Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 85659-85660 [2023-26993]

Download as PDF 85659 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices listed below in the Addresses section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before February 6, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also may be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_ Public@bls.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements with State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide financial assistance to the SWAs for the production and operation of the following LMI statistical programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The Cooperative Agreement provides the basis for managing the administrative and financial aspects of these programs. The existing collection of information allows Federal staff to negotiate the III. Desired Focus of Comments The BLS is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Title of Collection: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement Application Package. OMB Number: 1220–0079. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the LMI Cooperative Agreement application package. The extension of this collection of information will allow the BLS to incorporate routine annual updates to the Cooperative Agreement and work statements which define SWA deliverables and requirements and allow the BLS to carry out its responsibilities to monitor financial and programmatic performance. The Cooperative Agreement application package being submitted for approval is representative of the package sent every year to state agencies. The work statements included in the Cooperative Agreement application also are representative of what is included in the whole LMI Cooperative Agreement package. The final Cooperative Agreement, including the work statements, will be submitted separately to the Office of Management Number of respondents Form khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES and Budget for review of any minor year-to-year information collection burden changes they may contain. Cooperative Agreement with the SWAs and monitor their financial and programmatic performance and adherence to administrative requirements imposed by the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) and other grant related regulations. The information collected also is used for planning and budgeting at the Federal level and in meeting Federal reporting requirements. Number of responses per respondent Total responses Average burden (hours) Estimated total burden (hours) Work Statements ......................................................................... LMI Budget Information Form (BIF) ............................................. Monthly Automated Financial Reports ......................................... LMI Obligations and Expenditures (ObEx) Form ........................ Budget Variance Request Form .................................................. Transmittal and Certification Form .............................................. FRW–A: Base Programs ............................................................. FRW–B: AAMC ............................................................................ Property Listing ............................................................................ 54 54 12 42 27 54 54 15 27 1 1 12 12 1 1 1 1 1 54 54 144 504 27 54 54 15 27 1.5 1.5 15/60 1 15/60 8/60 25/60 25/60 25/60 81 81 36 504 6.8 7.2 22.5 6.3 11.3 Total ...................................................................................... 54 ........................ 933 .................... 756 Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they also will become a matter of public record. Signed at Washington, DC, on December 1, 2023. Eric Molina Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis. [FR Doc. 2023–26925 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–2024–008] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of proposed extension request. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Dec 07, 2023 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 85660 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices 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 pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: We must receive written comments on or before February 6, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paperwork Reduction Act Comments (MP), Room 4100, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740– 6001 or email them to tamee.fechhelm@ nara.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 301–837–1694 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: 871,294. Estimated time per response: 5 minutes. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Dec 07, 2023 Jkt 262001 Frequency of response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to request information from a military personnel record). Estimated total annual burden hours: 72,607 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 (https://www.archives.gov/research_ room/vetrecs/) to order copies. 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. Sheena Burrell, Executive for Information Services/CIO. [FR Doc. 2023–26993 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF). ACTION: Notice of a new system of records. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, NSF proposes to establish a new agency system of records, entitled Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Request and Appeal Records, NSF–81. This system comprises records of requests and administrative appeals filed by individuals seeking access to agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, and requests and appeals by individuals seeking to access or amend agency records, if any, that SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NSF may maintain about them under the Privacy Act. System records about individual requesters, and their attorneys or representatives, if applicable, include the original request for access, amendment, and any administrative appeal, and other supporting documentation, which can include memoranda, correspondence, notes, copies of records released to the requester, and other file materials compiled or generated in the processing and disposition of the individual’s request or appeal. DATES: This system of records shall be effective December 8, 2023, except for the ‘‘Routine Use’’ section of this document, which shall not become effective until January 8, 2024. Public comments on such Routine Uses or any other aspect of this notice will be accepted until January 8, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by ‘‘FOIA/PA SORN,’’ by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Dorothy Aronson, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, daronson@ nsf.gov. Include ‘‘FOIA/PA SORN’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Dorothy Aronson, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314. Instructions: NSF intends to post all comments on the NSF’s website (https:// www.nsf.gov). All comments submitted in response to this Notice will become a matter of public record. Therefore, you should submit only information that you wish to make publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Evans, FOIA/PA Officer, NSF, Office of General Counsel, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, foia@nsf.gov, (703) 292–8060. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, NSF is publishing this notice of the establishment of an agency system of records (i.e., system of records notice or SORN) pertaining to access requests and administrative appeals filed with NSF under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and access and amendment requests and administrative appeals under the Privacy Act. This system (Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Request and Appeal Records, NSF–81) is being established due to NSF’s acquisition of third-party commercial cloud-based services and software to track and manage electronically the receipt and processing E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85659-85660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26993]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2024-008]


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 pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before February 6, 2024.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Tamee Fechhelm by telephone at 
301-837-1694 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: 871,294.
    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: 72,607 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 (https://www.archives.gov/research_room/vetrecs/) to order 
copies. 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.

Sheena Burrell,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2023-26993 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7515-01-P
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