Notice2026-18017
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
September 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
National Archives and Records Administration
Abstract
We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use a currently approved information collection. This information collection, OMB 3095-0037, covers requests for civilian service records from former Federal civilian employees or other authorized individuals--for information from, or copies of, documents in Official Personnel Files (OPF) or Employee Medical Files (EMF). We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56675-56676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18017]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
[NARA-2026-037]
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 to continue to use a currently approved
information collection. This information collection, OMB 3095-0037,
covers requests for civilian service records from former Federal
civilian employees or other authorized individuals--for information
from, or copies of, documents in Official Personnel Files (OPF) or
Employee Medical Files (EMF). We invite you to comment on this proposed
information collection.
DATES: OMB must receive written comments on or before October 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send any comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection in writing to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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: Kristin Phillips, Paperwork Reduction
Act Officer, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#08637a617b7c616626786061646461787b4866697a69266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4bfa6bda7a0bdbafaa4bcbdb8b8bda4a794bab5a6b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at
616-254-0405 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 these information collections on June 12,
2026 (91 FR 35708) and we received zero comments. We are therefore
submitting the described information collections 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
collections are necessary for NARA to properly perform its functions;
(b) our estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections
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 these collections affect small
businesses.
In this notice, we solicit comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Requests for Civilian Service Records (formerly Forms
Relating to Civilian Service Records).
OMB number: 3095-0037.
Agency form numbers: NA Form 13022, Returned Request; NA Form
13068, Walk-In Request for OPM Records or Information.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Former Federal civilian employees, their
authorized representatives, state and local governments, and
businesses.
Estimated number of respondents: 10, 429.
Estimated time per response: 5 minutes per form.
Frequency of response: On occasion, when individuals desire to
acquire information from Federal civilian employee personnel or medical
records.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 869 hours.
Abstract: 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. When former Federal civilian
employees and other authorized individuals request information from or
copies of documents in OPF or EMF, they must provide in their requests
certain information about the employee and the nature of the request so
that we can determine whether they are authorized to receive the
information and so that we can find the correct records. The NA Form
13022, Returned Request Form, is used to request additional information
about the former Federal employee. The NA Form 13068, Walk-In Request
for OPM Records or Information is used by members of the public, with
proper authorization, to
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request a copy of a personnel or medical record.
Gulam Shakir,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2026-18017 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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