[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 6782] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-3338] [[Page 6782]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below on or before March 12, 1998 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Ms. Maya Bernstein, Desk Officer for NARA, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at telephone number 301-713-6730 or fax number 301-713-6913. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), NARA invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. NARA published a notice of proposed collection for this information collection on August 19, 1997 (62 FR 44151). No comments were received. NARA has submitted the described information collection to OMB for approval. In response to this notice, comments and suggestions should address one or more of the following points: (a) whether the proposed collection information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy of NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of information technology. In this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the following information collection: Title: Request Pertaining to Military Service. OMB number: 3095-0029. Agency form number: Standard Form (SF) 180 and NA Form 13075. Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Veterans, their authorized representatives, state and local governments, and businesses. Estimated number of respondents: 713,400. Estimated time per response: 5 minutes for the SF 180 and NA Form 13075. Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondents wish to request information from military service records). Estimated total annual burden hours: 207,689 hours. Abstract: Individuals and interested public and private sector agencies write to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) to request information from military service records, using letters or Standard Forms 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records. NPRC uses the information provided in letters and on Standard Forms 180 to locate requested records or information. In cases where the information provided by requesters is not sufficient to locate requested records or information, NPRC asks requesters to furnish additional information on NA Forms 13075, Questionnaire About Military Service. A major fire at NPRC on July 12, 1973, destroyed a number of military service records. If requests involve records or information that may be from records that were lost in the fire, NPRC also asks requesters to complete NA Forms 13075, so that NPRC can search alternative sources to reconstruct basic military service data. Dated: February 3, 1998. L. Reynolds Cahoon, Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services. [FR Doc. 98-3338 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515-01-P