schedules listed in this notice by December 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: To view a records schedule in this notice, or submit a comment on one, use the following address: https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-240023/document. This is a direct link to the schedules posted in the docket for this notice on regulations.gov. You may submit comments by the following method: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. On the website, enter either of the numbers cited at the top of this notice into the search field. This will bring you to the docket for this notice, in which we have posted the records schedules open for comment. Each schedule has a ‘comment’ button so you can comment on that specific schedule. For more information on regulations.gov and on submitting comments, see their FAQs at https://www.regulations.gov/faq. If you are unable to comment via regulations.gov, you may email us at request.schedule@nara.gov for instructions on submitting your comment. You must cite the control number of the schedule you wish to comment on. You can find the control number for each schedule in parentheses at the end of each ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 29, 2024 Jkt 265001 schedule’s entry in the list at the end of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Germino, Strategy and Performance Division, by email at regulation_comments@nara.gov or at 301–837–3758. For information about records schedules, contact Records Management Operations by email at request.schedule@nara.gov or by phone at 301–837–1799. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are publishing notice of records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency business. We invite public comments on these records schedules, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a), and list the schedules at the end of this notice by agency and subdivision requesting disposition authority. In addition, this notice lists the organizational unit(s) accumulating the records or states that the schedule has agency-wide applicability. It also provides the control number assigned to each schedule, which you will need if you submit comments on that schedule. We have uploaded the records schedules and accompanying appraisal memoranda to the regulations.gov docket for this notice as ‘‘other’’ documents. Each records schedule contains a full description of the records at the file unit level as well as their proposed disposition. The appraisal memorandum for the schedule includes information about the records. We will post comments, including any personal information and attachments, to the public docket unchanged. Because comments are public, you are responsible for ensuring that you do not include any confidential or other information that you or a third party may not wish to be publicly posted. If you want to submit a comment with confidential information or cannot otherwise use the regulations.gov portal, you may contact request.schedule@nara.gov for instructions on submitting your comment. We will consider all comments submitted by the posted deadline and consult as needed with the Federal agency seeking the disposition authority. After considering comments, we may or may not make changes to the proposed records schedule. The schedule is then sent for final approval by the Archivist of the United States. After the schedule is approved, we will post on regulations.gov a ‘‘Consolidated Reply’’ summarizing the comments, PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 responding to them, and noting any changes we made to the proposed schedule. You may elect at regulations.gov to receive updates on the docket, including an alert when we post the Consolidated Reply, whether or not you submit a comment. If you have a question, you can submit it as a comment, and can also submit any concerns or comments you would have to a possible response to the question. We will address these items in consolidated replies along with any other comments submitted on that schedule. We will post schedules on our website in the Records Control Schedule (RCS) Repository, at https:// www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs, after the Archivist approves them. The RCS contains all schedules approved since 1973. Background Each year, Federal agencies create billions of records. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA’s approval. Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for current Government business. The records schedules authorize agencies to preserve records of continuing value in the National Archives or to destroy, after a specified period, records lacking continuing administrative, legal, research, or other value. 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. Agencies may not destroy Federal records without the approval of the Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval only after thorough consideration of 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. Public review and comment on these records schedules is part of the Archivist’s consideration process. Schedules Pending 1. Department of Energy, Southeastern Power Administration, Environmental Retention Program (DAA–0388–2024– 0007). E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 30, 2024 / Notices 2. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Medical Countermeasures (DAA–0611–2023– 0003). 3. Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, Justice Manual Records (DAA–0060–2024– 0016). 4. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Division Records (DAA–0058– 2017–0019). 5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agency-wide, Legal Records (DAA–0403–2023–0001). 6. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Agency-wide, Records of the Office of the Inspector General (DAA– 0275–2024–0001). 7. Library of Congress, Agency-wide, Library Archives and Research 2024 updates (DAA–0297–2024–0008). 8. Library of Congress, Agency-wide, Outreach 2024 Updates (DAA–0297– 2024–0009). 9. Peace Corps, Agency-wide, Site History Documentation (DAA–0490– 2023–0005). William P. Fischer, Acting Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. [FR Doc. 2024–25182 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Grantee Reporting Requirements for NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Program AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF). Submission for OMB review; comment request. ACTION: The National Science Foundation has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register, and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding the proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance simultaneously with the publication of this second notice. DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAmain. Find this particular ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Oct 29, 2024 Jkt 265001 information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292– 7556; or send email to splimpto@ nsf.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal holidays). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments: Comments regarding (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the NSF, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, use, and clarity of the information on respondents; and (d) ways to 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 should be addressed to the points of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Copies of the submission may be obtained by calling 703–292–7556. NSF may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number, and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Program. OMB Number: 3145–NEW. Expiration Date of Approval: Not Applicable. Type of Request: Intent to seek approval to establish an information collection. Proposed Project: The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 codified the National Science Foundation’s cross-cutting Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), NSF’s first new directorate in more than 30 years, and PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 86377 charged it with the critical mission of advancing U.S. competitiveness through investments that accelerate the development of key technologies and address pressing national, societal, and geostrategic challenges. The NSF Engines program was authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (section 10388) to (1) advance multidisciplinary, collaborative, use-inspired and translational research, technology development, in key technology focus areas; (2) address regional, national, societal, or geostrategic challenges; (3) leverage the expertise of multidisciplinary and multi-sector partners, including partners from private industry, nonprofit organizations, and civil society organizations; and (4) support the development of scientific, innovation, entrepreneurial, and STEM educational capacity within the region of the Regional Innovation Engine to grow and sustain regional innovation. The NSF Engines program serves as a flagship funding program of the TIP directorate, with the goal of expanding and accelerating scientific and technological innovation within the United States by catalyzing regional innovation ecosystems throughout every region of our nation. In January 2024, NSF established 10 inaugural NSF Engine awards across 18 states, uniquely placing science and technology leadership as the central driver for regional economic competitiveness. By way of example, the NSF Engines: Colorado—Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine, led by Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative Inc., aims to advance the region’s research and commercialization efforts focused on sensing, monitoring and predictive analytic technologies for climate resiliency spanning methane emissions, soil carbon capture, earth sensing, water scarcity, wildfires and extreme weather. The focus on climate resiliency derives from several climate emergencies that have hit the area from unprecedented wildfires to devastating droughts and heatwaves, and will leverage the region’s robust startup ecosystem and research capacity. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86376-86377]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-25182]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-24-0023; NARA-2025-003]


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 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.

DATES: We must receive responses on the schedules listed in this notice 
by December 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To view a records schedule in this notice, or submit a 
comment on one, use the following address: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-24-0023/document. This is a direct link to the schedules 
posted in the docket for this notice on regulations.gov. You may submit 
comments by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
On the website, enter either of the numbers cited at the top of this 
notice into the search field. This will bring you to the docket for 
this notice, in which we have posted the records schedules open for 
comment. Each schedule has a `comment' button so you can comment on 
that specific schedule. For more information on regulations.gov and on 
submitting comments, see their FAQs at https://www.regulations.gov/faq.
    If you are unable to comment via regulations.gov, you may email us 
at [email protected] for instructions on submitting your 
comment. You must cite the control number of the schedule you wish to 
comment on. You can find the control number for each schedule in 
parentheses at the end of each schedule's entry in the list at the end 
of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Germino, Strategy and 
Performance Division, by email at [email protected] or at 
301-837-3758. For information about records schedules, contact Records 
Management Operations by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at 301-837-1799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Comment Procedures

    We are publishing notice of records schedules in which agencies 
propose to dispose of records they no longer need to conduct agency 
business. We invite public comments on these records schedules, as 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a), and list the schedules at the end of 
this notice by agency and subdivision requesting disposition authority.
    In addition, this notice lists the organizational unit(s) 
accumulating the records or states that the schedule has agency-wide 
applicability. It also provides the control number assigned to each 
schedule, which you will need if you submit comments on that schedule.
    We have uploaded the records schedules and accompanying appraisal 
memoranda to the regulations.gov docket for this notice as ``other'' 
documents. Each records schedule contains a full description of the 
records at the file unit level as well as their proposed disposition. 
The appraisal memorandum for the schedule includes information about 
the records.
    We will post comments, including any personal information and 
attachments, to the public docket unchanged. Because comments are 
public, you are responsible for ensuring that you do not include any 
confidential or other information that you or a third party may not 
wish to be publicly posted. If you want to submit a comment with 
confidential information or cannot otherwise use the regulations.gov 
portal, you may contact [email protected] for instructions on 
submitting your comment.
    We will consider all comments submitted by the posted deadline and 
consult as needed with the Federal agency seeking the disposition 
authority. After considering comments, we may or may not make changes 
to the proposed records schedule. The schedule is then sent for final 
approval by the Archivist of the United States. After the schedule is 
approved, we will post on regulations.gov a ``Consolidated Reply'' 
summarizing the comments, responding to them, and noting any changes we 
made to the proposed schedule. You may elect at regulations.gov to 
receive updates on the docket, including an alert when we post the 
Consolidated Reply, whether or not you submit a comment. If you have a 
question, you can submit it as a comment, and can also submit any 
concerns or comments you would have to a possible response to the 
question. We will address these items in consolidated replies along 
with any other comments submitted on that schedule.
    We will post schedules on our website in the Records Control 
Schedule (RCS) Repository, at https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs, after the Archivist approves them. The RCS contains all schedules 
approved since 1973.

Background

    Each year, Federal agencies create billions of records. To control 
this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing 
retention periods for records and submit these schedules for NARA's 
approval. Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory 
instructions on what happens to records when no longer needed for 
current Government business. The records schedules authorize agencies 
to preserve records of continuing value in the National Archives or to 
destroy, after a specified period, records lacking continuing 
administrative, legal, research, or other value. 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.
    Agencies may not destroy Federal records without the approval of 
the Archivist of the United States. The Archivist grants this approval 
only after thorough consideration of 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. Public review and 
comment on these records schedules is part of the Archivist's 
consideration process.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of Energy, Southeastern Power Administration, 
Environmental Retention Program (DAA-0388-2024-0007).

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    2. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for 
Strategic Preparedness and Response, Medical Countermeasures (DAA-0611-
2023-0003).
    3. Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, 
Justice Manual Records (DAA-0060-2024-0016).
    4. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Statistics 
of Income Division Records (DAA-0058-2017-0019).
    5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Agency-wide, Legal 
Records (DAA-0403-2023-0001).
    6. Export-Import Bank of the United States, Agency-wide, Records of 
the Office of the Inspector General (DAA-0275-2024-0001).
    7. Library of Congress, Agency-wide, Library Archives and Research 
2024 updates (DAA-0297-2024-0008).
    8. Library of Congress, Agency-wide, Outreach 2024 Updates (DAA-
0297-2024-0009).
    9. Peace Corps, Agency-wide, Site History Documentation (DAA-0490-
2023-0005).

William P. Fischer,
Acting Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2024-25182 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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