Notice2026-09573
Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments
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Published
May 14, 2026
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National Archives and Records Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27371-27372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09573]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-26-0232; NARA-2026-017]
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.
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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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 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 June 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: To view a records schedule in this notice, or submit a
comment on one, use the following address: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-26-0232/document">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NARA-26-0232/document</a>. This is a direct link to the schedules
posted in the docket for this notice on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. You may submit
comments by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> and on
submitting comments, see their FAQs at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/faq">https://www.regulations.gov/faq</a>.
If you are unable to comment via <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, you may email us
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63110612160610174d10000b0607160f06230d0211024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592b3c282c3c2a2d772a3a313c3d2c353c1937382b38773e362f">[email protected]</span></a> 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: Matthew Eidson, Records Management
Operations, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78a8693938f8290c9828e83948889a789869586c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c515d484854594b125955584f53527c525d4e5d125b534a">[email protected]</span></a> or at 301-837-3109. For
information about records schedules, contact Records Management
Operations by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e694839793839592c895858e8382938a83a688879487c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfcddacecadacccb91ccdcd7dadbcad3daffd1decdde91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a> or by phone at 301-
837-3109.
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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
portal, you may contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b392e3a3e2e383f653828232e2f3e272e0b252a392a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7f687c78687e79237e6e6568697861684d636c7f6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
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After the schedule is approved, we will post on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> a
``Consolidated Reply'' summarizing the comments, responding to them,
and noting any changes we made to the proposed schedule. You may elect
at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs">https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs</a>, 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. Bureau of Prisons, Bureau Electronic Medical Records (BEMR)
(DAA-0129-2025-0001).
2. Internal Revenue Service, Compliance Data Warehouse (CDW) (DAA-
0058-2025-0002).
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Formal Directives
(DAA-0255-2025-0003).
4. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Warrant & Grazing
Masters and Support records for Relocation, Communication,
Construction, and Financial Administration (DAA-0220-2026-0001).
5. Veterans Health Administration, Mental Health and Behavioral
Science (DAA-0015-2025-0003).
6. Veterans Health Administration, Sleep Study Records (DAA-0015-
2025-0007).
7. Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Canteen Service (VCS)
(DAA-0015-2025-0024).
8. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Escape from Custody
Records (DAA-0567-2024-0005).
William P. Fischer,
Acting Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government.
[FR Doc. 2026-09573 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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