[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34897-34899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11547]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2023-032]
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 of a reinstatement of one information
collection and renewal of three information collections. The reinstated
information collection is prepared by companies and organizations that
wish 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 the correct
procedures to follow when requesting certified copies of records for
use in civil litigation or criminal actions in courts of law, and the
information to be provided so that records may be identified. 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, and dependent
medical records. We invite you to comment on the proposed information
collections.
DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before June 30, 2023.
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 March 20,
2023 (88 FR 16670) and we received no comments. We are therefore
submitting the described information collection 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:
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 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: Forms Relating to Military Service Records.
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, NPRC
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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. 2023-11547 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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