[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26542-26544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11530]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

36 CFR Part 1253

RIN 3095-AA98


Location of NARA Facilities and Hours of Use

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration proposes to 
revise its regulation that lists NARA facilities and hours when the 
public and other Federal agency staff may use the records in those 
facilities. This proposal updates information on NARA facilities 
throughout the United States, including the addition of two new 
facilities and the deletion of a closed NARA facility. Additional 
revisions include corrections to addresses, providing e-mail addresses 
for the Presidential libraries, the addition and correction of phone 
and fax numbers, and, in some cases, modifications to the hours that 
these facilities are open for research. This proposed rule will affect 
members of the public who do research at NARA.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be sent to Regulation Comments Desk (NPLN), 
Room 4100, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi 
Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. They may be faxed to 301-713-7270.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Morton at telephone number 301-
713-7360, ext. 253, or fax number 301-713-7270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed regulation includes 
information on several facility changes that have occurred since the 
last update to 36 CFR part 1253. In 1997, the George Bush Presidential 
Library was dedicated. The listing for the Bush Library is included in 
proposed Sec. 1253.3, Presidential Libraries. In 1998, the Military 
Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey, site of the New York Federal 
Records Center was closed and the NARA--Central Plains Region (Lee's 
Summit, MO) records center was opened. These changes are reflected in 
proposed Sec. 1253.6, Records Centers.
    Listings of Presidential libraries, records centers, and regional 
archives are revised to include uniform facility names, corrected 
addresses, telephone numbers, research hours, and, for Presidential 
libraries, e-mail addresses. The core hours of research for the 
libraries, records centers, and regional archives are minimally 
affected by the revisions found in this proposed rule.
    This rule is being issued as a proposed rule with a 30-day comment 
period because we believe this rule will have no substantive impact on 
the public using records in NARA facilities.
    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, and has not 
been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. As required by 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, it is hereby certified that this 
proposed rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. This proposed rule does not have federalism 
implications.

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1253

    Archives and records.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, NARA proposes to revise 
part 1253 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows:

PART 1253--LOCATION OF RECORDS AND HOURS OF USE

Sec.
1253.1   National Archives Building.
1253.2   National Archives at College Park.
1253.3   Presidential libraries.
1253.4   Washington National Records Center.
1253.5   National Personnel Records Center.
1253.6   Records centers.
1253.7   Regional archives.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).


Sec. 1253.1  National Archives Building.

    (a) The National Archives Building is located at 700 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20408. Business hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays when the building 
is closed. Hours for the Central Research Room and Microfilm Research 
Room are as follows, except Federal holidays:
    (1) Monday and Wednesday, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
    (2) Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and
    (3) Saturday, 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
    (b) The phone number for the research rooms is 800-234-8861.
    (c) The location and business hours of the Office of the Federal 
Register are located in 1 CFR 2.3.

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Sec. 1253.2  National Archives at College Park.

    (a) The National Archives at College Park is located at 8601 
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Business hours are 8:45 a.m. 
to 5:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays when the 
building is closed.
    (b) Research complex hours are as follows, except Federal holidays:
    (1) Monday and Wednesday, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
    (2) Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and
    (3) Saturday, 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
    (c) The phone number for the research complex is 800-234-8861.


Sec. 1253.3  Presidential libraries.

    The Presidential libraries are open for research from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays when they are 
closed. NARA recommends that researchers contact the library before 
visiting for research. The Presidential library museums are open every 
day except Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1 (with the exception 
of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library that is only closed December 25). 
For more specific information about museum hours, please contact the 
libraries directly or visit the NARA web site at http://www.nara.gov/nara/president/address.html. Information for each library is as 
follows:
    (a) Herbert Hoover Library is located at 210 Parkside Dr., West 
Branch, IA (mailing address: PO Box 488, West Branch, IA 52358-0488). 
The phone number is 319-643-5301 and the fax number is 319-643-5825. 
The e-mail address is [email protected]. 
    (b) Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is located at 4079 Albany Post 
Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538-1999. The phone number is 914-229-8114 and the 
fax number is 914-229-0872. The e-mail address is 
[email protected]. 
    (c) Harry S. Truman Library is located at 500 W. US Hwy 24, 
Independence, MO 64050-1798. The phone number is 816-833-1400 and the 
fax number is 816-833-4368. The e-mail address is 
[email protected]. 
    (d) Dwight D. Eisenhower Library is located at 200 SE Fourth 
Street, Abilene, KS 67410-2900. The phone number is 785-263-4751 and 
the fax number is 785-263-4218. The e-mail address is 
[email protected]. 
    (e) John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library is located at Columbia Point, 
Boston, MA 02125-3398. The phone number is 617-929-4500 and the fax 
number is 617-929-4538. The e-mail address is [email protected]. 

    (f) Lyndon Baines Johnson Library is located at 2313 Red River St., 
Austin, TX 78705-5702. The phone number is 512-916-5137 and the fax 
number is 512-916-5171. The e-mail address is [email protected]. 

    (g) Gerald R. Ford Museum is located at 303 Pearl St., Grand 
Rapids, MI 49504-5353. The phone number is 616-451-9263 and the fax 
number is 616-451-9570. The e-mail address is information. 
museum@fordmus. nara.gov. Gerald R. Ford Library is located at 1000 
Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114. The phone number is 734-741-2218 
and the fax number is 734-741-2341. The e-mail address is 
[email protected]. 
    (h) Jimmy Carter Library is located at 441 Freedom Parkway, 
Atlanta, GA 30307-1498. The phone number is 404-331-3942 and the fax 
number is 404-730-2215. The e-mail address is [email protected]. 
    (i) Ronald Reagan Library is located at 40 Presidential Dr., Simi 
Valley, CA 93065-0699. The phone number is 800-410-8354 and the fax 
number is 805-522-9621. The e-mail address is [email protected]. 
    (j) George Bush Library is located at 1000 George Bush Drive West, 
College Station, TX 77845. The phone number is 979-260-9554 and the fax 
number is 979-260-9557. The e-mail address is [email protected]. 


Sec. 1253.4  Washington National Records Center.

    Washington National Records Center is located at 4205 Suitland 
Road, Suitland, MD (mailing address: Washington National Records 
Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD, 20746-8001). The hours are 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
phone number is 301-457-7000.


Sec. 1253.5  National Personnel Records Center.

    (a) Military personnel records. NARA--National Personnel Records 
Center--Military Personnel Records is located at 9700 Page Ave., St. 
Louis, MO 63132-5100. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    (b) Civilian personnel records. NARA--National Personnel Records 
Center--Civilian Personnel Records is located at 111 Winnebago St., St. 
Louis, MO 63118-4199. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.


Sec. 1253.6  Records Centers.

    All records centers are closed on Federal holidays. Information for 
each center is as follows:
    (a) NARA--Northeast Region (Boston) is located at the Frederick C. 
Murphy Federal Center, 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-6399. The 
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone 
number is 781-647-8108.
    (b) NARA--Northeast Region (Pittsfield, MA) is located at 10 Conte 
Drive, Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 413-445-6885.
    (c) NARA--Mid Atlantic Region (Northeast Philadelphia) is located 
at 14700 Townsend Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096. The hours are 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 215-671-
1175.
    (d) NARA--Southeast Region (Atlanta) is located at 1557 St. Joseph 
Ave., East Point, GA 30344-2593. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The telephone number is 404-763-7063.
    (e) NARA--Great Lakes Region (Dayton) is located at 3150 Springboro 
Rd., Dayton, OH 45439-1883. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The telephone number is 937-225-2852.
    (f) NARA--Great Lakes Region (Chicago) is located at 7358 S. 
Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629-5898. The hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 773-581-7816.
    (g) NARA--Central Plains Region (Kansas City) is located at 2312 E. 
Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131-3011. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 816-926-6920.
    (h) NARA--Central Plains Region (Lee's Summit, MO) is located at 
200 Space Center Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64064-1182. The hours are 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 816-478-
7079.
    (i) NARA--Southwest Region (Fort Worth) is located at 501 West 
Felix St., Bldg. 1, Fort Worth, TX (mailing address: P.O. Box 6216, 
Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216). The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The telephone number is 817-334-5515.
    (j) NARA--Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) is located at Building 48, 
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling Street, Denver, CO 
(mailing address: PO Box 25307, Denver, CO 80225-0307). The hours are 
7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 
303-236-0827.
    (k) NARA--Pacific Region (San Francisco) is located at 1000 
Commodore Dr., San Bruno, CA 94066-2350. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 650-876-9077.

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    (l) NARA--Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel, CA) is located at 24000 
Avila Rd., 1st Floor East Entrance, Laguna Niguel, CA (mailing address: 
PO Box 6719, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-6719). The hours are 8 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 949-360-6334.
    (m) NARA--Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) is located at 6125 Sand 
Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-7999. The hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 206-526-6501.


Sec. 1253.7  Regional archives.

    Most regional archives offer extended research room hours for 
microfilm research only. Information on extended hours is available 
from individual facilities. Regional archives are closed on Federal 
holidays. Information on each regional archives facility is as follows:
    (a) NARA--Northeast Region (Boston) is located in the Frederick C. 
Murphy Federal Center, 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-6399. The 
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone 
number is 781-647-8100.
    (b) NARA--Northeast Region (Pittsfield, MA) is located at 10 Conte 
Drive, Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 413-445-6885.
    (c) NARA--Northeast Region (New York City) is located at 201 Varick 
St., New York, NY 10014-4811. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The telephone number is 212-337-1300.
    (d) NARA--Mid Atlantic Region (Center City Philadelphia) is located 
at 900 Market St. Room 1350, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292. The hours are 
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 215-
597-3000.
    (e) NARA--Southeast Region (Atlanta) is located at 1557 St. Joseph 
Ave., East Point, GA 30344-2593. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. The telephone number is 404-763-7474.
    (f) NARA--Great Lakes Region (Chicago) is located at 7358 S. 
Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629-5898. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 773-581-7816.
    (g) NARA--Central Plains Region (Kansas City) is located at 2312 E. 
Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131-3060. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 816-926-6982.
    (h) NARA--Southwest Region (Fort Worth) is located at 501 West 
Felix St., Bldg. 1, Dock 1, Fort Worth, TX (mailing address: P.O. Box 
6216, Fort Worth, TX, 76115-0216). The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 817-334-5525.
    (i) NARA--Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) is located at Building 48, 
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street, Denver, CO 
(mailing address: PO Box 25307, Denver, CO 80225-0307). The hours are 
7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 
303-236-0804.
    (j) NARA--Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel, CA) is located at 24000 
Avila Rd., 1st Floor East Entrance, Laguna Niguel, CA (mailing address: 
PO Box 6719, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-6719). The hours are 8 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 949-360-2641.
    (k) NARA--Pacific Region (San Francisco) is located at 1000 
Commodore Dr., San Bruno, CA 94066-2350. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 650-876-9009.
    (l) NARA--Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) is located at 6125 Sand 
Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-7999. The hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 206-526-6501.
    (m) NARA--Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage) is located at 654 West 
Third Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-2145. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 907-271-2443.

    Dated: May 3, 2000.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
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