[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 97 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31612-31613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12493]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Nixon Presidential Historical Materials; Opening of Materials

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of opening of materials.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of additional files from the 
Nixon Presidential historical materials. Notice is hereby given that, 
in accordance with section 104 of Title I of the Presidential 
Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (``PRMPA'', 44 U.S. C. 2111 
note) and 1275.42(b) of the PRMPA Regulations implementing the Act (36 
CFR part 1275), NARA has identified, inventoried, and prepared for 
public access integral file segments

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among the Nixon Presidential historical materials. In addition, NARA is 
preparing for public access approximately 400 pages of documents among 
the Nixon Presidential materials that are responsive to a February 1, 
1999 interagency memo from the National Security Council (NSC) to 
declassify and release documents concerning human rights abuses in 
Chile from 1968-1991.

DATES: Except with respect to the materials responsive to the NSC memo 
on Chile, NARA intends to make these materials described in this notice 
available to the public beginning June 30, 2000. In accordance with 36 
CFR 1275.44, any person who believes it necessary to file a claim of 
legal right or privilege concerning access to these materials must 
notify the Archivist of the United States in writing of the claimed 
right, privilege, or defense before June 19, 2000. The Chile material 
will be released no sooner than 30 days after the date of publication, 
at times determined by the NSC.

ADDRESSES: The materials will be made available to the public at the 
National Archives at College Park research room, located at 8601 
Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland beginning at 8:45 a.m. on June 30, 
2000. Researchers must have a NARA researcher card, which they may 
obtain when they arrive at the facility.
    Petitions asserting a legal or constitutional right or privilege 
which would prevent or limit access must be sent to the Archivist of 
the United States, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi 
Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Weissenbach, Director, Nixon 
Presidential Materials Staff, 301-713-6950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The integral file segments of textual 
materials to be opened on June 30, 2000, consist of 4 cubic feet.
    The White House Central Files Unit is a permanent organization 
within the White House complex that maintains a central filing and 
retrieval system for the records of the President and his staff. Some 
of the materials are from the White House Central Files, Subject Files. 
The Subject Files are based on an alphanumerical file scheme of 61 
primary categories. Listed below are the integral file segments from 
the White House Central Files, Subject Files in this opening.

Subject Category: Volume: 3 cubic feet.
Federal Government (FG):
FG 66  Administrative Conference of the United States
FG 70  Advisory Commission on Postal Distribution Service
FG 71  Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
FG 73  American Battle Monuments Commission
FG 74  American Red Cross
FG 91  Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries
FG 92  Commission on Fine Arts
FG 96  Commission on Presidential Scholars
FG 97  Commission to Study Mortgage Interest Rates
FG 98  Commission on Economic Development
FG 99  Committee on Population and Family Planning

    Public access to some of the items in the file segments listed in 
this notice will be restricted as outlined in 36 CFR 1275.50 or 1275.52 
(Public Access Regulations).
    In response to the February 1, 1999, interagency memo from the 
National Security Council, documents concerning human rights abuses 
located among the Nixon Presidential materials previously classified 
will be made available at times determined by the NSC.
    Additionally, other documents which were previously withheld from 
public access have been reviewed and/ or declassified under the 
Mandatory Review provisions of Executive Order 12958 and will be made 
available.

    Previously restricted materials: Volume: 1 cubic feet.

    Dated: May 12, 2000.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. 00-12493 Filed 5-17-00; 8:45 am]
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