[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48436-48437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23018]


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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 collections 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 October 4, 1999 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Ms. Virginia 
Huth, Desk Officer for NARA, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collections and supporting 
statements 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 (Public Law 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 these information 
collections on June 28,1999 (64 FR 34687 and 34688). No comments were 
received. NARA has submitted the described information collections 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 
information collections are 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 collections:
    1. Title: Application for Attendance at the Institute for the 
Editing of Historical Documents.
    OMB number: 3095-0012.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals, often already working on documentary 
editing projects, who wish to apply to attend the annual one-week 
Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, an intensive seminar 
in all aspects of modern documentary editing techniques taught by 
visiting editors and specialists.
    Estimated number of respondents: 25.
    Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, no more than annually (when 
respondent wishes to apply for attendance at the Institute).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 37.5 hours.
    Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to establish 
the applicants' qualifications and to permit selection of those 
individuals best qualified to attend the Institute jointly sponsored by 
the NHPRC, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the 
University of Wisconsin. Selected applicants' forms are forwarded to 
the resident advisors of the Institute, who use them to determine what 
areas of instruction would be most useful to the applicants.
    2. Title: National Historical Publications and Records Commission 
Grant Program.
    OMB number: 3095-0013.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Nonprofit organizations and institutions, state 
and local government agencies, Federally acknowledged or state-
recognized Native American tribes or groups, and individuals who apply 
for NHPRC grants for support of historical documentary editions, 
archival preservation and planning projects, and other records 
projects.
    Estimated number of respondents: 134 per year submit applications; 
approximately 100 grantees among the

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applicant respondents also submit semiannual narrative performance 
reports.
    Estimated time per response: 54 hours per application; 2 hours per 
narrative report.
    Frequency of response: On occasion for the application; 
semiannually for the narrative report. Currently, the NHPRC considers 
grant applications 2 times per year; respondents usually submit no more 
than one application per year.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 7,636 hours.
    Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff, reviewers, 
and the Commission to determine if the applicant and proposed project 
are eligible for an NHPRC grant, and whether the proposed project is 
methodologically sound and suitable for support. The narrative report 
is used by the NHPRC staff to monitor the performance of grants.
    3. Title: Applications for Archival Administration and Historical 
Documentary Editing Fellowships.
    OMB number: 3095-0014.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals who wish to apply for an NHPRC 
fellowship in archival administration or historical documentary 
editing. Applicants for the archival administration fellowship must 
have at least two years' professional archival work experience; 
applicants for the editing fellowship must hold a Ph.D. or have 
completed all requirement for the degree except the dissertation.
    Estimated number of respondents: 9.
    Estimated time per response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of response: Generally one-time.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 72 hours.
    Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to establish 
the applicants' qualifications and to permit selection by the host 
institution of those individuals best qualified for the fellowships. 
One fellowship in archival administration and one fellowship in 
historical editing are awarded each year.
    4. Title: Application for Host Institutions of Archival 
Administration and Historical Editing Fellowships.
    OMB number: 3095-0015.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Nonprofit institutions or organizations that have 
active archival or special collections programs, and historical 
documentary publication projects that have received an NHPRC grant.
    Estimated number of respondents: 9.
    Estimated time per response: 17 hours.
    Frequency of response: Generally, one-time although an institution 
may apply in subsequent years.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 153 hours.
    Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to select 
applicants to serve as host institutions for the two fellowships 
supported by the NHPRC each year.

    Dated: August 30, 1999
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 99-23018 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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