[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66595-66596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25480]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2022-011]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information 
collection, 3095-0054, Independent Researchers Listing Application (NA 
Form 14115), used by independent researchers to provide their contact 
information to people looking for a researcher. We invite you to 
comment on this proposed information collection pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before January 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paperwork Reduction Act Comments (MP), Room 
4100; National Archives and Records Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; 
College Park, MD 20740-6001, or email them to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
301.837.1694 with requests for additional information or copies of the 
proposed information collection and supporting statement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995

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(Pub. L. 104-13), we invite the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on proposed information collections. If you have comments or 
suggestions, they should address one or more of the following points: 
(a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for NARA 
to properly perform its functions; (b) our estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection and its accuracy; (c) ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information we 
collect; (d) ways we could minimize the burden on respondents of 
collecting the information, including through information technology; 
and (e) whether the collection affects small businesses.
    We will summarize any comments you submit and include the summary 
in our request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.
    In this notice, we solicit comments concerning the following 
information collection:
    Title: Independent researcher listing application.
    OMB number: 3095-0054.
    Agency form numbers: NA Form 14115 (Independent Researcher Listing 
Application).
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated number of respondents: 300.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 50 hours.
    Abstract: Collecting information to populate the independent 
researcher application listing is a service we provide to researchers 
and those who wish to hire them. In the past, at the request of 
customers, the National Archives made use of various lists of 
independent researchers who perform freelance research for hire in the 
Washington, DC, area. We sent these lists upon request to researchers 
who could not travel to the metropolitan area to conduct their own 
research. To better accommodate both the public and NARA staff in this 
process, the Archival Operations division of the National Archives 
began to maintain a listing of independent researchers who wished to 
participate. To populate that list, we allow interested independent 
researchers to provide their contact information for this purpose on NA 
Form 14115. Collecting contact and other key information from each 
independent researcher and providing such information to the public 
when appropriate increases researcher business. This form is voluntary 
and is not a burden to an independent researcher who chooses to submit 
one. Inclusion on the list is not an endorsement by NARA. The listing 
is compiled and disseminated as a service to the public.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2021-25480 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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