Notice2023-05646
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
March 20, 2023
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National Archives and Records Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16670-16671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e7a6f636b6b20686b6d66666b62634e606f7c6f20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9de9fcf0f8f8b3fbf8fef5f5f8f1f0ddf3fceffcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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