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EPA Records Schedule 179
Status: Final, 10/31/2012
Title: Special Purpose Programs
Program: All Programs
Applicability: Agency-wide
Function: 404-142-01 - Data Administration and Integration
NARA Disposal Authority:
This schedule authorizes the disposition of the record copy in any media (media neutral), excluding any records already in electronic form. Records designated for permanent retention must be transferred to the National Archives in accordance with NARA standards at the time of transfer.
- General Records Schedule 20/10
Description:
Application software necessary solely to use or maintain a master file or database authorized for disposal in a General Records Schedule item or a NARA-approved records schedule.
Excludes: Any special purpose software necessary to use or maintain any unscheduled master file or database or any master file or database scheduled for transfer to the National Archives.
Disposition Instructions:
Item a: Record copy
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Disposable
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Delete when related master file or database has been deleted.
Guidance:
This item covers only application software for disposable systems. Electronic information systems warranting permanent preservation must be scheduled for transfer to the National Archives.
Other disposable systems not requiring specific schedules have been categorized into this schedule or one of the other "generic" or "big bucket" schedules:
- EPA 063 - Electronic Models and Expert Systems
- EPA 088 - Bibliographic and Reference Systems
- EPA 089 - Information Tracking Systems
- EPA 090 - Administrative Support Databases
- EPA 094 - Electronic Bulletin Boards
- EPA 098 - Data Marts and Data Warehouses
Electronic records not requiring their own schedules or covered in one of the generic schedules above may be segments or phases of information systems. Examples of this type of schedule include, but are not limited to:
- EPA 164 - Electronic Spreadsheets
- EPA 170 - Files and Records Related to the Creation, Use and Maintenance of Computer Systems, Applications, or Electronic Records
- EPA 304 - Systems Documentation
Includes applications and software tools such as interface systems which provide access to data from a variety of Agency and non-Agency sources. This schedule includes, but is not limited to, the following systems listed by headquarters program or regional office:
Office of Air and Radiation
- Air Explorer Tool (AirExplorer)
- Industry Query Tool (IndQry)
- Power Profiler (PP)
Office of Administration and Resources Management
- Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator (FRB Calculator)
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
- Screening Information System/LAN (SIS/L)
- Toxic Release Inventory Quick Analysis Tool Kit (TRIPQUIC)
- Toxic Substances Control Act Data Transmittal System/Chemical Abstract Service (TDTS/CAS)
Office of Environmental Information
- Application Deployment Checklist Database (ADC)
- eDiscovery Service
- Enterprise Site Locator Tool (ESLT)
- EPA Dashboard
- EPA Metadata Editor (EME)
- Headquarters Building Facilities (HBF)
- IT Governance Support System (ITGSS)
Office of Research and Development
- Barometric Pressure (BaromPress)
- IRMS Planning (aka NERL POS Budget Planning) (IRMS Planning)
- ORD Service Request (OSR)
- UV Radiiometer Data Logger (MED-UVRDL)
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
- Screening Ecological Risk Assessment Software (SERAS)
- SCRIBE
- Tier2 Submit
Office of Water
- Web-based National Hydrography Dataset Reach Indexing Tool (WebRIT)
Region 4
- EPA Knowledge Management Application (EPAKMA)
Reasons for Disposition:
The following change was made in the 05/31/2010 version:
- Revised name of Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances to Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention in guidance.
Conforms to NARA's General Records Schedule 20, item 10.
Custodians:
Multiple units
Related Schedules:
EPA 063, EPA 088, EPA 089, EPA 090, EPA 094, EPA 098, EPA 164, EPA 170, EPA 304
Previous NARA Disposal Authority:
Entry: 09/26/1991
EPA Approval: Not applicable
NARA Approval: 08/00/1995