Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 87427 [2024-25495]

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• National Archives and Records Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 87427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25495]



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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

[NARA-2025-005]


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: We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) of three currently approved information 
collections. People use the first information collection to request 
permission to film, photograph, or videotape at a NARA facility for 
news purposes. People use the second information collection to request 
permission to use NARA facilities for events in the Washington, DC, 
area, at a federal records center, or at a Presidential library. The 
third information collection, Independent Researcher Listing 
Application, NA Form 14115, is used by independent researchers to 
provide their contact information. We invite you to comment on these 
proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

DATES: We must receive written comments on or before December 31, 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: Kellie Shipley, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
301.837.0685 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), we invite the public and other Federal agencies 
to comment on proposed information collections. If you have comments or 
suggestions, they 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) our estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection 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 the collection 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, we solicit comments concerning the following 
information collections:
    1. Title: Request to film, photograph, or videotape at a NARA 
facility for news purposes.
    OMB number: 3095-0040.
    Agency form number: NA Form 11010 (Use of Equipment Consent Waiver 
and Release).
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated number of respondents: 350.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 58.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1280.48. The collection is prepared by organizations that wish to film, 
photograph, or videotape on NARA property for news purposes. We need 
the information to determine if the request complies with NARA 
regulations, to ensure protection of archival holdings, and to schedule 
the filming appointment.
    2. Title: Request to use NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, 
area, public spaces at Federal records centers, or Presidential library 
and grounds, for events.
    OMB number: 3095-0043.
    Agency form number: NA Form 16011 (Application and permit for use 
of space in Presidential library and grounds).
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Not-for-profit institutions, individuals or 
households, business or other for-profit, private organizations, 
Federal Government.
    Estimated number of respondents: 300 for facilities in the 
Washington, DC, area and Federal records centers; 500 for Presidential 
library facilities and grounds.
    Estimated time per response: 30 minutes for facilities in the 
Washington, DC, area and Federal records centers; 20 minutes for 
Presidential library facilities and grounds.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 150 hours for facilities in 
the Washington, DC., area and Federal records centers; 165 hours for 
Presidential library facilities and grounds.
    Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 
1280.64. Requesters submit the information when they wish to use NARA 
public areas in the Washington, DC, area or public spaces at Federal 
records centers for an event, or they submit the application to request 
the use of space in a Presidential library for a privately sponsored 
activity. We use the information to determine whether or not we can 
accommodate the request and date, whether the requested use meets the 
criteria in 36 CFR part 1280, and to ensure that the proposed event 
complies with NARA regulations.
    3. Title: Independent Researcher Listing Application.
    OMB number: 3095-0054.
    Agency form numbers: NA Form 14115 (Independent Researcher Listing 
Application).
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated number of respondents: 300.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 50.
    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 Archival Operations division 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.

Sheena Burrell,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.
[FR Doc. 2024-25495 Filed 10-31-24; 8:45 am]
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