Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
NARA is proposing to request reinstatement from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an information collection that expired on April 30, 2026. This is used by researcher...
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
NARA is proposing to request reinstatement from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of an information collection that expired on April 30, 2026. This is used by researchers who wish to do biomedical statistical research in archival records containing highly personal information. 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
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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
kristin.phillips@nara.gov
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:
Statistical Research in Archival Records Containing Personal Information.
OMB number:
3095-0002.
Agency form number:
None.
Type of review:
Regular.
Affected public:
Individuals.
Estimated number of respondents:
2.
Estimated time per response:
7 hours.
Frequency of response:
On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
14 hours.
Abstract:
The information collection is prescribed by
36 CFR 1256.28
and
36 CFR 1256.56.
Respondents are researchers who wish to do biomedical statistical research in archival records containing highly personal information. NARA needs the information to evaluate requests for access to ensure that the requester meets the criteria in
36 CFR 1256.28
and that the proper safeguards will be made to protect the information.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
Pub. L. 104-13
36 CFR 1256.28