[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6582-6583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3152]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Nixon Presidential Historical Materials; Opening of Materials

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION: Notice of opening of materials.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of additional files from the 
Nixon Presidential historical materials. Notice is hereby given that, 
in accordance with section 104 of Title I of the Presidential 
Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (``PRMPA'', 44 U.S.C. 2111 
note) and 1275.42(b) of the PRMPA Regulations implementing the Act (36 
CFR part 1275), the agency has identified, inventoried, and prepared 
for public access integral file segments among the Nixon Presidential 
historical materials.

DATES: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends 
to make these materials described in this notice available to the 
public beginning March 18, 1998. In accordance with 36 CFR 1275.44, any 
person who believes it necessary to file a claim of legal right or 
privilege concerning access to these materials should notify the 
Archivist of the United States in writing of the claimed right, 
privilege, or defense before March 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The materials will be made available to the public at the 
National Archives at College Park research room, located at 8601 
Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland beginning at 8:45 a.m. Researchers 
must have a NARA researcher card, which they may obtain when they 
arrive at the facility.
    Petitions asserting a legal or constitutional right or privilege 
which would prevent or limit access must be sent to the Archivist of 
the United States, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi 
Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Weissenbach, Acting Director, 
Nixon Presidential Materials Staff, 301-713-6950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The integral file segments of textual 
materials to be opened on March 18, 1998 consist of 68.59 cubic feet.
    The White House Central Files Unit is a permanent organization 
within the White House complex that maintains a central filing and 
retrieval system for the records of the President and his staff. This 
is the fourteenth of a series of openings of Central Files: the 
previous openings were on December 1, 1986; March 22, 1988; December 9, 
1988; July 17, 1989; December 15, 1989; August 22, 1991; February 19, 
1992; July 24, 1992; May 17, 1993; July 15, 1993; January 12, 1995; 
December 19, 1995; and March 26, 1997.
    Some of the materials designated for opening on March 18, 1998, are 
from the White House Central Files, Subject Files. The Subject Files 
are based on an alphanumerical file scheme of 61 primary categories. 
Listed below are the integral file segments from the White House 
Central Files, Subject Files that will be made available to the public 
on March 18, 1998.

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                                                                Volume  
                      Subject category                          (cubic  
                                                                feet)   
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Federal Government.........................................         4.39
    FG 299 Interagency Committee to Review the U.S.                     
     International Air Transportation Policy.                           
    FG 300 Commission on Bankruptcy Laws of the United                  
     States.                                                            
    FG 301 National Railroad Passenger Corporation.                     
    FG 302 Council on International Economic Policy.                    

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    FG 303 Western Interstate Nuclear Board                             
    FG 304 Securities Investor Protection Corporation.                  
    FG 305 National Tourism Resources Review Commission.                
    FG 306 Commission on American Shipbuilding.                         
    FG 307 Federal Regional Councils (1969-1970) Ohio River             
     Basin Commission (1970-1974).                                      
    FG 308 Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse.                      
    FG 309 Plymouth-Provincetown Celebration Commission.                
    FG 310 Special Railway Dispute Commission.                          
    FG 311 Emergency Railway Dispute Panel.                             
    FG 312 National Commission on Materials Policy.                     
    FG 313 Occupational Safety and Health Review                        
     Commission.                                                        
    FG 314 Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel              
     Policy.                                                            
    FG 315 Construction Industry Stabilization Committee.               
    FG 316 Interagency Committee on Construction.                       
    FG 317 Inter-Departmental Committee on Internal                     
     Security.                                                          
    FG 318 National Council on Quality in Education.                    
    FG 319 Commission on Highway Beautification.                        
    FG 320 National Commission on State Workmen's                       
     Compensation Laws.                                                 
    FG 321 National Parks Centennial Commission.                        
    FG 322 Advisory Committee on Federal Pay.                           
    FG 323 Susquehanna River Basin Commission.                          
    FG 324 Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board.                    
    FG 326 Interdepartmental Council to Coordinate all                  
     Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs.                             
    FG 328 Advisory Panel on South Asian Relief Assistance.             
    FG 329 President's Advisory Panel on Timber and the                 
     Environment.                                                       
    FG 330 Cabinet Committee on International Narcotics                 
     Control.                                                           
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    One file group from the Staff Member and Office Files will also be 
made available to the public. These consist of materials that were 
transferred to Central Files but were not incorporated into the Subject 
Files. Listed below is the Staff Member and Office File that will be 
made available to the public on March 18, 1998.

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                                                                 Volume 
                          File group                             (cubic 
                                                                 feet)  
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Oliver F. Atkins.............................................        8.7
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    In accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12958, several 
series within the National Security Council files were systematically 
reviewed and will be made available to the public on March 18, 1998. In 
addition, a number of documents which were previously withheld from 
public access have been re-reviewed for release and or declassified 
under the provisions of Executive Order 12958, or in accordance with 36 
CFR 1275.56 (Public Access Regulations). These documents will also be 
publicly available on March 18, 1998.

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                                                                 Volume 
                          File group                             (cubic 
                                                                 feet)  
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National Security Council Files series.......................       46.0
Previously restricted materials..............................        9.5
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    Public access to some of the items in the file segments listed in 
this notice will be restricted as outlined in 36 CFR 1275.50 or 1275.52 
(Public Access Regulations).

    Dated: February 2, 1998.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
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