Description of document: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) operational records associated with the Rogers Commission formally known as the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, 2009 Requested date: 22-May-2009 Released date: 24-November-2009 Posted date: 02-April-2012 Source of document: FOIA Officer National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110 College Park, MD 20740 Telephone: (301) 837-FOIA (3642) FAX: (301) 837-0293 E-mail: [email protected] The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, Maryland 20740-6001 November 24,2009 Re: Freedom of Information Act Requests NGC10-014 This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of May 22, 2009, for a printout or copy of the listing of transcripts and interviews and other records associated with the Rogers Commission formally known as the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Your original request ofMay 22,2009, was forwarded to our Special Access and FOIA staff as a request for any withheld materials from the Rogers Commission. That request, our reference NW 32190, has been withdrawn based on our face to face discussion concerning this issue. We are now treating your May 22, 2009 request as an initial request for operational records received in this office for the first time on October 25, 2009. I apologize for any inconvenience the delay may have caused. Unfortunately, NARA does not have a complete finding aid detailing transcripts and interviews conducted by the Commission. This information is found among the published volumes of the Rogers Commission Report. The table of contents and some documents from the Commission are available on the NASA website at http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/genindex.htm Enclosed, however, are all documents we were able to locate concerning the Rogers Committee records referenced in your request. We are including copies of the accession dossier, staff notes concerning electronic records transferred to NARA from the Rogers Commission, the entry on these records from The Guide to Federal Records in the Archives of the United States. Please be advised the references to photographic images used by the Commission can be found on the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) which can be found on our website at www.archives.gov. Please let me know if I may be of further assistance. l'fARA FOIA Officer Office of General Counsel Enclosure NARA 's web site is http://www.archives.gov NUMBER CLOSED DATE BY (Signature) ~-),· 3-1-7() Director, z I Q CONSOLIDATED WITH t- < I TRANSACTIDM NUMBER OTHER IDENTIFICATION a: 0:: t- LLJ ~ (f) en ' ,. ~· ~ :E 0 a 0 < ::z: 0 0 a - a: 1-- 0 (.) 0 < RELATED TRANS~CTIONS w (f) ::z:l TRANSACTION NUMBER OT~ER IDBNTIFICATION a: < Qz ~I N3-220-86-7 < en w 1- > LIJ -::t LLJ 0 :X: a: en < 0:: ..J LLJ INSERTIONS AND CHANGES < > z DATE 0 31 N~TURE OF INSERTION OR CHANGE t-- IJJ/,4---IJ- 'f6 -&afJ-0 <z NA FORM 14039 (12-85) .~ ; REQUEST TO TRANSFER, APPROVAL, AND LEA\tc BLANK RG UNIT 'DATE R,ECEIVED UNIT DATE RECEIVED RECEIPT OF RECORDS TO N~TIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES JOB NUMBER (See Instructions on reverse) 7JN~B~o£q~ 1. TYPE OF ACTION 2. TO 3. UNIT THAT CREATED THE RECORDS A. OFFER OF A. RECORDS DISPOSITION DIVISION A. AGENCY OR ESTABLISHMENT UNSCHED- MAILING ADDRESS: the 0 ULED 0 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION(NCD)! Presidential Commission on RECORDS WASHINGTON, DC 20408 ' B. MAJOR SUBDIVISION 8. NATIONAL ARCHIVES Space Shuttle Challemger Accident MAILING ADDRESS: C. MINOR SUBDIVISION [XI GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (NNB) B. TRANSFER WASHINGTON, DC 20408 [i] OF C. REGIONAL ARCHIVES D. NAME OF UNIT SCHEDULED FEDERAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD CENTER RECORDS 0 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ~. NAME OF PERSON WITH WHOM TO CONFER ABOUT THE F. TELEPHONE (In- CONTENT OF THE RECORDS Mro Kerry Miller 2'/~:.22We) ~A. AGENCY SPACE (Give location) C. REQUESTED TRANSFER 4. CURRENT DATE LOCATION OF X Government Printing Office Room C-814 RECORDS D a FEDERAL RECORDS CENTER (Identify center and FRC 'accession no. and enter location) ASAP 5. RECORDS DATA A. DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS (Give overall title of records, individual documents, dates, and attach Standard Form 135, if records are now in FRC. Continue on separate sheet of paper, if necessary.) Drafts, galley proofs, and page.proofs ~f the report to the D SF 135 ATTACHED President on the Challenger accldent. The commission terminated r:;;J SEPARATE SHEET(S) upon issuance of its reportq There is no successor body., UIJATTACHED B. EST. VOLUME C. J'\RE RECORDS SUBJECT TO PRIVACY ACT? (If yes, D. SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS TO BE IMPOSED (Include justification and Cite agency system number and F;R. volume and rage and cite statute or FOI exemption that authorizes such restnctions) cu. ft. cu. mtr. number for most recent notice and attach a copy 6 No None E. RECORDS CONTROL SCHEDULE/ITEM NO. OR F. AGENCY REMARKS: APPRAISAL JOB NO. N3 ... 220-86-7 6. STATEMENT OF AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE The records described above and on tile attached pages are hereby offered for deposit with the National Archives of the United States In accordance with 44 U.S.C. 2103. It is agreed that these records will be administered in accordance with the provisions of 44 U.S.C. Chapter 21, 41 C.F.R. 101-11.411, 41 C.F.R. 105-61, and such other rules or regulations as may be prescribed by the Administrator of General Services or the Archivist of the United States. Unless specified and justified above, there are no restrictions on the use of these records other than the general and specific record {!roup restrictions on the use of records in the National Archives of the United States that have been published in 41 C.F.R. 105-61.53 or In the Guide to the Nat1onal Archives of the United States. The Ar­ chivist of the United States .may destroy, donate, or otherwise dispose of any containers, duplicate records, unused forms, blank stationery, nonarchlval printed or processed material, or other nonrecord material In any manner authorized by law or regulation without further consent of this agency. I certify that any re­ strictions specified by this agency on the use of these records are in conformance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552 and that I am authorized by the head of this a enc to act for the a enc on matters pertaining to the disposition of a ency records. A.Acy ~PPROVED NIJ 0 DISAPPROVED D. NAR REMARKS REGA)RDING DISPOSITION/SHIPPING /lAv'v~~ t-[Url E. SIGNAT~E OF NARS AUJJHORIZED REPRESE F. TITLE G. DATE /~/;. A. DATE a RECORDS RECEIVED NARS .... DEPOSITORY Athchml?nt G ~~SON CASE <CONTRASTING DUPLICATE INTERNAL PROOFS VS PROOFS RETURNED TO CONTRACTOR FOR CORRECTING> Page 1 Sent to Contr. Cover Pg Ctn.Vol. ~scription Dati? Hour Log Dati? Comments found on proofs 1 I Table Cont, 1 pg 2nd pages, 5-26,.9:45 am 1 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 3rd pages, 5-27, 10 am 1 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 2nd pages, 5-26, 9:45 am 4 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 2nd pages, 5-26, 9:45 am 4 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 3rd pages, 5-27, 10 am 4 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 3rd pages, 5-27, 10 am; "repros rpqd" 4 I Table Content, 2 pgs 5-26 2nd pages, 5-26, 9:45 am 1 I Table Contl?nts 5-13 1:45 pm None 2 I TIC, one galley 5-26 12:05 pm 3rd galley, 5-25, 12 noon (one ms. folio attached) 1 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 5-26 5-26 2nd pages 5-26, 9:45am, 3rd galley, S-25, 12 noon s I Table Cont., 2 pgs 5-26 12:05 pm 3rd galley, 5-25, noon 4 I Table Content, 2 pgs 5-26 5-26 2nd pages, 5-26, 9:45 am 1 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 5-27 10:00 am 3rd pagl?s 1 I Table Cent, 2 pgs 5-28 8:00 pm 5-27 3rd pagl?s 4 I Table Cont, 2 pgs 5-28 8:00 pm 5-27 3rd pages, 5-27 1 10 am; "repros rl!qd" 1 I Table Cont., 2 pgs 5-29 7:30 pm PagPs for TIC, Prl?f 1 Chs I-III; "T!!l!!faxl?d to Bait 5-28 noon• 1 I Table Cont., 2 pgs 5-29 7:30 pm Pagl?s for TIC, Prl?f 1 Chs I-III; "Telefaxed to Bait 5-28 noon• Sent to Contr.