Expand All Collapse All Extent 530 assets Summary This collection consists of records related to Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency weekly reports, press material on the American Heritage Rivers Initiative, American Heritage Rivers Interagency Committee and Interagency Task Force updates and meeting summaries, and White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) status reports on American Heritage Rivers. This collection contains emails and other electronic records. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2022-0496-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Materials responsive to this FOIA request include emails and electronic records containing Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency weekly reports, press material on the American Heritage Rivers Initiative, American Heritage Rivers Interagency Committee and Interagency Task Force updates and meeting summaries, and White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) status reports on American Heritage Rivers. In the 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced the American Heritage Rivers Initiative to recognize and reward voluntary community-based efforts to restore and protect the environmental, economic, cultural, and historic values of U.S. rivers and riverfronts. The Administration received 126 nominations from 46 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 200 members of Congress, over 500 mayors, and 21 governors expressed their support. In July 1998, 14 rivers were selected as American Heritage Rivers. Record Type Electronic Records System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email]; Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email]; and Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Lotus Notes. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. Search strings are used to locate electronic records responsive to FOIA requests, and responsive assets are placed into Search Results Lists (SRLs). Depending on the complexity of the search, there may be multiple SRLs within each SAS. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database consisting of restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. The TRP is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. Lotus Notes is a database that contains files created in the Lotus Notes system. The Lotus Notes system was used as an email management system during the Clinton Administration. This database contains drafts of email, mailing lists, attachments, and other items likely intended for email. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2022-12-09 Container List The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2022-0496-F (Segment 1): Clinton Presidential Records: EOP Search and Access Sets (SAS) (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 444 assets. (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 61 assets. (SAS) Lotus Notes contains 25 assets.