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Document Number: 

228) VOL. 53, NO. 233 12/5/88 

Docket Number: 

A-88-04 

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Federal Register / Vol. 53, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 1988 / Proposed Rules 

quality tape, hugh usage, poor 

environment, improper handling) shall 

be read and corrected as appropriate. 

(5) Agencies shall copy permanent or 

unscheduled data on magnetic tapes 

before the tapes are 10 years old onto 

tested and verified new tapes. 

(6) External labels (or the equivalent 

automated tape management system) for 

magnetic tapes used to store permanent 

or unscheduled electronic records shall 

include the following information: Name 

of the organizational unit responsible for 

the data; system and file title(s); dates of 

creation; dates of coverage; the 

recording density; type of internal 

labels; volume serial number, if, 

applicable; number of tracks; character 

code/software dependency; information 

about block size; and reel sequence 

number, if the file is part of a multi-reel 

set. For numeric data files, the external 

label should include record format and 

logical record length, if applicable; data 

set name(s) and sequence, if applicable; 

and number of records for each data set. 

(7) Agencies shall prohibit smoking 

and eating in magnetic computer tape 

storage libraries and test or evaluation 

areas that contain permanent or 

unscheduled records. 

(h) Maintenance of direct access 

storage devices. 

(1) Agencies shall issue written 

procedures for the care and handling of 

direct access storage devices which 

draw upon the recommendations of the 

manufacturers. 

(2) External labels for diskettes or 

removable disks used when processing 

or temporarily storing permanent or 

unscheduled records shall include the 

following information; name of the 

organizational unit responsible for the 

records, descriptive title of the contents, 

dates of creationrand identification of 

the software and hardware used. 

§ 1234.30 Retention ot electronic records. 

Agencies shall establish policies and 

procedures to ensure that electronic 

records and their documentation are 

retained as long as needed by the 

Government. These retention 

procedures shall include provisions for: 

(a) Scheduling the disposition of all 

electronic records, as well as related 

documentation and indexes, by applying 

GRS 20 or GRS 23 as appropriate or 

submitting an SF115, Request for 

Records Disposition Authority, to 

NARAZ (see Part 1228 of this chapter). 

Electronic records systems, including 

those operated for the Government by a 

contractor, shall be scheduled as soon 

as possible but no later than one year 

after their implementation. 

(b) Transferring a copy of the 

electronic records and any related 

documentation and indexes to the 

National Archives at the time specified 

in the records disposition schedule in 

accordance with instructions found in 

§ 1228.188 of this chapter. Transfer may 

take place at an earlier date if 

convenient for both the agency and the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration. 

(c) Establishing procedures for regular 

recopying, reformatting, and other 

necessary maintenance to ensure the 

retention and usability of electronic 

records throughout their authorized life 

cycle (see § 1234.28). 

§ 1230.32 Destruction ot electronic 

records. 

Electronic records may be destroyed 

only in accordance with a records 

disposition schedule approved by the 

Archivist of the United States. At a 

minimum each agency shall ensure that: 

(a) Electronic records scheduled for 

destruction are disposed of in a manner 

that ensures protection of any sensitive, 

proprietary, or national security 

information. 

(b) Magnetic recording media 

previously used for electronic records 

containing sensitive, proprietary, or 

national security information are not 

reused if the previously recorded 

information can be compromised by 

reuse in any way. 

Dated: November 8,1988. 

Don W. Wilson, 

Archivist of the United States. 

[FR Doc. 88-27651 Filed 12-2-88; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515-01-M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Ch. 0 

[AD-FRL-3488-2; Docket No. A-88-04] 

Fourth C@nH&@ws® @n Air Quality 

Modeling; EjiterasEon ©•} Publie 

Cormmisnt Perish ODD NOW Air ©uality 

AGEMGV: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTIOM: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The EPA published 

information on new ambient air quality 

dispersion modeling techniques and 

other modeling related matters on 

August 23,1988 (53 FR 32081-32084), and 

held a public conference on October 12 

and 13,1988, under section 320 of the 

Clean Air Act. The purpose of the 

conference was to advise the public of 

these new modeling techniques and to 

solicit public comment to guide EPA in 

its consideration of further revisions to 

the "Guideline on Air Quality Models 

(Revised)" (1986) and Supplement A 

(1987). The new modeling techniques 

and other items are fully discussed in 

the August 23,1988, Federal Register 

notice mentioned above and will not be 

discussed in today's notice. The 

deadline for written public comments 

was set for December 15,1988. 

Documents related to the modeling 

items are contained in Central Docket 

No. A-88-04. Information pertaining to 

the docket can be found in the Address 

Section of this notice. 

In response to requests from various 

interested persons for additional time to 

examine and review documents 

contained in the docket and to assure 

that the public has ample opportunity to 

fully comment, EPA is today extending 

the time period in which to submit 

comments to February 13,1989. 

BATE: The new deadline for submitting 

written public comments is February 13, 

1989. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

continue to be submitted (duplicate 

copies are preferred) to: Central Docket 

Section (LE-131), Attention: Docket A88-04, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 401M Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Docket No. A-88-04 is located 

in the Central Docket Section of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, South 

Conference Center, Room 4, 401 M 

Street SW., Washington, DC. The docket 

may be inspected at the above address 

between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and 

1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. A 

reasonable fee may be charged for 

copying. 

FOR FURTHER! INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph A. Tikvart (919) 541-5562 or 

Sharon Reinders (919) 541-5684. 

Date: November 28,1988. 

Don R. Clay, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and 

Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 88-27895 Filed 12-2-88; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560-50-PJ 

40 CFR Part 52 

[FRL-3483-4] 

Disapproval off an Exemption to 

Louisiana Ale- Quality Regulation 22.1 

Gasolisus Co. Cartoon BlacCt Plana in 

Addis, LA 

AGENCV: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).