[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]



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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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]
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