[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47439-47440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22403]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

36 CFR Part 1253

[Docket NARA-09-0002]
RIN 3095-AB61


NARA Facility Locations and Hours

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NARA is changing the hours open to the public for our Kansas 
City, Missouri, and New York City regional archives. The Kansas City 
regional archives relocated on March 17, 2009, to the Union Station 
Complex at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri. NARA is 
shifting the hours open to the public at the New York City regional 
archives to better serve the public for the range of hours covering the 
majority of visits. This rule will affect the public.

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DATES: Effective date: October 16, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Redman at 301-837-3174.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The location of NARA's Kansas City regional 
archives has changed. This document updates 36 CFR Part 1253 with the 
new location information. Also, NARA is changing the hours for our 
Kansas City location and existing New York City location.
    NARA published a proposed rule on June 12, 2009, in the Federal 
Register (74 FR 27956) for a 60 day public comment period. We notified 
several of our constituent groups by e-mail and provided a notice about 
the proposed rule on our Web site, http://www.archives.gov. The public 
comment period closed on August 11, 2009; we received one public 
comment. The commenter remarked only about the change in hours and 
agreed that the change made sense if that would assist visitors. The 
commenter added that it would be helpful to have one night during the 
week or longer hours on Saturday for those who cannot visit during 
conventional business hours. The comment does not specify whether the 
concern relates to either, or to both, research locations. If a need 
for additional hours becomes evident in the future, and available 
resources support extending our hours, we will further explore the 
matter. As a result, we have made no changes in this final rule.
    This rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes 
of Executive Order 12866 and has not been reviewed by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). As required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, it is hereby certified that this rule will not have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities because this rule 
applies to individual researchers. This rule does not have any 
federalism implications. This rule is not a major rule as defined in 5 
U.S.C. Chapter 8, Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1253

    Archives and records.


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

PART 1253--LOCATIONS OF RECORDS AND HOURS OF USE

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1. The authority citation for part 1253 continues to read as follows:

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


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2. Amend Sec.  1253.7 by revising paragraphs (c) and (g) as follows:


Sec.  1253.7  Regional Archives.

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    (c) NARA--Northeast Region (New York City) is located at 201 Varick 
Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014-4811 (entrance on Houston 
Street, between Varick and Hudson). The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 212-401-1620 or Toll 
Free 1-866-840-1752.
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    (g) NARA--Central Plains Region (Kansas City) is located at 400 
West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The telephone number is 816-268-8000.
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    Dated: September 11, 2009.
Adrienne C. Thomas,
Acting Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. E9-22403 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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