[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70383-70384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27685]


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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 renew 
the information collections described in this notice, which are used in 
the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) 
grant program. The public is invited to comment on the proposed 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 20, 2009 
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 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; and (e) whether small businesses are affected 
by this collection. The comments that are

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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 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 applicant's qualifications and to permit selection of those 
individuals best qualified to attend the Institute jointly sponsored by 
the NHPRC, the Wisconsin Historical Society, 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.
    You can also use NARA's Web site at http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/forms/editing-application.pdf to review and fill-in the application.
    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: 148 per year submit applications; 
approximately 100 grantees among the 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: 8,392 hours.
    Abstract: The NHPRC posts grant announcements to their Web site and 
to Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov), where the information will be 
specific to the grant opportunity named. The basic information 
collection remains the same. The grant proposal 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.
    You can also use NARA's Web site at http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/index.html to review application instructions.

    Dated: November 14, 2008.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-27685 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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