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301-10.1 - I live within commuting distance to two airports that have city-pair contract airline service, which airport should I use?
You should use the airport that will allow accomplishment of your official travel in the most expedient and cost effective manner.
301-10.2 - If I travel by an indirect route or by a mode of transportation that is not the most advantageous to the Government, how will my reimbursement be computed?
You will be reimbursed the lesser of the actual cost incurred or the constructive cost of traveling by the most advantageous mode.
301-10.3 - What mode of transportation is considered most advantageous to the Government?
Generally, travel by commercial air is the most advantageous mode of transportation for conducting official business. When commercial air is not available, the most expeditious, cost beneficial mode will be considered the most advantageous.
301-10.50 - Who approves use of First Class Airline accommodations?
Only the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget may approve utilization of First Class accommodations. (See 205 DM 15.8 http://elips.doi.gov/elips/release/3036.htm and Financial Administration Memorandum No. 88-018 (II G.1.), dated March 2, 1988.
301-10.51 - Why is the approval authority kept at this level?
Each year the Department must report all first-class airline accommodations used to Congress and show the comparison of cost between contract city-pair cost or tourist fare cost if there is no city-pair.
301-10.107 - Is DOI a mandatory user of the city-pair airline contract?
Yes, DOI is a mandatory user of the GSA city-pair contract
301-10.108 - If I do not use a city-pair contract airline and one is available, will I be reimbursed for the cost of the airline ticket?
Your reimbursement will be limited to the price of a ticket using the city-pair airline carrier.
301-10.109 - Can we authorize contractors to use the city-pair fares?
No. If you issue the contractor a letter of identification, the contractor may negotiate with the airline.
301-10.135 - What is the difference between a code share and a bilateral or multilateral transportation agreement?
A code share agreement is when two or more airlines providing service over the same route agree to accept the tickets of the other airline and share the revenue with the other airline(s) which is (are) a party to the agreement. Under a code share agreement, the flight number will be a US flag carrier flight number and the ticket will always be issued in the name of the U. S. flag carrier. The equipment and crew may be foreign or domestic.
A bilateral or multilateral transportation agreement is an agreement authorized and controlled by the Department of Transportation allowing a foreign air carrier to operate in the United States under its own name similar to a U.S. flag air carrier. Currently there are no bilateral or multilateral transportation agreements in effect.
301-10.136 - What affect does additional aircraft changes within the United States have on my ability to use a foreign flag air carrier?
None. Exceptions to the use of a U.S flag carrier are based on aircraft changes outside the United States.
301-10.137 - Who can approve use of a foreign air carrier as a matter of necessity in accordance with 41 CFR 301-138?
The Assistant Secretary – Policy, Management and Budget has reserved this approval authority at that level (See 205DM15 Travel and Transportation).
301-10.138 - If I meet one of the exceptions and complete a certificate required by Sec 301-10.141 and Sec 301-10.142, who must approve the certificate?
You as the traveler must complete the certificate and obtain your travel approving official's signature indicating his/her concurrence.
301-10.139 - What is the disposition of the certificate once it has been signed by the travel approving official?
A copy of the certificate will be provided to the TMC location where the reservations were made and a copy will be filed with the travel voucher covering the trip.
301-10.140 - Must I provide a copy of my travel authorization to the TMC to document my need for the travel itinerary chosen?
Yes, you must provide the TMC with a copy of your trip-by-trip travel authorization for all foreign travel. The travel authorization must show your approved duty locations, rest stops, and places of approved leave.
301-10.141 - If I complete my certificate and do not have a trip-by trip travel authorization showing the details of my itinerary, will the TMC issue my ticket?
No, the TMC will not issue a ticket for foreign travel until the travel is documented with a copy of your trip-by-trip travel authorization showing the necessity for the itinerary chosen.
301-10.142 - If my foreign travel is totally outside the United States does the use of U.S. flag air carrier rules still apply?
Yes. However, if your foreign location is not served by a TMC you will not have to furnish a copy of your documentation to the TMC. Copies will still be required for the travel voucher.
301-10.143 - If my travel is wholly within one foreign country and there are no U.S. flag air carriers or code share air carriers operating in the area, what documentation must I provide?
Your travel voucher should be supported by a signed statement showing that there are no U.S. flag or code share air carriers that can provide you service.
301-10.160 - I prefer to use a train to perform my travel, may I travel by train and be reimbursed all my travel expenses?
Your reimbursement will be limited to the lesser of your actual expenses or the constructive travel cost of traveling by air using the lowest city-pair airline fare where available. Leave will be charged for any work hours used in excess of those required for travel by air.
301-10.161 - If I use first class train accommodations without prior approval, what is the consequences of my actions?
Your reimbursement will be limited to the lesser of the cost of traveling by coach class train or air using the city-pair airline fare where available. Leave will be charged for any work hours used in excess of those required for travel by air.
301-10.220 - May a bureau or office purchase accident insurance for a Government automobile that is used for official business in a foreign country?
Yes, if the insurance is deemed necessary or required by the laws of the foreign country.
301-10.221 - Who is responsible for issuing detailed guidance on use of Government automobiles for official travel?
Each bureau or office with control over Government automobiles is responsible for issuing the policies necessary to ensure proper care and use of the automobiles.
301-10.301 - If I use my POV for approved official duties in and around my duty station, will I be reimbursed?
Yes, if you have approval to use your POV, you will be reimbursed for the miles driven, tolls, and parking fees incurred while away from your office.
301-10.302 - If I have approval to use my POV to travel to an alternate work site near my duty station what will I be reimbursed?
You will be reimbursed the increased cost you incur, not to exceed the mileage allowance for the additional miles driven plus the increased tolls and parking fees incurred.
301-10.303 - If I routinely use my POV for travel from my residence to a worksite, is this reimbursement taxable?
Yes, if the travel is routine and represents the majority of workdays in a work year.
301-10.304 - Must I use my POV for official travel?
No, you cannot be required to use your POV to perform official travel.
301-10.305 - May I be reimbursed mileage to go from my residence to the office or a designated location to pick up a government vehicle to be used for travel requiring overnight lodging?
Yes, if use of a government owned vehicle is directed or deemed advantageous, the travel to pick up a government vehicle is the same as going to a commercial terminal to change modes of transportation.
301-10.306 - Will DOI reimburse me for additional insurance coverage because I use my POV for official travel?
No, the cost of insurance is factored into the mileage rate paid for using a POV.
301-10.420 - If use of a taxi has been authorized for travel from or to my residence to my office on the day I depart on or return from a trip requiring overnight lodging, may I also be authorized to use a taxi for travel to or from my office to the common carrier terminal?
Yes, you may be authorized to use a taxi to or from your office to a common carrier terminal in addition to the use of a taxi to or from your residence when departing or returning from a trip that requires over night lodging.
301-10.421 - May I be reimbursed for the cost of a taxi to go from my residence to the office or a designated location to pick up a government vehicle to be used for travel requiring overnight lodging?
Yes, if use of a government owned vehicle is directed or deemed advantageous, the travel to pick up a government vehicle is the same as going to a commercial terminal to change modes of transportation.
301-10.422 - Must I use shuttle service or courtesy transportation when provided free or at nominal cost?
Yes, unless the use of the shuttle service or courtesy transportation would adversely affect the accomplishment of your travel or unduly extend your time in a travel status.
301-10.501 - What rental car company does the Department require me to use?
The Department does not require you to use any one particular rental car company; however, your selection must be a company that is under contract to DOD and should be the lowest cost when all factors are considered (ie, location of the pick up and drop off points and availability of compact size rental rates).
301-10.502 - Why must I rent from a company that has a contract with DOD?
DOD administers a contract for all Government agencies and the companies covered by the contract must provide current model cars and insurance as part of the rental fee. In addition, the companies may not charge for authorizing additional government drivers. Non Government employees and family members not performing official travel and holding a current travel authorization may not drive a rental car. A copy of the current rental car agreement is located at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/CarRentalAgreement.pdf
301-10.503 - What size car may I rent?
You are authorized to rent a compact size car, unless you are transporting a large amount of Government property that requires a larger car or you are providing transportation to more than two other employees who are on official travel.
301-10.504 - May I accept a free upgrade to a larger car or use a free coupon to upgrade?
Yes, you may upgrade to a larger car if you have a free upgrade coupon or other promotional benefit that can only be used for a rental car upgrade. If the promotional benefit may be used for a free day's rental or for future travel benefits, excluding free upgrade, you may not use the benefit to upgrade the size of the rental car.
301-10.505 - If I have an accident what should I do?
You should notify the police and have an accident report prepared. A copy of the accident (police) report must be provided the rental car company.
301-10.506 - Can the rental car company bill me for the damages incurred to a rental car while it is being used for official business?
No, the rental car company must bill the Department or your bureau for any damages they believe you caused that are not covered under the terms of the contract. If an investigation reveals the damage was incurred through negligence or improper use of the vehicle, your bureau will be responsible for colleting the cost of damages from you.
301-10.507 - What should I do if the rental car company tries to bill me or requests the name of my personal insurance company?
You should contact the TMC that arranged the rental and the national office of the rental car company, do not provide your personal insurance policy number.
301-10.508 - If I am attending a conference and the conference is held at or in the immediate vicinity of my hotel, may I get a rental car?
You should not get a rental car when attending a conference unless the cost of commuting by taxi would exceed the cost of the rental car for the period.


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System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
If using Wifi/Airport...
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
(There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).
Click OK.
greentee Aug 8, 2013 1:56 PM
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I am so sorry but after trying everything you explained very nicely, it still did not work. It is not the bookmark-its all of the youtube.. and the youtube videos around the web as well...
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Can you get to youtube, just not see the video?
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40 Years Of Dueling Devaluers
Japan's Nikkei 225 equity index is now within one day's new normal range of nominally crossing above the US Dow Jones Industrial Average for the first time since April 2010. The convergence of the two indices coincides with the rapid convergence of the two countries' trade-weighted currencies that dislocated last in March 2009 (suggesting that indeed Abe has achieved his initial goal of devaluing back to the USD). The move off the November lows in the Japanese equity market is stupendous - as the chart below shows, it is a perfect exponential arc (linear on a log scale chart); leaving only the question (as we noted here) - which index hits 40,000 first as they continue to devalue themselves to economic nirvana (or valhalla).
Equity indices converging...
Trade-Weighted FX converging...
as the Nikkei 225 move off the November lows is a perfect linear trend (98% R^2) on a log-scale chart...
Sustainable? If you were wondering, at this rate of 'growth' the Nikkei will be at 40,000 in May 2014 (just one moar year)...
All this was discussed in great detail by Dylan Grice here
Meanwhile, JGB implied vol has collapsed overnight - another mission accomplished...
Charts: Bloomberg
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Who knew Abe built rocketships for equities?
The Nikkei 225 has made a 62% run in just under 6 months. So we have an annualized rate of over 120%. This is an approximation, "but good enough for hand grenades," as my sergeant used to say. Based on the current game of chicken being played by the central bankers, this should be sustainable for at least a few more years, right? OK, I've convinced myself -- I'm gonna mortgage the house and go all-in with a diversified portfolio of SP500, Nikkei 225, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Chinese Pork Farms, First Solar, & Herbalife. What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong. Your "Mort" gage. debt till death
Setup a corporation to shield personal liability (like GS), get yourself a banking license and access to direct 0% funding from Uncle Ben (like GS), and pay yourself huge salary and bonuses while the gettings are good (like GS).
Somewhere in there is a successful (racket) business plan.
The land of the rising sun is going to inflate zimzabwae style
looking at u,s futures overnight so far, dow is up 36 and s&p 5 pts.
god forbid we had 2 red days in a row, gotta have a 500 pt gain tomm to make up for a whooping 22 pts on the dow lost today and 6 on the s&p.
as for what reaches 40,000 first, nikkei or dow, im going to have to say nikkei. as big of a scam the u.s markets are, as are all markets across the globe, japan it seems is not only green daily now, its up fucking 2-3 percent daily.
in the u.s , we are green daily, but not up that many pct points daily. nikkei will beat dow to 40,000.
japan is so fucked
The rate the Nikkei is going they'll hit 40,000 by year end.
This Abe thing is misunderstood. The FED is just laying off a bunch of exported inflation into their economy. Yes it will have disastrous results. But it is acting like a safety valve for the USD hyperinflation.
Oh weird! Starts right when the US peaked in oil production!
This yen erosion means they can buy fewer US Ts for the same amount of yen. Unexpected consequence.
Wait til Toyota's are priced at $4000 for a 2013 Camry. We'll see how GM competes.
Ha! Japanese algo-mouse auto-prints up a currency war! ... TORA TORA TORA!!!
Let's have no tasteless jokes about slopes either.
NIkkei 225 is now some 40% over the 200 day MA. It is worse now than in the 80's before it crashed. Who is buying? Seriously.
Banks without regulation will never fail.
Anyone see the 10 yr JGB....yield spiked to 0.69% (15% move). I'm no math whiz, but shouldn't that have a positive effect on implied volatility?
rates on the 10 yr JGB is moving.... The beginning of the end for the land the setting sun
I have one question for anyone who wants to answer. Why haven't I heard Osama I mean Obama ever mention bernakes name?
Doesn't anyone seem just a little suspicious how this monkey who was put in by the Anglo Saxon elites for propoganda reasons( namely america is bigger than racism) bullshit, never mention bernakes name. The man responsible for trillions upon trillions of toxic debts for people who haven't paid a mortgage in 5 years. Maybe they don't have to since no house is under water anymore because bernake magically fixed that too. Boy is this country a Ponzi scheme or what. Axis of evil is right here baby. Forget about North Korea, this country is toast.
10 yr JGB rates are spiking of as of this note... When the Watanabes realize they need to get their assets the hell out of dodge all hell will break loose on yen and yen rates.... We're getting there
This shit is nerve gas for markets, investment incentives, and prosperity.
"Before money, there could be no inflation. After money, there could not for long be no inflation." ~ Jens O. Parsson
All the charts will converge "money moves for the best return" especially with free trade and no borders. If you ain't caught the new growth (illusion) yet you soon will.
Since the financial crash of 2008 the western economies (US, Euro zone and Japan) have been using quantitative easing (QE). QE is not new. It was also used extensively in the 1930's. Japan has been using forms of QE for over a decade. But when one looks at the velocity of money and the money multiplier the money is not getting into the broader economy. But it is getting into the stock markets largely through the large money center banks that are the major beneficiaries of QE. Rising stock market valuations help the money center banks balance sheets. It is believed for the US at least that QE is primarily to help prop up the banking systems in the US, the Euro zone and Japan. The banking system remains saddled with huge amounts of debt that is either toxic or uncollectable.


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Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal gained fame online tracking the best and weirdest local commercials in the country. In the new "Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings" (IFC, 10 p.m.), they don't show any of these (which is a shame, because there are plenty from Connecticut to show to them).
Instead, they use their new show to try and find small companies that could use their services to make new local commercials. Still, they find some interesting enough places, like a couple of pet holding businesses in Los Angeles in the show's debut, to make it entertaining.
It accompanies "Young Broke & Beautiful" (IFC, 11 p.m.), which follows another person whose show sprang on the internet -- Stuart Schuffman travels cheaply and posts his reports as "Broke Ass Stuart."
Country star Luke Bryan joins forces with the Doobie Brothers in a new edition of "CMT Crossroads" (CMT, 10 p.m.).
In other music shows, it's "VH1 Unplugged" Mumford and Sons" (VH1, 11 p.m.) features the rootsy British band that knows Americana better than most Americans. And Rusted Root takes the stage in Norfolk on the second episode of "Infinity Hall Live" (CPTV, 11 p.m.).
Coach is being wooed by an elite college on a new "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 8 p.m.).
Hypothermia threatens on a new "Whale Wars" (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.).
Bill Taibe of LeFarm in Westport is among those who spill just a bit on the special "Martha Stewart Presents: Grilling Secrets of the Master Chefs" (Hallmark, 8 p.m.).
Celebrity chefs also help mentor kids in a high school cooking competition in the second season finale of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (ABC, 9 p.m.). The good news is that the new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District finally agrees to meet with him; the bad news is that ABC has dumped the series on Friday nights after pre-empting it for the month of May.
Before "Mad Men," Hollywood did its own depiction of the Madison Avenue advertising scene. Three of them show tonight: "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (TCM, 8 p.m.), "Good Neighbor Sam" (TCM, 10 p.m.) and "Pretty Baby" (TCM,12:15 a.m.).
Michael Smerconish, David Carr, Susan del Percio, Alexandra Pelosi and Richard Engel are among the scheduled guests on a new "Real Time with Bill Maher" (HBO, 10 p.m.).
Will interleague play never end? It continues for the second straight weekend with Rockies at Yankees (YES, 7 p.m.), Red Sox at Pirates (NESN, 7 p.m.), A's at Phillies (MLB, 7 p.m.) and Mets at Rangers (WCCT, Channel 20, 8 p.m.).
In College World Series action, it's Florida vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN, 2 p.m.) and South Carolina vs. Virginia (ESPN, 7 p.m.).
Is nobody excited about the first round of the NHL Draft (Versus, 7 p.m.)?
In golf, the Travelers Championship (Golf, 3 p.m.) at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell is so far only available on cable.
A preview of the FIFA Women's World Cup is offered in a half dozen profiles in a program called "HERoics" (ESPN2, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Regis and Kelly: Alec Baldwin, Chris Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy (rerun). Gayle King: Sheryl Crow, Rob Elder (rerun). The View: Alexis Stewart, Giuliana Rancic. The Talk: Ryan & Tatum O'Neal, Jackie Evancho, Lauren Sanchez. Ellen DeGeneres: Dennis Quaid, Nicki Minaj (rerun). Wendy Williams: Vanessa Williams, Perez Hilton.
Late Talk
David Letterman: Lady Gaga, Eric Stonestreet, the Vaccines (rerun). Jay Leno: Owen Wilson, Tom Papa, Plain White T's. Jimmy Kimmel: Kathy Griffin, J.J. Abrams, Friendly Fires (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Bob Costas, Raven-Symone, Archers of Loaf. Craig Ferguson: Morgan Freeman, Carson Kresley (rerun). Tavis Smiley: Annie Jacobsen. Carson Daly: David Sirota, Mona (rerun). Chelsea Handler: Connie Britton, Mo Mandel, Loni Love, Brad Wollack (rerun).


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Brown teal (Anas chlorotis)
|Also known as:
|Anas (1)
|Length: 48 cm (2)
Male weight: 620 – 700 g (4)
Female weight: 530 – 600 g (4)
The brown teal is classified as Endangered (EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) + 2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (3). It is also listed as Nationally Endangered by the New Zealand Government's Department of Conservation and is fully protected by the New Zealand Wildlife Act 1953 (4).
In breeding plumage, the male ducks have a chestnut-coloured breast, a green head and a white stripe down both sides of the body. Some also have a white neckband. However, in non-breeding plumage, males look identical to females and juveniles, with non-descript mottled brown feathers, although males are slightly larger (4). Males utter soft, high-pitched whistles and pops, whereas females emit low quacks and growls (2).
Once found throughout the lowland, freshwater wetlands of New Zealand and several offshore islands, the brown teal is now limited to Great Barrier Island, and the east coast of Northland, south of the Bay of Islands. Numbers currently stand at around 1,000 (4). Reintroductions of captive-reared juveniles to Coromandel over four years has resulted in the establishment of a resident breeding population (5). Small populations are also found on Little Barrier Island, Rakitu Island, Kawau Island, Moturoa Island, Tiritiri Matangi Island and Kapiti Island, mainly due to reintroductions (4).
The brown teal previously inhabited a diverse selection of freshwater wetlands and swamp-forest, particularly in the lowlands, but it is now found only in coastal streams, wetlands and dams near to farmland. It nests in grass bowls under thick vegetation (2). Fossil evidence even suggests that the brown teal was once found in forested areas, far from wetlands (4).
Brown teal are a nocturnal dabbling duck that hides in grass and overhanging vegetation during the day, and forages in fields for worms and insects, or in estuaries for small shellfish at night. It will also sieve through muddy pools and even search through cow dung for invertebrates (4).
In the non-breeding season, the brown teal is social, forming small groups at roost sites. However, during the breeding season, from July to November, pair bonds are formed or re-established and both partners behave very aggressively to defend their territory, occasionally killing invading teals. A nest is built in thick vegetation close to water, in which the female lays five or six eggs, incubating them for 27 – 30 days. The ducklings fledge at 55 days, but will remain with their family until the following breeding season. Adults moult shortly after the ducklings have hatched, migrating to a flock site when the moult is complete (4).
Although the Maori killed brown teal in very large numbers, when European settlers arrived in New Zealand in 1840, it was still the most abundant waterfowl species in the country. Europeans also hunted the brown teal excessively, but it was the introduction of stoats, weasels, ferrets, hedgehogs, cats and dogs that caused the first major decline of this species. In 1921 the brown teal was declared a protected species, but shooting continued, and was compounded by extensive drainage of wetlands and deforestation, leaving less than 10% of wetlands and 30% of native forests (4). The brown teal population stands today at just under 1,000 individuals (5).
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has produced a brown teal recovery plan which is now in action. Five full time staff and a large team of volunteers monitor the ducks and control predators (4) (5). They also oversee a captive breeding programme and the resulting reintroductions. This programme has been extremely successful in producing captive-reared birds – for every bird taken from the wild, 21.5 have been bred and released, bringing the total number of reintroduced brown teal to 2000 since 1964 (4). Improvements in release techniques using supplementary feeders post-release, and predator control at the release site has increased initial post-release survival rates to more than 60% (5). The captive breeding network in New Zealand consists of 20 holders, made up of wildlife parks, zoos and private individuals, on a completely voluntary basis with no financial support. These collectively produce approximately 100 brown teal for release into the wild each year. This programme is now in the third year of releasing the birds into a major release site in Port Charles, Coromandel, which has proved very successful with 60 – 70 percent survival rate of released birds, which are now breeding and producing young in the wild themselves (5).
For further information on this species see:
The Brown Teal website:
For more information on this and other bird species please see:
- BirdLife International:
Authenticated (14/11/2005) by Kevin Evans, New Zealand Brown Teal Recovery Programme,
- Nocturnal: active at night.
- Reintroduction: putting an animal or plant into an area where the species or sub-species previously lived but from which they are locally extinct - usually referring to projects aiming to re-establish self-perpetuating populations.
IUCN Red List (November, 2011)


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More Refugees Land In City Schools
Extra Students Welcomed To Resettlement Program
Mallery Erickson hands out drawing paper to eighth-grader Oscar Matute, 14, of Honduras, during a drawing class on Dec. 20 at Skyline Middle School in Harrisonburg. The class consists of young refuges who have recently moved to the United States. (Photos by Michael Reilly / DN-R)
Teaching assistant Adrian Zwanzig helps eighth-grader Lewam Amine, 13, from Eritrea during class at Skyline Middle School.
Mallery Erickson instructs students in the drawing of posters for the most popular holidays celebrated during December.
HARRISONBURG — An influx of school-age immigrants through the Harrisonburg Refugee Resettlement office this year has in turn led to significant growth for the Harrisonburg City Schools' newcomer…
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Records Scheduling
Updated June 1998
Table of Contents
Records Retention Schedule
Records Inventory
Objectives of Records Inventory
Records Inventory Worksheet (RMD 103)
Objectives of Records Appraisal
Preparing the Retention Schedule
Records Retention Schedule (SLR 105)
Certification and Approval (SLR 105C)
Benefits of Retention Scheduling
Appraisal Guide for Records Values
Administrative Value
Fiscal Value
Legal Value
Historical Value
The goal of state government recordkeeping is to provide recorded information to those who need it, when they need it, and in the most cost-effective manner-whether those who need the information are administrators and staff or members of the public. This goal can only be accomplished by records management; that is, the application of proven management techniques to the creation, use, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of records for the purposes of reducing costs and improving the efficiency of recordkeeping. An effective records management program should provide for the systematic control of records throughout their life cycle-from creation or receipt, through use and maintenance, to final disposition.
The central document in establishing and maintaining control over records is the records retention schedule. The schedule is prepared by or under the authority of the records management officer, lists all records created or received by an agency, and specifies how long they are to be retained. The retention schedule also identifies the following for each records series:
Whether the records are open or confidential.
Whether the records are archival state records or are records that must be reviewed for potential archival value before destruction.
The medium of the records and whether the records are converted from one medium to another during their life cycles.
Whether the records are vital.
The records retention schedule is developed from data collected during the records inventory, which is the first step in building an effective records management program. The records inventory identifies records, where they are located, and in what quantity. All records should be inventoried, regardless of the media in which they are maintained; but the inventory is not a document-by-document or folder-by-folder listing of the records in your file cabinets or on your shelves. Rather, an inventory describes the function, content, use, and format of each records series in your offices and storage areas.
A records series is a group of identical or related records that are normally used and/or filed together, and that permit evaluation as a group for retention scheduling purposes. A good place to begin understanding the records series concept is to review the Texas State Records Retention Schedule(13 TAC §6.10) published as an administrative rule of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
After the records inventory is completed, the records must be appraised. During appraisal, the value of each record the agency creates or receives is determined. Based on the decisions made during appraisal, a records retention schedule is completed that is then used regularly and systematically by your agency to manage its records.
Statutory Requirements
State law defines a state government record as "any written, photographic, machine-readable, or other recorded information created or received by or on behalf of a state agency or an elected state official that documents activities in the conduct of state business or use of public resources." (Texas Government Code, §441.180). During a records inventory, you may find some types of material in your offices that are not records and do not need to be inventoried. For example, library and museum materials preserved solely for the purposes of reference or display, stocks of publications, blank forms, and administrative hearing files are excluded from the statutory definition of a state record.
Texas Government Code, §441.185(a), specifies that records management officers of state agencies must inventory the records of their agencies and develop a records retention schedule, as follows:
"Each records management officer, with the cooperation of any staff of a state agency that the officer considers necessary, shall survey the state records of the agency and prepare and submit a records retention schedule to the state records administrator."
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has adopted administrative rules (13 TAC §§6.1-6.10) establishing standards and procedures for state records retention schedules.
Purpose of Retention Schedule
Providing a solid foundation for an agency's records management program is the foremost purpose of the records retention schedule. Only through use of a schedule can a state agency hope to realize these benefits of records management:
- Complying with legal requirements.
- Destroying records that no longer have value to the agency.
- Providing legal protection to the agency when destroying records.
- Retaining records of permanent value.
- Improving protection of vital records.
- Providing security for records with confidential or sensitive information.
- Using office space for access to active records.
- Moving inactive records into less expensive storage areas, if possible.
- Releasing equipment and reusable media for other productive uses.
- Maintaining records in the formats offering optimum cost-effectiveness.
Objectives of Records Inventory
The records inventory will provide an agency with significant facts about the records it creates and maintains. Ideally, the information gathered during the inventory will be comprehensive and will meet the needs of all aspects of your program. By defining the objectives of the inventory in advance, you determine what you want to accomplish with the inventory data before the process is begun.
Objectives clarify problems and specify desired results. The following should be your minimum objectives for accomplishing the immediate task of inventorying records in order the develop and implement the records retention schedule:
- Identify all agency records by records series.
- Determine the physical location and format of records, including the official record copy that will be retained for the full retention period and any convenience copies that should be retained for a shorter period of time.
- Identify records that contain confidential or sensitive information.
- Identify the inclusive dates and quantity of each records series.
- Gather sufficient information to determine an appropriate retention period for records.
Long-term objectives to support the general records management goals of the state agency, such as the following, are also made easier to achieve through the use of information collected during the inventory:
- A description of current filing and retrieval systems.
- An identification of the types and quantities of equipment and supplies used in the maintenance of records.
- A calculation of the amount of floor space dedicated to storage of active and inactive records.
- A determination of what equipment and reusable media can be released for other productive uses.
- An evaluation of the costs of recordkeeping in the agency, including consideration of alternative methods.
Basic Inventory Methods
In addition to specifying the objectives of the inventory, you should also select the inventory method that is best-in your situation-for gathering the information needed to develop the records retention schedule. The records inventory may be conducted by means of a physical examination of the records or by use of a questionnaire.
PHYSICAL INVENTORY METHOD - For the physical inventory, an examination of the records is conducted throughout the organization by the records management officer or an individual or group of individuals directly under the records management officer's supervision. It might also be conducted by records coordinators or liaisons in each department of the agency, whose efforts are directed and coordinated by the records management officer. A physical inventory can also be undertaken by hiring a consultant or temporary workers or by using volunteers who give the inventory their exclusive attention.
The physical inventory is the most thorough and accurate method. Training a small number of personnel, who then conduct the physical examination of the records, speeds the completion of the inventory and ensures consistency in the collected data. For some agencies, however, the physical inventory is not a feasible choice because of insufficient staff or financial resources to complete the process.
QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD - Another approach to conducting the records inventory is to use a questionnaire and have each department complete its own inventory, with little or no direct examination of the records. This is the fastest method because the inventory form can be distributed to all departments simultaneously, completed by staff knowledgeable about the records, and returned by a specified date. It is also less time-consuming for staff because a thorough physical examination of the records is not undertaken.
However, problems may develop when the questionnaire method is used. The data collected may not be consistently accurate or complete. The wording on the questionnaire must be very specific so that the respondents know what is required of them. The questionnaire may be viewed as an added chore to an already full work schedule, and it may be hastily prepared or departmental staff may procrastinate in completing it. Because the records are not physically examined in detail, the questionnaire method rarely takes fully into account stored records, and a large volume of records may be overlooked. In addition, inclusive dates and the volume of records series are often simply guesses by persons completing the form.
Each inventory method has its advantages and limitations, but the planning steps required are similar for both methods. Consider the objectives you hope to accomplish before deciding which method to use.
We do recommend that, if at all possible, a physical inventory be conducted. Not only does the information gathered provide you with the data needed to create the records retention schedule, the quality of information obtained during a physical inventory provides the soundest basis for a quality records management program.
Preparation for the Inventory
Planning for the inventory should include these preparatory steps, details of which will be discussed below:
- Determining the best strategy to accomplish records management objectives.
- Obtaining top management support.
- Communicating plans to management and staff.
- Selecting and training personnel for the inventory process.
- Establishing work schedules and completion dates.
- Mapping file locations.
DETERMINING THE BEST STRATEGY TO ACCOMPLISH RECORDS MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES - Explore the resources available to help with the inventory. Think about the organizational structure of your agency and how that may influence the way to accomplish the inventory tasks most easily. Ask yourself questions such as the following:
- How can the work be distributed most efficiently?
- Who knows the most about the records?
- Who has a particular aptitude for and enjoys working with records?
- How much time do staff have to devote to the inventory?
- How will staff be prepared for this task?
- What training is needed and how will it be provided?
- What other factors should be considered when deciding the timing of the inventory?
OBTAINING TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT - Management support is critical to the success of the inventory and to the entire records management program. Although state law requires that each agency establish a records management program, it is still important to obtain directives from top management to ensure that the requirements of the program are met and its purposes realized. Request a directive be sent to middle management or to the entire staff describing the objectives of the inventory and mandating the cooperation of everyone concerned. With this written directive, all departments will know that the records inventory is a sanctioned project with an important purpose.
COMMUNICATING PLANS TO MANAGEMENT AND STAFF - Before beginning the inventory, send a memo to all personnel who will be involved. Explain the project. Tell them when the inventory will begin and how it will affect other work in progress. You may want to hold a meeting for interested staff as an informal orientation. If your agency's records management plan provides for the appointment of records liaison officers, a meeting with these officers is a must. You will receive more support from those affected if they are included from the beginning in planning for the inventory.
SELECTING PERSONNEL FOR THE INVENTORY PROCESS - The records management officer must conduct or oversee the records inventory. If the government does not have specialized records management staff or records liaison officers available to assist with the inventory, other alternatives will have to be considered. In order to expedite the completion of the inventory, explore the possibility of recruiting volunteer assistance or hiring part-time or temporary staff. If the inventory takes too much time, the information collected might not be current when analyzed.
A successful inventory and records management program depends on informed personnel. Devote sufficient time for training personnel in these aspects of the inventory:
- Purpose of inventory.
- Records management concepts and terminology.
- Use of the inventory worksheet.
- Work schedule and procedures.
ESTABLISHING WORK SCHEDULES AND COMPLETION DATES - Estimating personnel and time requirements is difficult and depends more on the staff's familiarity with the records, the variety of records, and their relative accessibility than on the actual volume of records. The amount of data to be collected will affect the time needed, as will the complexity of the records series involved.
The records management officer should plan and carry out a quick "walk through" inventory; this will provide an idea of the volume and accessibility of records. The task of estimating time will be less difficult with an overall perspective of the records to be inventoried. For example, one person can physically inventory an average of 20 to 30 cubic feet of records per day. Experienced records personnel, however, may be able to inventory up to 150 cubic feet (approximately 20 file cabinets) daily. If electronic records, on personal computers, for example, will be inventoried at the same time as paper records, double the time allotted for the inventory.
Inventorying the records by department is a convenient approach because it is an incremental process and can be easier to keep track of than an agency-wide, simultaneous effort. The "department-by-department" approach breaks the total records of your agency into logical divisions.
Draw up a work plan and timetable for the inventory project. Consult with department heads to determine the most convenient time for inventorying records in their custody. Schedule the order in which offices and storage areas will be inventoried, which worker or workers will be responsible for each, and the approximate time needed to complete the inventory in each area. Periodically monitor the progress of the inventory to make certain workers are completing the forms correctly and adhering to the timetable.
Begin your inventory among active records in office areas. Staff are more familiar with these records than those in storage and will be available to answer questions by the inventory workers as they arise. By the time the inventory workers move to the storage areas, they will be acquainted with the substance of most of the records created or received in the office.
MAPPING FILE LOCATIONS - While we recommend that you begin the inventory with the files actively used in an office, it is also crucial to ensure a complete inventory of all active and inactive records. For example, records may have been placed in storage so long ago that no current staff member is aware of their existence. One of the goals of records management is ridding valuable office and storage space of obsolete and valueless records. It is important, in advance of the inventory, to know where all the records of each office are housed. We recommend you prepare a floor plan showing the location and types of records in all offices and storage locations. Be certain to include all records, in all formats. Draw representations of record locations. Number them clockwise from the main entrance. In the sample map below, the numbers represent these file locations:
Location 1 - Rack of magnetic computer tapes.
Location 2 - File cabinets (5 drawer, vertical).
Location 3 - Storage closet.
Location 4 - Stack of boxed files.
Location 5 - Metal storage cabinet.
Location 6 - File cabinets (5 drawer, vertical)
Location 7 - Computer work station with personal computer and diskettes.
Location 8 - Desk, with drawers.
Figure 1
Within each numbered section, records storage units are designated alphabetically left to right as the inventory worker faces them; drawers or shelves are numbered from top to bottom. For example, records stored in the third drawer of the file cabinet shaded in Figure 1 would be given the location number "2-C-3." If the records were stored on top of the cabinet, the location number would be "2-C-Top."
By identifying the location of all records, you ensure a complete examination of records holdings. You will be analyzing the data collected during the records inventory to make records appraisal and retention decisions. An accurate analysis depends on a thorough collection of information and knowing where to find the record if additional information is needed.
Records Inventory Worksheet (RMD 103)
The State and Local State and Local Records Management Division of the Texas State Library has developed a sample "Records Inventory Worksheet" (RMD 103) which state agencies can use for inventorying and appraising their records. To obtain copies of the RMD 103, contact your agency records management officer or the State and Local Records Management Division.
The inventory worksheet is divided into two parts. The inventory section (Items 1 to 21), in which each records series is located, identified, and described, is completed by the inventory worker. Decisions documented in the appraisal section (Items 22 to 24)can be transferred directly to the records retention schedule. This section is completed by the records management officer during appraisal,
PREPARING A SEPARATE INVENTORY WORKSHEET FOR EACH RECORDS SERIES - A records series is a group of identical or related documents that are arranged under a single filing system or kept together as a unit because they relate to the same subject, result from the same activity, or document the same transaction, and which, because of any of these common characteristics, may be treated as a unit for retention and disposition purposes. A records series is determined by the function and the retention of the record, not defined by chronological, numerical, or alphabetical filing considerations or by format.
For example, a purchasing department may have eight file cabinets full of purchase order and requisition records that are filed by fiscal year. The chronological arrangement of the files is for the purpose of making access to the records easier. Each fiscal year is not a separate records series-the entire group of files is one records series because they all document the same activity and have the same retention period. Therefore, only one inventory form would be completed for all the records in these eight file cabinets.
Similarly, the case files of an agency's legal counsel constitute a records series. Although they are customarily filed alphabetically or by case number and are likely to consist of many different documents, the important points are that they are filed and used together and result from the same activity. Individual case files are simply constituent parts of the larger records series.
Retention periods for case files traditionally date from when final judgment was rendered in the case or proceedings were terminated. While the disposition of the records may involve pulling individual case files when their retention periods expire because the date of the final judgment varies from one case to another, the same retention period applies to all cases in the records series. One inventory worksheet would be completed for this records series regardless of the number of case files or the varying dates of the records.
Another example would be Administrative Files. Experience has shown that this is often a collection of many different records series with many different functions and retention periods. A separate RMD 103 form would need to be completed for each records series encountered.
COMPLETING THE INVENTORY SECTION OF THE RMD 103 - Each space for information on the worksheet is a field. The fields in the inventory section of the form are numbered as follows:
Field 1 - Agency name and division if applicable.
Fields 2 through 5 - The location of the records and the individual responsible for maintaining the records. For example: Room number and location on map.
Fields 6 through 7 - The working records series title if the records series has one, a general description of the contents, and any terms other than the records series title that are used to refer to that particular records series. For example: A records series may be entitled "Air Quality Inspection Reports." The form number is "A-609" and the working title is "AQI's." All of this information is recorded on the RMD 103 for this records series.
Field 8 - Status of the record as a record copy or a convenience copy. A significant consideration in the analysis of a records series is determining if the records are the official record copy, which must be retained for the full retention period. For example, analysis of a records series maintained in a particular department may show that it is the official record copy and must be kept for the full retention period. There may be convenience copies of the same records in other departments that are needed for only a brief period of time. One of the best ways a records management program can save money is to identify and destroy convenience copies when they are no longer needed, especially if they are normally maintained in expensive office space.
In another example, however, a records series may be located in more than one department but one set of the records should not be destroyed before the other. One department may have the record copy while a second department, in a separate location, has a disaster recovery backup copy that needs to be maintained for the full retention period. To be in legal compliance with the records retention schedule, convenience copies may not be retained any longer than the retention period approved for the record copy.
Fields 9 through 19 - Describe in what medium the records series is maintained, how a records series is arranged, the volume of records, record activity, storage method, and so on. These fields also detail the legal status of the records series and any restrictions that should be applied to the records.
For example, the inventory will reveal which records should be classified as vital to the operations of the government and must be protected to ensure their availability in the event of a disaster. Some records will also be classified as confidential, which will affect the level of security they require. The current retention period (both in the office and for inactive storage) should be noted as well as the inclusive dates of the records so that consideration may be given to disposing of obsolete records. When explaining where duplicate or summarized information is located (Fields 18 and 19), be sure to indicate in what format the duplicate exists. For example: "Duplicate of 'Air Quality Inspection Reports' is kept on magnetic tape in the agency vault."
NOTE: Some fields will not apply to all the records you are examining. You will be tailoring your inventory worksheet to meet your own needs. Do not feel compelled to address every field every time, just when the information applies.
Fields 20 and 21 - Verify the name of the individual performing the inventory and the date on which the inventory was taken. It is useful to have a record of who filled out each form in case questions arise or clarification is needed, especially if you are using a staff of several people.
The time you spend on your inventory is time well spent. You are investing in the success of your total records management program, and you will see the value of a well-planned inventory in the results.
Objectives of Records Appraisal
Records appraisal builds on what has been accomplished during the inventory. The records inventory provides you with significant facts about the records of the agency. Ideally, the information collected will be comprehensive and will meet the needs of all aspects of your program.
However, the time and effort spent on the inventory will not accomplish the agency's records management goals unless the development of the records retention schedule is also well done. The following should be your objectives for the records appraisal process:
- Establish appropriate retention periods for all records.
- Determine which records are active and should be retained in office space.
- Determine which records are inactive and should be moved to storage, if possible.
- Determine which records can be destroyed because they have served their usefulness.
- Comply with legal requirements.
Keeping the objectives for records appraisal and scheduling in mind will support the implementation of an effective program of records retention.
COMPLETING THE APPRAISAL SECTION OF THE RMD 103 - The next step after analysis of the records series within the department is for the records management officer, in cooperation with department heads, to set a retention period, based on an examination of the data collected and an appraisal of the value of the records series to the agency. The information in Fields 22 through 24 can be transferred directly to the agency records retention schedule.
Fields 22 through 24 - Enter the official records series item number, if any, and the official records series title as they will appear on the schedule (Fields 22 and 23). Complete the official records retention period (Field 24) and note if there are any statutes or authorities that dictate a specific retention for the records series. You may need to consult your legal department or counsel, but remember that the legal aspects of the records should be thoroughly reviewed during the records appraisal process, so a great amount of legal detail should not be required at this point.
NOTE: Refer to the Texas State Records Retention Schedule RRS) for approved records series item numbers and mandatory minimum retention periods and information concerning legal citations that pertain to certain record series.
Appraising Records Values
For those records series that are not listed in the Texas State Records Retention Schedule, a determination of a realistic retention period can be made by analyzing the value of the records. Each records series possesses one or more of four values:
1) Administrative.
2) Fiscal.
3) Legal.
4) Historical.
ADMINISTRATIVE VALUE - Records have administrative value because they aid in the conduct of day-to-day business (sometimes called operational value), define policy and procedure, or ensure administrative consistency and continuity.
Records with administrative value include:
- Information on the creation, consolidation, or termination of an agency and its departments.
- Organizational charts.
- Definitions of responsibilities.
- Explanations of working relationships with other agencies.
Procedural records, such as the following, are also examples of records with administrative value:
- Manuals.
- Directives.
- Rules and regulations.
FISCAL VALUE - Records having fiscal value are those relating to financial transactions and the movement and expenditure of funds. These include:
- Budget documents.
- Vouchers.
- Accounting records.
- Tax collection records.
LEGAL VALUE - Records that provide proof of government authority and contractual obligations have legal value to an agency. Legal value also refers to information that forms the basis for legal actions. If available, have your legal department or legal counsel review the retention periods of records to ensure that they are being maintained a sufficient length of time to satisfy any legal value.
Records with legal value include:
- Legal decisions and opinions.
- Financial agreements.
- Leases, titles, contracts.
- Regulations and agreements.
- Records providing additional explanation of a primary legal document.
Statutes, rules, and administrative policies all affect retention requirements. The records management officer should have general knowledge of the statutes, rules, and administrative policies affecting the records maintained in the agency. The records management officer does not need to become an expert on statutory interpretation but should have a listing of the pertinent legislation for reference. The Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS) issued by the Commission will give the legal citation, if any, for the retention periods of records series that are listed. If a legal citation is not given, the authority for the retention period is the schedule itself, which has the force of law.
It is imperative that you consider the legal requirements of your records. It will make retention scheduling more effective and will protect your office from litigation resulting from improperly discarded or retained records.
HISTORICAL VALUE - Documents may be considered to have historical value for one or both of the following reasons:
1) They provide important and primary evidence of government functions.
2) They contain information that is of enduring value to the public.
Records created specifically to serve as evidentiary documents of government functions are relatively easy to identify:
- Minutes of governing bodies.
- Legal opinions.
- Audit records.
Other records provide evidence but were not created for that purpose, and their historical value is less obvious. For example, supporting documentation for actions reflected in minutes, correspondence or internal memoranda, and photographs often (but not always) have historical value. All records series should be analyzed for historical value.
Decisions on retention of records are based on the types of records and their values as records. There are a variety of resources that can be used in the appraisal of records.
The Texas State Records Retention Schedule must be consulted first to determine any mandatory minimum retention periods. The retention periods are based on research in federal and state statutory law, rules of court, and administrative law. For records series that do not have any legal requirements, the retention periods on the schedule are developed in consultation with state agencies to establish reasonable retention periods. A copy of the RRS is distributed, at no cost, to each agency records management officer.
The Texas State Records Retention Schedule issued by the Commission also identifies records series that must be retained permanently or transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission when no longer needed by the agency. Staff of the Archives and Information Services Division are available to answer questions that may arise concerning the historical value of a records series not listed in the state retention schedule (call 512-463-5480).
Even though the records management officer is ultimately responsible for preparing the records retention schedule, it is often helpful to have a records management committee. Members of the committee should be familiar with the different types of records in use in the agency and should include the agency's chief fiscal officer to cover the fiscal and audit aspects of records retention, a legal representative, the records management officer, and other personnel with agency wide responsibilities or authority whose input has been determined to be necessary.
The records management committee can serve a number of purposes: making or approving retention recommendations, discovering and resolving any discrepancies, and recommending approval of the schedule.
As you are considering the retention period for a records series, you may find it helpful to use an appraisal guide, which lists pertinent questions to be asked about each records series. The questions are divided into the four value groups: administrative, fiscal, legal, and historical. Each agency's records holdings are different and no one list will apply to all, so feel free to use or adapt this sample guide. The appraisal guide is an especially helpful tool for examining all possible values of a records series before you prepare the records retention schedule. It appears at the end of this document.
Other resources that can be helpful for determining appropriate retention periods include:
- Assistance from the staff of the State and Local State and Local Records Management Division.
- Discussions with staff of other agencies similar to your own.
- Review of attorney general opinions and legal reference publications.
Preparing the Retention Schedule
Specific information must be entered on the agency's records retention schedule form to document decisions made during the inventory and appraisal stages. Use of the "State of Texas Records Retention Schedule" (SLR 105), or a computer generated facsimile of the form, is required for all state agencies. An automated facsimile of the form may be used provided it contains the same information, is arranged in the same basic order, is labeled as an automated facsimile of the SLR 105, and has been approved by the State and Local Records Management Division prior to submission. The "State of Texas Records Retention Schedule Certification and Approval" page (SLR 105C), which documents approvals, must be submitted with the final SLR 105.
Forms SLR 105 and SLR 105C are described in detail on the following pages, and there are detailed instructions on the backs of both forms to aid in their completion. Blank forms SLR 105 and SLR 105C are available from your agency's records management officer or from the State and Local Records Management division.
Records Retention Schedule (Form SLR 105)
The required form SLR 105 has 12 fields or areas of information to complete:
Field 1 - Identify the page and the number of pages in the entire document. For example, "page 1 of 35." Check the appropriate box for the use of the form.
Field 2 - The Comptroller of Public Accounts has assigned each Texas state agency an agency code number. Enter that code here. If you are unsure of your agency's code number, ask your accounting department.
Field 3 - Enter the complete name of your agency.
Field 4 - Enter the item number for the records series from the Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS). If the records series title is not included in the RRS, enter the numbers of the appropriate "Category" and "Section" from the RRS where it should be listed. If the records series cannot be matched to a category and section, leave Field 4 blank. (A copy of the RRS is distributed to each agency records management officer.)
Field 5 - Enter the unique number the agency uses for the corresponding records series. This unique agency item number may be either numerical or alpha-numerical, depending the agency's needs.
NOTE: You may, but are not required to, divide the retention schedule by agency department or division by placing the name of the department/division at the beginning of Field 6.
Field 6 - Enter the records series title. A records series is a group of identical or related records that are normally used and/or filed as a group. Each series has a title (for example, Bank Reconciliations, Equipment Contracts, Compliance Files).
NOTE: Records series titles must remain consistent. A records series title remains the same throughout the life cycle of that series. "Miscellaneous" is not a title. Every series must have a distinct name. Do not use a form number as a records series title.
Field 7 - Retention Period-Enter the period of time that the records series is to be kept in the agency, the period of time the series is to be kept in inactive storage at the State Records Center or other storage facility, and the total of the two amounts. Use the retention codes explained at the bottom of the form as necessary. The total retention must be the total of agency retention and storage. For example, a records series that is maintained in the agency for FE + 1 (fiscal year end plus 1 year) and stored two years has a total retention period of FE + 3 (fiscal year end plus 3 years).
Field 8 - Based on the provisions outlined in the Public Information Act, enter either "O" for Open Record or "C" for Confidential Record.
Field 9 - Using the archival codes at the bottom of the form, indicate the archival value of the records and their disposition. Contact the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library at 512-463-5480 if you have questions concerning a records series' historical value.
Field 10 - Enter the code for the physical storage medium of the records series. These codes and their explanations are located at the bottom of the form. If the medium changes during the life cycle of the record (for example, a paper record is converted to microfilm after 1 year), do one of the following:
- List the record series again, as a separate entry, using a records series item number which indicates the two series are related (for example, 99a and 99b). List the corresponding medium code for each records series.
- List the records series only once, use "O" for the records medium code, and explain the change of medium in the remarks section.
NOTE: There can only be one medium code in the medium field for each records series. If the record series resides in more than one format, place an "O," for "Other," in the medium field and list all formats in the remarks field.
Field 11 - Each agency, by law, must identify the vital records it maintains (Texas Government Code §441.051). In this field, enter "X" if the records series is considered vital.
Field 12 - Enter any statute references, other legal citations, or agency policy used as a basis for retention decisions. You are not required to cite a reason for each retention period, only to supply the source of any documented restrictions applying to retention. The RMD 106 Storage Approval Number is also placed in the field if the records series is stored at the State Records Center.
Certification and Approval (Form SLR 105C)
Form SLR 105C is used for approval of your retention schedule, as well as for periodic recertification. It must accompany the final version of the SLR 105 that is submitted to the State and Local State and Local Records Management Division, as well as subsequent submissions of changes or revisions.
The SLR 105C has four sections that cover the various uses of the form:
Section 1: Indicate in Section 1 the purpose for which you are submitting the form.
- Original Submission: The agency's retention schedule is being to the State and Local State and Local Records Management Division, in compliance with state law, for the first time.
- Recertification of Existing Schedule: The agency's schedule is being submitted in response to the requirement for recertification.
- Replacing Pages of Approved Schedule: Changes or revisions to the schedule are being submitted which will replace pages in the currently approved agency retention schedule. These changes or revisions will be listed in Section 4 of the SLR 105C.
- Adding Records Series to Approved Schedule: Addendum or additional pages are being added to the agency's approved retention schedule. These additions will be listed in Section 4 of the SLR 105C.
Section 2: Check the box indicating authority, either the head of the agency or the agency records management officer, then type the name and obtain the signature of the person authorizing submission of the SLR 105C, and date the form. SLR 105C forms without an authorized signature or date will be refused.
Section 3: Leave this section blank. Written confirmation of approval will be sent to the agency upon approval from the State Auditor and the Director and Librarian.
Section 4: Complete this area only if the SLR 105C is being used to replace pages of or add records series to the existing retention schedule. Do not use this space when submitting the original schedule or for recertification of the schedule.
After obtaining agency approval, submit the original "Certification and Approval Page"(SLR 105C), and three copies with the original and three copies of the "Records Retention Schedule" (SLR 105), replacement pages, or addendum pages to the State and Local State and Local Records Management Division.
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Should the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigate "So You Think You Can Dance?"
For the third week in a row, a young dancer has been sidelined due to injury. The pressure of learning two high-profile, high-energy numbers of often high difficulty has already taken out two leading contenders in the last two weeks due to injury, Alex Wong and Ashley Galvan.
On Wednesday, Billy Bell, who injured his knee in rehearsal, sat out the performance show for the Top 6. Unlike the other two dancers taken out, doctors had given him the green light to dance if he felt up to it, but Bell chose not to.
Perhaps he knew he had to rest his knee in order to get it to properly heal. But such caution had a price -- he was automatically put in the bottom three for Thursday's elmination. Unlike the past two weeks, though, it will be judges and not doctors who will determine who will go home from the pool created by voters and Bell.
Judges seemed to act as if it were a coincidence or jinx that has resulted in so many injuries.
"There's something going wrong this season and we don't know what it is. We're going to bring people in to help us do warmups or something," Nigel Lythgoe said. "We'll keep our fingers crossed that he can dance next week and remain in the show."
"It's getting beyond a joke," host Cat Deeley said of the situation.
More likely, it's a systematic approach of overwork for the underpaid stars of the competition, one of whom will win $250,000, a cover story in a magazine nobody has heard of, Dance Spirit, and the flimsy title "America's Favorite Dancer."
A more endangered species on the show -- a female -- seemed to aquit herself well as Lauren Froderman performed as the last woman standing in the competition. So far this season, voters have not eliminated a single male.


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Dominates River Days Rumble at Portsmouth
OH (September 5, 2015) - Scott Bloomquist dominated all
50 laps to win the Pepsi 50 River Days Rumble at Portsmouth
Raceway Park on Saturday Night. The win marks his fourth
straight Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory.
Owens and 17th place-starter Jonathan Davenport completed
the podium finish. Don O'Neal was fourth, followed by
his Clint Bowyer teammate, Steve Francis.
car was just superb all night long. We are back in the
points chase and I hope we don't get any more rainouts
so we can settle it on the race track! If the track is
anything like this for the Dirt Track World Championship
next month, then the fans will be in for quite a show."
don't really know what they've done differently with the
race track, but it was different from when we were here
in July. We could all run anywhere on it. Our car handled
so well tonight. We replaced the rack last night and we
just tried to stay out front for the whole race. I didn't
abuse the tires too much. It was just a perfect night,
and it's hard to do that anymore with the type of competition
there is in this series."
want to thank Mark Martin, Lance Landers, Mike Reece,
Randy Sweet, everybody at Crop Production Services, Dyna-Gro,
Lucas Oil, Base Fuels, Hoosier Tires, Penske Shocks, Sorbera
Chiropractic, and Horton Coal," remarked the victor.
took the lead at the start of the 50 lap event. He was
never seriously challenged, even after several caution
flags. The win was the 60th for Bloomquist in LOLMDS competition,
which ranks him first all-time in wins.
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every cent of his $30,150 pay in a race postponed by rain
on June 27, the 49-year-old star outdueled fellow Pennsylvanian
Jared Miley of South Park to grab the lead on lap 64 and
fought off a late-race challenge from Shane Clanton of Zebulon,
Ga., to register his second World of Outlaws Late Model
Series triumph since debuting a new Longhorn Race Car three
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steered his Paul Crowl-owned mount under the checkered 1.158
seconds ahead of Clanton, the WoO LMS points leader who
was shooting for a sweep of the 4/10-mile oval's weekend
after winning the national tour's Working Man 50 on Friday
night. Clanton, 39, marched forward from the seventh starting
spot in his Capital Race Car but was unable to overtake
Eckert to duplicate his 2010 Firecracker 100 by GottaRace.com
29, settled for a career-best Firecracker 100 finish of
third after leading laps 1-63 in his Rocket Chassis machine.
Fourth place was claimed by Chase Junghans of Manhattan,
Kan., who recorded his third consecutive top-five finish
in a 100-lap WoO LMS event, and fifth place went to 2013
Firecracker winner Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who
started 17th.
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(August 29, 2015) - Scott Bloomquist became the first 5-time
winner of the Pittsburgher 100 on Saturday Night at Pittsburgh's
Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Bloomquist took the lead from
Jonathan Davenport on lap 85 and then held off Davenport
for the $20,000 win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned
event. Trailing Bloomquist and Davenport to the finish line
were Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens, and Dennis Erb Jr.
"This place
is like the Talladega of dirt, it's big, its' fast, the
racing is close, and it's a fun track to race on. We won
the first time here in 1989 and we have loved coming here
ever since. You know how that track is always going to be,
slick fast is what I call it. I was just biding my time,
conserving my tires, and once we got around Davenport I
knew we were in good shape."
A caution
with six laps to go bunched the field up one final time,
but it didn't impact Bloomquist one bit. Bloomquist was
the fourth different leader of the race and in Lucas Oil
Victory Lane, he thanked his crew and sponsors, "I
am so thankful for Mike Reece of Reece Monument Company,
Crop Production Services, Mark Martin Automotive, Hawkeye
Trucking, Lucas Oil, Base Fuels, Sorbera Chiropractic, Horton
Coal, Dyna-Gro, and everyone else associated with our team.
The Andy Durham Racing Engine was great as well."
maintained his points lead over Bloomquist in the championship
standings. "We were gaining on Scott before that last
caution and we sure didn't need that yellow. We don't have
as many laps here as most of the guys, but my crew, Kevin
and Lee Roy Rumley and Bryan Liverman worked hard all weekend
on this car. I tried my best. It is a momentum track for
sure. I want to thank TS Crane, Sundance Services, Sundance
Flow Back Well Testing, and Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas.
I hope the crowd enjoyed the show."
nearly spoiled the race for the top two drivers in the country
as he raced his way from 17th to third. At one point O'Neal
had wrestled second away from Davenport, but couldn't quite
make the slide job stick. "We won the first B-main
and the car felt awesome. When the race started I knew I
had a good handling car. The crew has changed everything
all weekend long and we needed to finish well this weekend,
that's for sure. When I slid into four and cleared Davenport
my momentum just carried me against the wall, and I couldn't
get enough grip to keep second. I hope the fans enjoyed
that show," said the driver of the Clint Bowyer Racing,
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the top ten were early leader, Josh Richards, Kent Robinson,
Steve Francis, Keith Barbara, and Mike Marlar.
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