[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9341-9342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04387]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-022]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that it has submitted to OMB for 
approval the information collection described in this notice. We invite 
you to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: OMB must receive written comments at the address below on or 
before April 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Nicholas A. Fraser, desk officer for 
NARA, by mail to Office of Management and Budget; New Executive Office 
Building; Washington, DC 20503; fax to 202-395-5167; or by email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information or copies of the proposed information collection and 
supporting statement to Tamee Fechhelm by phone at 301-837-1694 or by 
fax at 301-837-0319.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. We 
published a notice of proposed collection for this information 
collection on December 29, 2017 (82 FR 61799); and we received no 
comments. We have therefore submitted the described information 
collection to OMB for approval.
    In response to this notice, comments and suggestions 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) NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection 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 the through information technology; and (e) 
whether the collection affects small businesses. In this notice, NARA 
solicits comments concerning the following information collection:

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    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), the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 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 Forms (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.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2018-04387 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
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