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] 

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 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 

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 

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: 

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 

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, 

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] 

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). 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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 

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. This Engine includes 

a large ecosystem of core partners that 

are essential to its success: large 

corporations; universities (including 

four- and two-year academic 

institutions, Tribal Colleges, and 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions); 

economic and workforce development 

organizations; non-profits; and 

investment firms. This diverse coalition 

of partners will be central to R&D, 

translation of technology to 


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