Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), NARA invites the general 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 the proper performance of the functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy of NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collections; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of information technology. The comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the NARA request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the following information collections: 1. Title: National Archives and Records Administration Class Evaluation Forms. OMB number: 3095-0023. Agency form number: NA Form 2019. Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Individuals or households, business or other for- profit, nonprofit organizations and institutions, Federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies. Estimated number of respondents: 6,400. Estimated time per response: 5 minutes. Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent takes NARA sponsored training classes). Estimated total annual burden hours: 533 hours. Abstract: The information collection allows uniform measurement of customer satisfaction with NARA training. NARA distributes the approved form to the course coordinators on diskette for customization of selected elements, shown as shaded areas on the form submitted for clearance. 2. Title: National Archives Order for Land Claim Records OMB number: 3095-0033. Agency form number: NATF 84 Type of review: Regular. Affected public: Individuals who wish to order copies of land claim records in the National Archives of the United States. Estimated number of respondents: 10,000. Estimated time per response: 10 minutes. Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to search for or order copies of land claim records). Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,667 (rounded off number). Abstract: The NATF form 84 is used by researchers to request that NARA search for and make copies of pages from Federal land entry case files (land claim records) in the custody of the National Archives. These records generally date from 1800 to approximately 1965. Submission of requests on a form is necessary to handle in a timely fashion the volume of requests received for these records (approximately 10,000 per year) and the need to obtain specific information from the researcher to search for the records sought. The form will be printed on carbonless paper as a multi-part form to allow the researcher to retain a copy of his request and NARA to respond to the researcher on the results of the search or to bill for copies if the researcher wishes to order the copies. As a convenience, the form will allow researchers to provide credit card information to authorize billing and to expedite mailing of the copies. NARA is working on a system to accept electronic submission of requests.

Dated: November 9, 1999. L. Reynolds Cahoon, Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services. [FR Doc. 99-29788 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515-01-P