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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

 

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collections to OMB

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection submitted to OMB for 
approval.

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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is 
giving notice that the proposed collection of information displayed in 
this notice has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR part 1320. 
Public comment is invited on this collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by July 29, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Director, Policy and 
Program Analysis Division (NAA), National Archives and Records 
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. A copy 
of the comments should be sent to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NARA, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Hadyka or Nancy Allard at (301) 713-6730 or Linda Brown at 
(202) 501-5200.
    The proposed information collection illustrated at the end of this 
notice has been submitted to OMB.
    Description: The information collection is a voluntary 
questionnaire for users and potential users of the National Archives. 
The respondents have been selected from a group of representatives of 
the major categories of users as identified by the Nebraska Advisory 
Committee.
    Purpose: The information will be used for a pilot project in 
Nebraska to determine what information and records may be appropriate 
for electronic access.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Number of respondents: 300.
    Reporting hours per response: .33.
    Annual reporting burden hours: 100.

    Dated: July 8, 1984.
Raymond A. Mosley,
Acting Archivist of the United States.

Electronic Access Study Questionnaire

    The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has 
information, records, and related materials from and about the Federal 
Government. NARA's mission is to give citizens the Federal information 
they want in the most accessible manner possible so that citizens can 
protect their individual legal rights, monitor their government, and 
make informed decisions about national priorities.
    Answers to the following questions will help the National Archives 
prioritize its work as it strives to respond to the informational needs 
of the people of the U.S. Please check the items that are important to 
you (or to your clients if you are an information provider). You may 
check more than one item for each question.
    1. What place(s) would be convenient for you to electronically 
search for or receive National Archives information?

____ public library
____ office
____ school
____ home
____ community center
____ other: ________

    2. How do you search for information?

____ personal names or titles
____ subjects/events
____ names of Federal Agencies
____ other: ________
____ place names/geographic areas
____ time frame
____ names of organizations

    3. What kind(s) of information services from the National Archives 
would be most useful to you if available electronically? Indicate 
priority by marking each item as ``H'' (High), ``M'' (Medium), or ``L'' 
(Low).

____ Getting started/How to locate information or records and services 
available through NARA.
____ Public calendar of events.
____ Information about NARA facilities (overview of holdings, hours, 
location, etc.).
____ Information about records and related materials held by NARA.
____ Copies of actual documents held by NARA.
____ NARA sponsored workshops or training.
____ On-line ordering of records or publications.
____ Information about other Federal Agencies.
____ Information about records created or held by other Federal 
Agencies.

    4. The National Archives has records and related materials 
documenting the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the 
Federal government. Which of the following would be most useful to you? 
(Check as many as apply.)
Historic Information
    Information related to:

____ The Presidency
____ Congress
____ Federal regulations and laws, including the Federal Register.
____ Federal Courts

    Agency Records:

____ Agriculture
____ Commerce
____ Defense
____ Education/Culture
Current Information
    Information related to:

____ The Presidency
____ Congress
____ Federal regulations and laws, including the Federal Register.
____ Federal Courts

    Agency Records:

____ Agriculture
____ Commerce
____ Defense
____ Education/Culture
____ Energy
____ Health & Human Services
____ Housing & Urban Services
____ Justice/Law Enforcement
____ Labor
____ Maritime
____ Postal Service
____ Public Lands, Parks, & Environment
____ Science & Technology
____ State/Foreign Relations
____ Transportation
____ Treasury/Revenue/Finance
    Records of Individuals:

____ Genealogy
____ Military Service Records
____ Ethnic Heritage:
____ Native American
____ Other: ________
____ Energy
____ Health & Human Services
____ Housing & Urban Services
____ Justice/Law Enforcement
____ Labor
____ Maritime
____ Postal Service
____ Public Lands, Parks, & Environment
____ Science & Technology
____ State/Foreign Relations
____ Transportation
____ Treasury/Revenue/Finance

    Records of Individuals:

____ Genealogy
____ Military Service Records
____ Ethnic Heritage:
____ Native American
____ Other: ________

    5. Please check up to 3 types of records or documents you would 
like to have available for on-line computer access.

____ written (textual) documents
____ motion pictures/video
____ architectural drawings
____ data sets
____ other: ________
____ photographs
____ maps
____ audio/sound recordings
____ images of museum objects

    6. For whom do you usually search for information?

____ Yourself
____ Others

    7. For what purpose(s) might you or your customers need information 
from the National Archives? (Check as many as apply.)
____ to supplement teaching materials (teacher's perspective)
____ elementary
____ undergraduate
____ middle school
____ graduate
____ secondary
____ adult education
____ for school assignments (student's perspective)
____ elementary
____ undergraduate
____ middle school
____ graduate
____ secondary
____ adult education
____ for publishing books, papers, or articles
____ for legal research
____ to search for current grants and funding sources
____ for regulatory research
____ for investment or business opportunities
____ to support an application for personal benefits or claims
____ veteran
____ other: ________
____ for genealogical research
____ for local and community history research
____ for media use, such as
____ radio
____ newspaper
____ magazine
____ TV
____ other:
____ personal interest or enrichment, for example: ________
____ other: ________

    8. In what format(s) would you want information or copies of 
records from the National Archives?

____ photocopies
____ printed publications
____ other: ________
____ photographs
____ CD-ROM
____ microforms
____ on-line

    9. How would you like this information or copies of records 
delivered to you?

______ FAX
______ COD
______ Other: ________
______ Computer (on-line)
______ Overnight or second day express delivery
______ First class mail

    10. What technologies are you currently using? Please check all 
that you use.

______ None
______ FAX
______ Computer as a word processor
______ Computer with a modem
______ Macintosh
______ PC without Windows
______ PC with Windows
______ PC with Windows and with a sound card
______ Other: ________

    11. Do you use the following? Please check all that you use.

______ E-mail
______ on-line searching
______ electronic bulletin board(s)
______ Internet
______ commercial on-line services
______ other: ________

    12. Have you ever visited a National Archives facility?

______ yes
______ no

    13. Have you ever called or written to a National Archives facility 
for information?

______ yes
______ no

    14. Have you attended any of the Electronic Access Study discussion 
group sessions that were held in Nebraska in June and July (1994) with 
National Archives staff?

______ yes
______ no

    Please return the questionnaire within two weeks to Judi Moline, 
NIST, Building 225 Room B266, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, or by FAX to 301-
926-3696. There is a stamped, self-addressed, envelope enclosed for 
your convenience.

Public Burden Statement

    Public burden reporting for this collection of information is 
estimated to be 20 minutes per response. Send comments regarding the 
burden estimate or any other aspect of the collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden to the National Archives 
and Records Administration (NAAD), 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 
20740-6001, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork 
Reduction Project (3095-    ), Washington, DC 20503. Do not send 
completed forms to these addresses. Send forms to Judi Moline at the 
address given in the previous paragraph.

[FR Doc. 94-17145 Filed 7-13-94; 8:45 am]
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