[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16766-16767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8360]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to 
request extension of a currently approved information collection used 
when veterans or other authorized individuals request information from 
or copies of documents in military service records. The public is 
invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 7, 2002, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 
(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 
Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740-6001; or faxed to 301-713-6913; or 
electronically mailed to [email protected].

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. The 
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. The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the NARA request for Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Request Pertaining to Military Records.
    OMB number: 3095-0029.
    Agency form number: SF 180.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Veterans, their authorized representatives, state 
and local governments, and businesses.
    Estimated number of respondents: 552,500.
    Estimated time per response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to 
request information from a military personnel record).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 46,042 hours.
    Abstract: In accordance with rules issued by the Department of 
Defense (DOD) and Department of Transportation (DOT, US Coast Guard), 
the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the National Archives 
and Records Administration (NARA) administers military service records 
of veterans after discharge, retirement, and death. When veterans and 
other authorized individuals request information from or copies of 
documents in military service records, they must provide in forms or in 
letters certain information about the veteran

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and the nature of the request. Federal agencies, military departments, 
veterans, veterans organizations, and the general public use Standard 
Forms (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military Records, in order to 
obtain information from military service records stored at NPRC. The 
authority for this information collection is contained in 36 CFR 
1228.162.

    Dated: April 2, 2002.
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 02-8360 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]
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