Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2021-04600 · NARA-2021-021

Summary

We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to collect information from people requesting researcher access to archival records. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.

Dates

OMB must receive written comments on or before April 5, 2021.

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 December 22, 2020 (85 FR 83624) 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: Title: Researcher Application. OMB number: 3095-0016. Agency form number: NA Form 14003. Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal, state, local or tribal government. Estimated number of respondents: 17,500. Estimated time per response: 8 minutes. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,333 hours. Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.8. The collection is an application for a research card. Respondents are individuals who wish to use original archival records in a NARA facility. NARA uses the information to screen individuals, to identify which types of records they should use, and to allow further contact. Swarnali Haldar, Executive for Information Services/CIO. [FR Doc. 2021-04600 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]