82 FR 61799 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)

Page Range		61799-61799
FR Document		2017-28136

NARA proposes to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection used when veterans or other authorized individuals request information from or copies of documents in military service records. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-013]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension request.

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SUMMARY: NARA proposes to request an extension from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information 
collection used when veterans or other authorized individuals request 
information from or copies of documents in military service records. We 
invite you to comment on this proposed information collection.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before February 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paperwork Reduction Act Comments (MP), Room 
4100, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 
College Park, MD 20740-6001, fax them to 301-837-0319, or email them to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 
301-837-1694 or fax at 301-837-0319 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), NARA invites 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 the proposed information collections are necessary for NARA to 
properly perform its functions; (b) NARA's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collections and its accuracy; (c) ways NARA 
could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information it 
collects; (d) ways NARA could minimize the burden on respondents of 
collecting the information, including through information technology; 
and (e) whether these collections 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, NARA solicits comments concerning the following 
information collection:
    Title: Request Pertaining to Military Records.
    OMB number: 3095-0029.
    Agency form number: SF 180 & NA Form 13176.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Veterans, their authorized representatives, state 
and local governments, and businesses.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,028,769.
    Estimated time per response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to 
request information from a military personnel record).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 85,731 hours.
    Abstract: The authority for this information collection is 
contained in 36 CFR 1233.18(d). In accordance with rules issued by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS, 
US Coast Guard), NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) 
administers military service records of veterans after discharge, 
retirement, and death. When veterans and other authorized individuals 
request information from or copies of documents in military service 
records, they must provide in forms or in letters certain information 
about the veteran and the nature of the request. Federal agencies, 
military departments, veterans, veterans' organizations, and the 
general public use Standard Form (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to 
Military Records, in order to obtain information from military service 
records stored at NPRC. Veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans 
can also use eVetRecs (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/) 
to order copies. A new form, NA Form 13176, Status Update to Request 
for Military Service Records, was added to allow the veteran or other 
authorized individuals to follow-up on their request.

Kimberly Keravuori,
NARA Regulatory Officer.
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informing influential policy decisions; NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Title: Request Pertaining to Military
and ADMINISTRATION Records.
• Information gathered will yield [NARA–2018–013] OMB number: 3095–0029.
qualitative information; the collections Agency form number: SF 180 & NA
will not be designed or expected to Agency Information Collection Form 13176.
yield statistically reliable results or used Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Type of review: Regular.
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study. AGENCY: National Archives and Records Affected public: Veterans, their
Administration (NARA). authorized representatives, state and
As a general matter, information
local governments, and businesses.
collections under this generic collection ACTION: Notice of proposed extension
request will not result in any new request. Estimated number of respondents:
system of records containing privacy 1,028,769.
SUMMARY: NARA proposes to request an
information and will not ask questions Estimated time per response: 5
extension from the Office of
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual Management and Budget (OMB) of a minutes.
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, currently approved information Frequency of response: On occasion
and other matters that are commonly collection used when veterans or other (when respondent wishes to request
considered private. In this notice, authorized individuals request information from a military personnel
NARA solicits comments concerning the information from or copies of record).
following information collection: documents in military service records.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
Title: Generic Clearance for NARA We invite you to comment on this
85,731 hours.
Public and Education Program proposed information collection.
Registration. DATES: We must receive written Abstract: The authority for this
comments on or before February 27, information collection is contained in
OMB number: 3095–00XX. 36 CFR 1233.18(d). In accordance with
2018.
Agency form numbers: N/A. rules issued by the Department of
ADDRESSES: Send comments to
Type of review: Regular. Paperwork Reduction Act Comments Defense (DOD) and Department of
(MP), Room 4100, National Archives Homeland Security (DHS, US Coast
Projected affected public: Individuals
and Records Administration, 8601 Guard), NARA’s National Personnel
or households, business or other for-
Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740– Records Center (NPRC) administers
profit, not-for-profit institutions,
6001, fax them to 301–837–0319, or military service records of veterans after
schools, Federal, state, local, or tribal
email them to tamee.fechhelm@ discharge, retirement, and death. When
government organizations.
nara.gov. veterans and other authorized
Projected average estimates for the individuals request information from or
next three years: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone copies of documents in military service
Average expected annual number of at 301–837–1694 or fax at 301–837– records, they must provide in forms or
forms: 6. 0319 with requests for additional in letters certain information about the
Average projected number of information or copies of the proposed veteran and the nature of the request.
respondents per form: 1. information collection and supporting Federal agencies, military departments,
statement. veterans, veterans’ organizations, and
Estimated number of respondents in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant the general public use Standard Form
total: 1,500.
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military
Estimated time per response: 10 Records, in order to obtain information
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
minutes. public and other Federal agencies to from military service records stored at
Frequency of response: On occasion. comment on proposed information NPRC. Veterans and next-of-kin of
Estimated total annual burden hours: collections. The comments and deceased veterans can also use eVetRecs
250 hours. suggestions should address one or more (http://www.archives.gov/research_
of the following points: (a) Whether the room/vetrecs/) to order copies. A new
Abstract: We offer a variety of proposed information collections are form, NA Form 13176, Status Update to
education programs, public programs, necessary for NARA to properly perform Request for Military Service Records,
tours, training, and events throughout its functions; (b) NARA’s estimate of the was added to allow the veteran or other
the country. In order to register burden of the proposed information authorized individuals to follow-up on
participants, we use various online and collections and its accuracy; (c) ways their request.
paper registration forms. Advance NARA could enhance the quality,
registration allows NARA offices to utility, and clarity of the information it Kimberly Keravuori,
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Kimberly Keravuori, businesses. We will summarize any
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[FR Doc. 2017–28137 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] summary in our request for OMB
BILLING CODE 7515–01–P approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. In this notice,
NARA solicits comments concerning the
following information collection:

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of proposed extension request.
Dates		We must receive written comments on or before February 27, 2018.
Contact		Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 301-837-1694 or fax at 301-837-0319 with requests for additional information or copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement.
FR Citation		82 FR 61799