[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14496]


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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 August 25, 2008 
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 301-713-7409; 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 
301-837-1694, or fax number 301-713-7409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 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; and (e) whether small businesses are affected 
by this collection. 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: 1,028,769.
    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: 85,731 hours.
    Abstract: The authority for this information collection is 
contained in 36 CFR 1228.168(b). In accordance with rules issued by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS, 
U.S. 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 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. Veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans can also use 
eVetRecs (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/) to order 
copies.

    Dated: June 20, 2008.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-14496 Filed 6-24-08; 8:45 am]
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