[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7211]



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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office of Records Services, National Archives and Records 
Administration.

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 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 USC 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be received in writing on or before May 
5, 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 Civilian Appraisal Staff (NWRC), National 
Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD 20740-6001. 
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 fur nished to each 
requester.

Schedules Pending

    1. Department of the Air Force (N1-AFU-97-8). Psychiatric treatment 
records (neuropsychological test and interpretative reports) proposed 
for long-term retention.
    2. Department of the Army (N1-AU-97-3). Files pertaining to 
membership in the Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS).
    3. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (N1-417-96-2 and N1-417-96-3). Textual and 
audiovisual records of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory 
Council (NIIAC), 1994-1995.
    4. Department of Justice (N1-60-96-8). Case files for Americans 
with Disabilities Act technical assistance grants.
    5. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service 
(N1-85-96-6). Denied humanitarian parole case files.
    6. Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service (N1-527-
97-4). Policy and procedural issuances related to internal 
administrative functions such as travel and procurement.
    7. Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service (N1-527-
97-5). Political appointee clearance files.
    8. Department of Labor (N1-174-96-4). Pamphlets, notices, and other 
miscellaneous publications unrelated to program activities.
    9. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (N1-59-
94-13). Routine, facilitative, and duplicative information in the INR 
Information Support System. Substantive policy records are scheduled as 
permanent.
    10. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (N1-59-97-14). 
Child custody and abduction case files.
    11. Department of State, Bureau of International Organization 
Affairs (N1-59-97-15). Extra copies, pre-production materials, and 
distribution records for the annual report on peacekeeping. A record 
set is scheduled as permanent.
    12. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs 
Administration (N1-467-97-1). Hazardous Materials Program and Office of 
Pipeline Safety routine program and administrative files. Majority of 
docket and program files scheduled for permanent retention.
    13. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 
Firearms (N1-436-96-4). Output from the Firearms Tracing System 
(masterfile and supporting documentation are designated for permanent 
retention).
    14. Defense Logistics Agency (N1-361-97-4). Complaint investigative 
case files already approved for disposal and International Organization 
for Standardization quality system records documenting such matters as 
audits and customer complaints.
    15. Federal Emergency Management Agency (N1-311-95-3). Routine case 
files for cultural properties that do not lead to agreements to provide 
assistance to buildings and sites damaged in disasters.
    16. General Services Administration (N1-269-97-1). Board of 
Contract Appeals case files.
    17. National Counterintelligence Center (N1-220-97-4). 
Administrative and facilitative records (substantive program records 
are designated for permanent retention).

    Dated: March 14, 1997.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist, for Record Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 97-7211 Filed 3-20-97; 8:45 am]
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