[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17644]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2018-055]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is proposing to request an extension of an approved 
information collection, Independent Researcher Listing Application, NA 
Form 14115, used by independent researchers to provide their contact 
information. We invite you to comment on this proposed information 
collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before October 15, 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 301.713.7409, or email them to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 
301.837.1694 or fax at 301.837.7409 with requests for additional 
information or copies of the proposed information collections and 
supporting statements.

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 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 through information technology; 
and (e) whether the collection affects small businesses. We will 
summarize any comments you submit and include the summary in our 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. In this notice, NARA 
solicits comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Independent Researcher Listing Application.
    OMB number: 3095-0054.
    Agency form numbers: NA Form 14115.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated number of respondents: 458.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 76.
    Abstract: In the past, the National Archives has made use of 
various lists of independent researchers who perform freelance research 
for hire in the Washington, DC, area. We have sent these lists upon 
request to researchers who could not travel to the metropolitan area to 
conduct their own research. To better accommodate both the public and 
NARA staff, the Customer Services Division (RD-DC) of the National 
Archives maintains a listing of independent researchers for the public. 
All interested independent researchers provide their contact 
information via this form. Collecting contact and other key information 
from each independent researcher and providing such information to the 
public when deemed appropriate will only increase business. This form 
is not a burden in any way to any independent researcher who 
voluntarily submits a completed form. Inclusion on the list will not be 
viewed or advertised as an endorsement by the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). The listing is compiled and disseminated 
as a service to the public.

Swarnali Haldar,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2018-17644 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am]
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