The table below provides the status of DOE Records Disposition Schedules (RDS) currently in development, review, or revision. The schedules generally go through the bulleted process below, with the amount of time spent in each phase varying. Typically, it takes anywhere from nine months to a year or more for NARA to process a new RDS once DOE submits.
- Drafting
- Initial review (including RM community review)
- Comment adjudication
- Final internal stakeholder review and concurrence (SME, PRO, GC, and IG)
- Submission to NARA
- Federal Register posting by NARA
- NARA Approval
- Transmittal of approved DOE RDS to RM community (within 6 months of NARA approval)
DOE RDS Status Updates as of September 2024
DOE RDS currently in development, review, or revision (September 2024)
| Schedule | Status | Nature of the Change |
|---|---|---|
| DOE 4.2, Information Access and Protection Records | Submitted to NARA | The RDSTT has drafted and submitted a new DOE schedule to NARA |
| GRS 5.2, Transitory and Intermediary Records | Review | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| DOE 5.3, Continuity and Emergency Response and Recovery Records | Draft (pending concurrence) | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs and NARA retention is sufficient for crosswalked items |
| GRS 5.3, Continuity and Emergency Response and Recovery Records | Review | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| DOE 5.4, Facility, Equipment, Vehicle, Property and Supply Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 5.5, Mail, Printing and Telecommunication Service Management Records | Pending concurrence | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| GRS 5.5, Mail, Printing and Telecommunication Service Management Records | Review | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| DOE 5.6, Security Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| GRS 5.7, Administrative Management and Oversight Records | Review | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| GRS 5.8, Administrative Help Desk Records | Review | Verifying that schedule items meet program needs |
| DOE 6.4, Public Affairs Records | Review | The RDSTT has drafted a DOE schedule to be sent to the RM community and SMEs for review/comment |
| DOE 19.1, Mission Related Administrative Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 19.2, Legal Services | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 19.3, Audits, Inspections, Analyses, and Information Gathering Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 19.4, Employee Advocacy Records | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.1, Radiation Contamination Control and Industrial Hygiene Program | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.2, Safety and Quality Program | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |
| DOE 20.3, Environmental Administration | Draft | The RDSTT is currently drafting a DOE schedule |