[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16670-16671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05646]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2023-022]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is proposing to request that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) reinstate a discontinued information collection and renew 
three other information collections. The reinstated information 
collection is used by companies and organizations that want to digitize 
archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. The first renewal 
information collection is prepared by organizations that want to make 
paper-to-paper copies of archival holdings with their personal copiers 
at the National Archives at the College Park facility. The second 
renewal is used to advise requesters of (1) the correct procedures to 
follow when requesting certified copies of records for use in civil 
litigation or criminal actions in courts of law, and (2) what kinds of 
information they must provide NARA so the agency can find those 
records. The third renewal information collection is used when 
veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals request 
information from or copies of documents in military personnel, military 
medical records, and dependent medical records. We invite you to 
comment on this proposed information collection.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before May 19, 2023.

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: Contact Tamee Fechhelm 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 (Pub. L. 104-13), we invite the 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 we need the proposed information collection to properly perform 
our agency functions;

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(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. 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 collections:
    1. Title: Request to Digitize Records.
    OMB number: 3095-0017.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Companies and organizations that wish to digitize 
archival holdings in the National Archives of the United States or a 
Presidential library for micropublication.
    Estimated number of respondents: 10.
    Estimated time per response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to 
request permission to digitize records).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 50.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1254.92. The collection is prepared by companies and organizations that 
wish to digitize archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. NARA 
uses the information to determine whether the request meets the 
criteria in 36 CFR 1254.94, to evaluate the records for digitization, 
and to schedule use of the limited space available for digitizing.
    2. Title: Request to use personal paper-to-paper copiers at the 
National Archives at the College Park facility.
    OMB number: 3095-0035.
    Agency form number: None.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5.
    Estimated time per response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 15 hours.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1254.86. Respondents are organizations that want to make paper-to-paper 
copies of archival holdings with their personal copiers. NARA uses the 
information to determine whether the request meets the criteria in 36 
CFR 1254.86 and to schedule the limited space available.
    3. Title: Court Order Requirements.
    OMB number: 3095-0038.
    Agency form number: NA Form 13027.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Veterans and former Federal civilian employees, 
their authorized representatives, state and local governments, and 
businesses.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated time per response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,250 hours.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1228.164. In accordance with rules issued by the Office of Personnel 
Management, the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) administers 
Official Personnel Folders (OPF) and Employee Medical Folders (EMF) of 
former Federal civilian employees. In accordance with rules issued by 
the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation 
(DOT), the NPRC also administers military service records of veterans 
after discharge, retirement, and death, and the medical records of 
these veterans, current members of the Armed Forces, and dependents of 
Armed Forces personnel. The NA Form 13027, Court Order Requirements, is 
used to advise requesters of (1) the correct procedures to follow when 
requesting certified copies of records for use in civil litigation or 
criminal actions in courts of law and (2) the information to be 
provided so that records may be identified.
    4. Title: Authorization for Release of Military Medical Patient 
Records, Request for Information Needed to Locate Medical Records, 
Request for Information Needed to Reconstruct Medical Data, and 
Questionnaire about Military Service, and Check the Status of a 
Clinical & Medical Treatment Records Request.
    OMB number: 3095-0039.
    Agency form number: NA Forms 13036, 13042, 13055, 13075, and 13177.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Veterans, their authorized representatives, state 
and local governments, and businesses.
    Estimated number of respondents: 79,800.
    Estimated time per response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to 
request information from a military personnel, military medical, and 
dependent medical record).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 6,650 hours.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1228.164. In accordance with rules issued by the Department of Defense 
(DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT, U.S. Coast Guard), the 
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA) administers military personnel and 
medical records of veterans after discharge, retirement, and death. In 
addition, NRPC administers the medical records of dependents of service 
personnel. When veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals 
request information from or copies of documents in military personnel, 
military medical, and dependent medical records, they must provide on 
forms or in letters certain information about the veteran and the 
nature of the request. A major fire at the NPRC on July 12, 1973, 
destroyed numerous military records. If individuals' requests involve 
records or information from records that may have been lost in the 
fire, requesters may be asked to complete NA Form 13075, Questionnaire 
about Military Service, or NA Form 13055, Request for Information 
Needed to Reconstruct Medical Data, so that NPRC staff can search 
alternative sources to reconstruct the requested information. 
Requesters who ask for medical records of dependents of service 
personnel and hospitalization records of military personnel are asked 
to complete NA Form 13042, Request for Information Needed to Locate 
Medical Records, so that NPRC staff can locate the desired records. 
Certain types of information contained in military personnel and 
medical records are restricted from disclosure unless the veteran 
provides a more specific release authorization than is normally 
required. Veterans are asked to complete NA Form 13036, Authorization 
for Release of Military Medical Patient Records, to authorize release 
to a third party of a restricted type of information found in the 
desired record. For those who have already made a request, and want to 
check the status, they can use NA Form 13177, Check the Status of a 
Clinical & Medical Treatment Records Request.

Sheena Burrell,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2023-05646 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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