Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 241 / Thursday, December 16, 2004 / Notices 75349

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. 

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 

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 January 

31, 2005. 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 the Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML) using 

one of the following means: Mail: NARA 

(NWML), 8601 Adelphi Road, College 

Park, MD 20740–6001. E-mail: 

records.mgt@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: Paul 

M. Wester, Jr., Director, Life Cycle 

Management Division (NWML), 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 

Telephone: 301–837–3120. E-mail: 

records.mgt@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. 

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, Office of 

Acquisition Management (N1–40–05–1, 

1 item, 1 temporary item). 

Information concerning agency 

employees responsible for acquiring and 

managing goods and services. Records, 

which are maintained in a web-based 

system, include data concerning 

employees’ education, training, contract 

warrants, certifications, and contact 

information.

2. Department of Labor, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs (N1–174–02–

4, 44 items, 16 temporary items). 

Program records of the Bureau, 

including files relating to such matters 

as international visitor programs, 

cooperative activities, technical 

assistance to foreign countries, grant 

programs, and immigration policy. Also 

included are electronic copies of records 

created using electronic mail and word 

processing. Proposed for permanent 

retention are recordkeeping copies of 

such records as significant management 

and policy files, program files for major 

Bureau components, publications, 

international and advisory committee 

files, trade policy files, and research 

project files. 

3. Department of Transportation, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (N1–

398–04–19, 3 items, 3 temporary items). 

Records relating to the publication of 

notices in the Federal Register, 

including such records as drafts, final 

notices, newspaper clippings, and press 

releases. Also included are electronic 

copies of records created using 

electronic mail and word processing. 

This schedule authorizes the agency to 

apply the proposed disposition 

instructions to any recordkeeping 

medium. 

4. Department of Transportation, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (N1–

398–04–20, 3 items, 3 temporary items). 

Records relating to the agency’s 

responses to internal and external 

audits, evaluations, and investigations. 

Included are such records as 

correspondence, position papers, work 

plans, studies, and tracking documents. 

Also included are electronic copies of 

records created using electronic mail 

and word processing. This schedule 

authorizes the agency to apply the 

proposed disposition instructions to any 

recordkeeping medium. 

5. Department of Transportation, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (N1–

398–04–23, 12 items, 12 temporary 

items). Reports filed by domestic air 

carriers regarding such matters as 

finances, freight losses, scheduled 

arrival performance, unaccommodated 

passengers, discounts, and credit 

extended to political candidates. Also 

included are electronic copies of records 

created using electronic mail and word 

processing. This schedule authorizes the 

agency to apply the proposed 

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disposition instructions to any 

recordkeeping medium. 

6. Department of Transportation, 

Federal Highway Administration (N1–

406–04–5, 5 items, 3 temporary items). 

Electronic copies of records created 

using electronic mail and word 

processing that are associated with 

planning, numbering, and designating 

interstate highways. Also included are 

duplicate copies of these records. 

Recordkeeping copies of these files are 

proposed for permanent retention. 

7. National Archives and Records 

Administration, Government-wide (N1–

GRS–04–4, 9 items, 9 temporary items). 

Addition to the General Records 

Schedules covering records 

accumulated by Chief Information 

Officers. Included are records relating to 

such matters as information technology 

program planning, enterprise 

architecture, IT capital investments, 

legal and regulatory compliance, the 

activities of committees, and schedules 

of daily activities. Also included are 

electronic copies of records created 

using electronic mail and word 

processing. 

8. National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of Human 

Resources and Information Services 

(N1–64–05–2, 4 items, 4 temporary 

items). Case files relating to information 

technology projects, including records 

documenting various stages of the 

project such as concept development, 

system testing, and approvals. Also 

included are electronic copies of records 

created using electronic mail and word 

processing. This schedule authorizes the 

agency to apply the proposed 

disposition instructions to any 

recordkeeping medium. 

9. National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the Federal 

Register (N1–64–05–3, 4 items, 4 

temporary items). Inquiries from 

researchers and the general public 

concerning publications, policies, and 

procedures of the Federal Register and 

other Government publications. Also 

included are electronic copies of records 

created using electronic mail and word 

processing. 

10. Small Business Administration, 

Office of Capital Access (N1–309–04–1, 

8 items, 8 temporary items). Inputs, 

outputs, master files, and 

documentation associated with an 

electronic system which contains 

information concerning the Small 

Business Investment Company interim 

funding process and the New Markets 

Venture Capital Program. Also included 

are electronic copies of documents 

created using word processing and 

electronic mail.

Dated: December 9, 2004. 

Michael J. Kurtz, 

Assistant Archivist for Records Services—

Washington, DC.

[FR Doc. 04–27537 Filed 12–15–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P

NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND 

PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL 

Security and Management Control 

Outsourcing Standards

AGENCY: National Crime Prevention and 

Privacy Compact Council.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the publication 

requirement in title 42, United States 

Code, 14616, Article VI(e), the Compact 

Council, established by the National 

Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact 

(Compact) Act of 1998, is providing 

public notice of the attached Security 

and Management Control Outsourcing 

Standards (Outsourcing Standards) 

established by the Compact Council.

DATES: All comments must be received 

on or before February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

concerning these Outsourcing Standards 

to the Compact Council Office, 1000 

Custer Hollow Road, Module C3, 

Clarksburg, WV 26306; Attention: Todd 

C. Commodore. Comments may also be 

submitted by fax at (304) 625–5388 or 

via electronic mail at 

tcommodore@leo.gov. To ensure proper 

handling, please reference Noncriminal 

Justice Outsourcing Standards’’ on your 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd C. Commodore, FBI CJIS Division, 

1000 Custer Hollow Road, Module C3, 

Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (304) 

625–2803; e-mail tcommodo@leo.gov; 

fax number (304) 625–5388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Crime Prevention and Privacy 

Compact (Compact), 42 U.S.C. 14616, 

establishes uniform standards and 

processes for the interstate and FederalState exchange of criminal history 

records for noncriminal justice 

purposes. The Compact was approved 

by the Congress on October 9, 1998 

(Pub. L. 105–251), and became effective 

on April 28, 1999, when ratified by the 

second state. Article VI of the Compact 

provides for a Compact Council that has 

the authority to promulgate rules and 

procedures governing the use of the 

Interstate Identification Index (III) 

System for noncriminal justice 

purposes. The III is the system of 

Federal and State criminal history 

records maintained by the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 

The Compact Council has adopted an 

interim final rule, ‘‘Outsourcing of 

Noncriminal Justice Administrative 

Functions’’ (Outsourcing Rule), 

published elsewhere in today’s edition 

of the Federal Register and to be 

codified at 28 CFR part 906, to permit 

the outsourcing of noncriminal justice 

administrative functions involving 

access to criminal history record 

information (CHRI) from the III System. 

This interim rule will permit a third 

party to perform noncriminal justice 

administrative functions relating to the 

processing of CHRI maintained in the III 

System, subject to appropriate controls, 

when acting as an agent for a 

governmental agency or other 

authorized recipient of CHRI. Among 

other things, the interim rule provides 

that contracts or agreements providing 

for the outsourcing authorized by the 

rule ‘‘shall incorporate by reference a 

security and management control 

outsourcing standard approved by the 

Compact Council after consultation with 

the United States Attorney General.’’

See 28 CFR 906.2(c). The attached 

Security and Management Control 

Outsourcing Standards (Outsourcing 

Standards), are the standards referenced 

in the Outsourcing Rule. The 

Outsourcing Standards were developed 

by the Compact Council in coordination 

with the FBI’s Criminal Justice 

Information Services (CJIS) Division and 

relevant subcommittees of the CJIS 

Advisory Policy Board (APB). The APB 

is an advisory committee with 

representatives of State, local, and 

Federal contributors and users of the 

FBI’s National Crime Information Center 

information systems, including the III. 

The Compact Council developed two 

Outsourcing Standards—one for 

Contractors having access to CHRI on 

behalf of an authorized recipient for 

noncriminal justice purposes and one 

for Contractors serving as channelers of 

noncriminal justice criminal history 

record check requests and results. The 

first Outsourcing Standard (‘‘Security 

and Management Control Outsourcing 

Standard for Contractors Having Access 

to CHRI on Behalf of an Authorized 

Recipient for Noncriminal Justice 

Purposes’’) will be used by Contractors 

authorized to perform noncriminal 

justice administrative functions 

requiring access to CHRI without a 

direct connection to the FBI’s CJIS Wide 

Area Network (WAN). The second 

Outsourcing Standard (‘‘Security and 

Management Control Outsourcing 

Standard for Channelers Only’’) will be 

used by Contractors authorized access to 

CHRI through a direct connection to the