[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9872-9873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04695]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-024]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding a new information 
collection.

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SUMMARY: We are proposing a new generic information collection request 
(generic ICR) entitled Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education 
Program Registration. This notice announces that we have submitted this 
generic ICR plan to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
and solicits comments on specific aspects of the collection plan. We 
will use this to collect information from individuals registering for 
an education or other programs at NARA.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before April 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to Mr. Nicholas A. Fraser, 
Desk Officer for NARA, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax 202-395-5167; or 
electronically mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 301-837-1694 or fax at 
301-837-0319.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we invite comments on: (a) Whether collecting 
this information is necessary for proper performance of the agency's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of our estimate of the information 
collection's burden on respondents; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information we propose to collect; (d) ways 
to minimize the burden on respondents of collecting the information, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources people need to provide the information, including 
time to review instructions, process and maintain the information, 
search data sources, and respond.

Explanation of Generic ICRs

    A generic ICR is a request for OMB to approve a plan for conducting 
more than one information collection using very similar methods when 
(1) we can evaluate the need for and the overall practical utility of 
the data in advance, as part of the review of the proposed plan, but 
(2) we cannot determine the details of the specific individual 
collections until a later time. Most generic clearances cover 
collections that are voluntary, low-burden (based on a consideration of 
total burden, total respondents, or burden per respondent), and 
uncontroversial. This notice, for example, describes a general plan to 
gather registration information from members of the public who wish to 
participate in programs at NARA, through a series of registration forms 
used for a variety of current and future education programs at 
different facilities. As part of this plan, we construct, distribute, 
and use the registration forms in a similar manner, but customize each 
one for the type and location of the program involved.
    Because we seek public comment on the plan, we do not need to seek 
public comment on each specific information collection that falls 
within the plan when we later develop the individual information 
collection. This saves the Government time and burden, and it 
streamlines our ability to gather registration information so we can 
provide more responsive programs. However, we still submit each 
specific information collection (e.g., each form) to OMB for review, in 
accordance with the terms of clearance set upon approval of the plan. 
OMB assesses the individual forms for PRA requirements, ensures that 
they fit within the scope of this generic ICR plan, and includes the 
specific forms in the PRA public docket prior to our use of them.
    The Agency received one comment in response to the 60-day notice 
published in the Federal Register of December 29, 2017 (82 FR 61798).

Specifics on This Information Collection

    Title: Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education Program 
Registration
    Description: This generic information collection request allows us 
to gather information from those members of the public who wish to 
register for public events, education programs, tours, and training 
sponsored by NARA. We will not use these forms for quantitative 
information collections designed to

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yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time 
or documenting program performance.
    Purpose: Collecting this information allows us to register 
participants for NARA's public, education, and training programs 
throughout the agency's locations, and to collect and process credit 
card payments. The information is also used to develop mailing lists 
for distribution of education-related information and special NARA 
training events, based on the request or expressed interest of the 
person registering. Advance registration allows NARA offices to 
schedule the tours, training, and events to maximize the participants' 
time and to accommodate the participants in the space. The information 
collected from registrants will help ensure that users have an 
effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with our programs, in 
compliance with E.O. 12862. Without the ability to collect this 
information, NARA would not be able to effectively organize events, 
resulting in possibly turning away members of the public from events 
that might be overbooked.
    Conditions: We will submit a specific information collection for 
approval under this generic clearance only if it meets the following 
conditions:
     The collection is voluntary;
     The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on 
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or 
burden-hours per respondent) and is low-cost for both the respondents 
and the Federal Government;
     The collection is non-controversial and does not raise 
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
     Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected 
only to the extent necessary and is retained only for the period of 
time required by NARA records schedules;
     Information gathered will be used only internally for 
program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of 
the agency;
     Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of 
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
     Information gathered will yield qualitative information; 
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically 
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the 
population of study.
    As a general matter, information collections under this generic 
collection request will not result in any new system of records 
containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a 
sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious 
beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. In 
this notice, NARA solicits comments concerning the following 
information collection:
    Title: Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education Program 
Registration.
    OMB number: 3095-00XX.
    Agency form numbers: N/A.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Projected affected public: Individuals or households, business or 
other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, schools, Federal, state, 
local, or tribal government organizations.
    Projected average estimates for the next three years:
    Average expected annual number of forms: 6.
    Average projected number of respondents per form: 1.
    Estimated number of respondents in total: 1,500.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 250 hours.
    Abstract: We offer a variety of education programs, public 
programs, tours, training, and events throughout the country. In order 
to register participants, we use various online and paper registration 
forms. Advance registration allows NARA offices to schedule the tours, 
training, and events to maximize the participants' time and to 
accommodate the participants in the space.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2018-04695 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
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