[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 5840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02097]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2022-026]


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

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use a currently approved 
information collection. Independent researchers use OMB 3095-0054, 
Independent Researchers Listing Application (NA Form 14115), to provide 
their contact information so we can make the information available to 
people looking for a researcher. We invite you to comment on this 
proposed information collection.

DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before March 4, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send any comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection in writing to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
You can find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
301.837.1694 with any requests for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we invite the public and other Federal agencies 
to comment on proposed information collections. We published a notice 
of proposed collection for this information collection on November 23, 
2021 (86 FR 66595) and we received no comments. We are therefore 
submitting the described information collections to OMB for approval.
    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 this collection affects small 
businesses.
    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. 2022-02097 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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