Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 7 / Friday, January 10, 1997 / Notices 1475

Dated: January 3, 1997.

Leslie M. Nolan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–531 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Administration.

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). Records schedules identify

records of sufficient value to warrant

preservation in the National Archives of

the United States. Schedules also

authorize agencies after a specified

period to dispose of records lacking

administrative, legal, research, or other

value. Notice is published for records

schedules that (1) Propose the

destruction of records not previously

authorized for disposal, or (2) reduce

the retention period for records already

authorized for disposal. NARA invites

public comments on such schedules, as

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before

February 24, 1997. Once the appraisal of

the records is completed, NARA will

send a copy of the schedule. The

requester will be given 30 days to

submit comments.

ADDRESSES: Address requests for single

copies of schedules identified in this

notice to the Records Appraisal and

Disposition Division (NIR), National

Archives and Records Administration,

College Park, MD 20740. Requesters

must cite the control number assigned

to each schedule when requesting a

copy. The control number appears in

the parentheses immediately after the

name of the requesting agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year

U.S. Government agencies create

billions of records on paper, film,

magnetic tape, and other media. In order

to control this accumulation, agency

records managers prepare records

schedules specifying when the agency

no longer needs the records and what

happens to the records after this period.

Some schedules are comprehensive and

cover all the records of an agency or one

of its major subdivisions. These

comprehensive schedules provide for

the eventual transfer to the National

Archives of historically valuable records

and authorize the disposal of all other

records. Most schedules, however, cover

records of only one office or program or

a few series of records, and many are

updates of previously approved

schedules. Such schedules also may

include records that are designated for

permanent retention.

Destruction of records requires the

approval of the Archivist of the United

States. This approval is granted after a

thorough study of the records that takes

into account 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 historical or other value.

This public notice identifies the

Federal agencies and their subdivisions

requesting disposition authority,

includes the control number assigned to

each schedule, and briefly describes the

records proposed for disposal. The

records schedule contains additional

information about the records and their

disposition. Further information about

the disposition process will be

furnished to each requester.

Schedules Pending

1. Department of the Air Force (N1–

AFU–97–5). Immediate disposal of

temporary fire protection records no

longer being created because they are

superseded by a DOD electronic

recordkeeping system.

2. Department of Commerce, Patent

and Trademark Office (N1–241–96–3).

Revisions to the comprehensive

schedule for the Office of the Assistant

Commissioner for Patents.

3. Department of Labor, Employment

Standards Administration (N1–155–96–

1). Reduction in retention period for

general correspondence files of the

Wage and Hour Division.

4. Department of Treasury, Bureau of

Public Debt (N1–53–97–2). One time

reduction in retention period for U.S.

Savings Bond records.

5. Small Business Administration,

Disaster Assistance Loan Program Office

(N1–309–96–1). Declined disaster

declaration files.

Dated: January 3, 1997.

James W. Moore,

Assistant Archivist for Records

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–575 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7515–01–M

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces an

Information Collection Request (ICR) by

the NIFL. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

March 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jaleh Behroozi Soroui at (202) 632–1506

or e-mail: JSoroui@nifl.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title

Application for technology award to

provide funding to expand Literacy

Information and Communication

System (LINCS) activities, resources and

services for the adult literacy

community.

Abstract

The National Literacy Act of 1991

established the National Institute for

Literacy and required that the NIFL

conduct basic and applied research and

demonstrations on literacy; collect and

disseminate information to Federal,

State and local entities with respect to

literacy; and improve and expand the

system for delivery of literacy services.

This form will be used by organizations

to apply for funding to expand LINCS

regional hubs activities, resources, and

services that will enhance technological

capacity for electronic exchange across

the literacy community. Evaluations to

determine successful applicants will be

made by a panel of literacy experts

using the published criteria. The

Institute will use this information to

make a minimum of one cooperative

agreement award for a period of up to

3 years.

Burden Statement: The burden for

this collection of information is

estimated at 55 hours per response. This

estimate includes the time needed to

review instructions, complete the form,

and review the collection of

information.

Respondents: Statewide Adult Basic

Education and Literacy Organizations,

Regions II, III and IV.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 1.