[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8471]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Space Planning at the National Archives and Records 
Administration

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information on NARA's space planning 
initiative and provides information on where the public may obtain 
information on this initiative and provide comments to NARA.
    NARA is beginning a planning effort that will analyze our current 
configuration of facilities and determine what kinds of facilities we 
should have and where they should be located to best serve all our 
customers and protect the records. This project will happen in several 
phases over many months and will focus on options that enhance access 
to records, improve space quality, increase space quantity, and reduce 
space costs.

DATES: NARA seeks public input into this process. No option, no matter 
how cost-efficient, will be worth pursuing if it does not further our 
goal of making it easier for researchers to access the records they 
need. And no matter what option is decided upon, NARA is committed to 
maintaining, at a minimum, microfilm research rooms with Internet-
accessible computer terminals in the metropolitan areas where regional 
archives now exist.
    Over the course of this planning effort, we will be reaching out to 
our broad spectrum of customers to get their input through public 
meetings, surveys, conferences, publications, and the Internet on such 
issues as where records should be located, what services you need, and 
what amenities should be offered. All comments and suggestions should 
be submitted by July 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: We have a web page devoted to progress on our space plan at 
<http://www.nara.gov/nara/spceplan.html>. In addition, we welcome your 
comments and suggestions via e-mail at [email protected] or by 
mail to Space Planning Team, Room 4100 (NPOL), National Archives and 
Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001.

    Dated: March 25, 1998.
Richard Claypoole,
Assistant Archivist for Regional Records Services.
[FR Doc. 98-8471 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am]
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