[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28735-28736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13686]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Records
Services.
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 propose the destruction of records not
previously authorized for disposal, or 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
June 11, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Miller, Director, Records
Management Programs, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, telephone (301) 713-7110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year U.S. Government agencies create
billions of records on paper, film,
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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 Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (N1-442-97-1). Comprehensive schedule for
records of the National Immunization Program.
2. General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (N1-
121-96-1). Physical security records, and safety and environmental
records.
3. General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (N1-137-
96-2). Fleet management and motor vehicle records.
4. Office of Government Ethics (N1-522-97-1). Records of the Office
of the Director (substantive program records are scheduled for
permanent retention).
5. Panama Canal Commission (N1-185-97-11). Personnel Management
records.
6. Tennessee Valley Authority (N1-142-97-4). Employee benefits
records.
Dated: May 16, 1997.
Michael J. Kurtz,
Assistant Archivist, for Record Services--Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 97-13686 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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