Notice2024-04242
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
February 29, 2024
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National Archives and Records Administration
Abstract
We are renewing a generic information collection request (generic ICR) entitled Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education Program Registration. This notice announces that we plan to submit this generic ICR plan to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act and solicits comments on specific aspects of the collection plan. We will use this to collect information from individuals registering for an education or other program at NARA.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14904-14905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04242]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2024-018]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding an information
collection.
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SUMMARY: We are renewing a generic information collection request
(generic ICR) entitled Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education
Program Registration. This notice announces that we plan to submit this
generic ICR plan to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
and solicits comments on specific aspects of the collection plan. We
will use this to collect information from individuals registering for
an education or other program at NARA.
DATES: We must receive written comments on or before April 29, 2024.
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 by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dcc9c5cdcd86cecdcbc0c0cdc4c5e8c6c9dac986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8df9ece0e8e8a3ebe8eee5e5e8e1e0cde3ecffeca3eae2fb">[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 comments on: (a) whether collecting
this information is necessary for proper performance of the agency's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of our estimate of the information
collection's burden on respondents; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information we propose to collect; (d) ways
to minimize the burden on respondents of collecting the information,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources people need to provide the information, including
time to review instructions, process and maintain the information,
search data sources, and respond.
Explanation of Generic ICRs
A generic ICR is a request for OMB to approve a plan for conducting
more than one information collection using very similar methods when
(1) we can evaluate the need for and the overall practical utility of
the data in advance, as part of the review of the proposed plan, but
(2) we cannot determine the details of the specific individual
collections until a later time. Most generic clearances cover
collections that are voluntary, low burden (based on a consideration of
total burden, total respondents, or burden per respondent), and
uncontroversial. This notice, for example, describes a general plan to
gather registration information from members of the public who wish to
participate in programs at NARA, through a series of registration forms
used for a variety of current and future education programs at
different facilities. As part of this plan, we construct, distribute,
and use the registration forms in a similar manner, but customize each
one for the type and location of the program involved.
Because we seek public comment on the plan, we do not need to seek
public comment on each specific information
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collection that falls within the plan when we later develop the
individual information collection. This saves the Government time and
burden, and it streamlines our ability to gather registration
information so we can provide more responsive programs. However, we
still submit each specific information collection (e.g., each form) to
OMB for review, in accordance with the terms of clearance set upon
approval of the plan. OMB assesses the individual forms for PRA
requirements, ensures that they fit within the scope of this generic
ICR plan, and includes the specific forms in the PRA public docket
prior to our use of them.
Specifics on This Information Collection
Title: Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education Program
Registration.
Description: This generic information collection request allows us
to gather information from those members of the public who wish to
register for public events, education programs, tours, and training
sponsored by NARA. We will not use these forms for quantitative
information collections designed to yield reliably actionable results,
such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance.
Purpose: Collecting this information allows us to register
participants for NARA's public, education, and training programs
throughout the agency's locations, and to collect and process credit
card payments. The information is also used to develop mailing lists
for distribution of education-related information and special NARA
training events, based on the request or expressed interest of the
person registering. Advance registration allows NARA offices to
schedule the tours, training, and events to maximize the participants'
time and to accommodate the participants in the space. The information
collected from registrants will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with our programs, in
compliance with E.O. 12862. Without the ability to collect this
information, NARA would not be able to effectively organize events,
resulting in possibly turning away members of the public from events
that might be overbooked.
Conditions: We will submit a specific information collection for
approval under this generic clearance only if it meets the following
conditions:
<bullet> The collection is voluntary;
<bullet> The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and is low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
<bullet> The collection is non-controversial and does not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
<bullet> Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is retained only for the period of
time required by NARA records schedules;
<bullet> Information gathered will be used only internally for
program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of
the agency;
<bullet> Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
<bullet> Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
As a general matter, information collections under this generic
collection request will not result in any new system of records
containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a
sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. In
this notice, NARA solicits comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Generic Clearance for NARA Public and Education Program
Registration.
OMB number: 3095-0074.
Agency form numbers: NA Forms 2027, 2029, 2030, 2032, 11009,
11009C.
Type of review: Regular.
Projected affected public: Individuals or households, business or
other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, schools, Federal, State,
local, or Tribal government organizations.
Projected average estimates for the next three years:
Average expected annual number of forms: 6.
Average projected number of respondents per form: 1.
Estimated number of respondents in total: 10,000.
Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,667 hours.
Abstract: We offer a variety of education programs, public
programs, tours, training, and events throughout the country. In order
to register participants, we use various online and paper registration
forms. Advance registration allows NARA offices to schedule the tours,
training, and events to maximize the participants' time and to
accommodate the participants in the space.
Sheena Burrell,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2024-04242 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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