[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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