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research enhances BLS survey data 

quality. Improvements are made by 

examining psychological and cognitive 

aspects of BLS data collection 

procedures, including questionnaire 

design, interviewing procedures, 

collection modalities, and 

administrative technology. The BLS 

Authorizing Statute authorizes this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1 

and 2. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0141. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

February 28, 2015. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 29, 2014 (79 FR 51614). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0141. The OMB 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; and 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Cognitive and 

Psychological Research. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0141. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 6,140. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 6,606. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

6,606 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: February 2, 2015. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02389 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2015–021] 

Office of Presidential Libraries; 

Disposal of Presidential Records 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Presidential Records Act notice 

of proposed disposal of Reagan and 

George H.W. Bush administration 

disaster recovery backup tapes; request 

for public comment. 

SUMMARY: NARA has identified several 

collections of disaster recovery backup 

tapes, and subsequently-created 

preservation copies, from the Ronald 

Reagan and George H.W. Bush (GHW 

Bush) administrations, maintained for 

the Professional/Office Vision software 

(PROFS), the Sperry/VAX All-in-One 

(All-in-One), and for systems 

maintained by the White House 

Situation Support Staff (WHSSS) and 

the White House Situation Room 

(WHSR), as appropriate for disposal 

under the Presidential Records Act, 44 

U.S.C. 2203(g)(3). This notice describes 

our reasons for determining that further 

retention of these disaster recovery 

backup tapes is not warranted. Because 

the administrations made these backup 

tapes for disaster recovery purposes, all 

required backup restoration projects 

have taken place, and NARA is 

preserving the restored records, we have 

identified no further need to preserve 

and maintain these backup tapes. 

Accordingly, we are following a 

disposal procedure similar to that in 

General Records Schedule (GRS) 24 for 

the routine disposal of backup tapes 

used by Federal agencies. 

This notice does not constitute a final 

agency action, as described in 44 U.S.C. 

2203(g)(3), and no Presidential records 

will be disposed of following this 

notice. NARA will publish a second 

notice only after we have considered 

any comments received following this 

45-day notice period. If NARA proceeds 

with disposal, we will publish a second 

notice, with a 60-day notice period, that 

will constitute a final agency action. 

DATES: Please submit any comments by 

March 23, 2015 for NARA’s 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

proposed disposal of these Presidential 

records must be sent in writing to Susan 

K. Donius, by mail to National Archives 

and Records Administration, Suite 

2200; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, 

MD 20740–6001; by fax to 301–837– 

3199; or by email to beth.fidler@

nara.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director of Presidential Libraries Susan 

K. Donius, by telephone at 301–837– 

3250; or by email at beth.fidler@

nara.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA 

proposes to dispose of 3,071 original 

disaster recovery backup tapes created 

during the Reagan and GHW Bush 

administrations, along with subsequent 

preservation copies of those media. A 

Stipulation and Order entered in the 

case of Armstrong v. Executive Office of 

the President, Civ. No. 89–0142 (D.D.C.), 

on January 27, 1994, allows NARA to 

dispose of preserved disaster recovery 

backup tapes from the Reagan and GHW 

Bush administrations, provided that 

NARA issues a public notice in the 

Federal Register. On June 28, 2013, 

NARA published a Federal Register 

notice proposing the disposal of over 

22,000 unclassified backup tapes from 

the Reagan and GHW Bush 

administrations that were used to 

restore emails and related records 

pursuant to court orders entered in the 

Armstrong case. NARA received no 

comments concerning that proposed 

disposal. 

Similarly, NARA now proposes to 

dispose of 3,039 classified backup tapes 

from the Reagan and GHW Bush 

administrations that were transferred to 


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NARA at the end of the GHW Bush 

administration in 1993 and were used to 

restore emails and related records 

pursuant to the Armstrong case, along 

with 32 additional unclassified 

Armstrong backup tapes. NARA will 

permanently retain the restored 

Presidential and Federal records from 

these media, including PROFS notes, 

documents, and calendars, as well as 

email and cables from the All-in-One 

electronic system and the WHSSS and 

the WHSR electronic systems, on 

different electronic media. 

Details About the Records 

These backups were maintained for 

the PROFS, the All-in-One, and on 

systems maintained by WHSSS and 

WHSR. Four White House entities 

maintained these backups—the White 

House Communications Agency 

(WHCA), WHSSS, and WHSR, on behalf 

of the National Security Council (NSC), 

and the Office of Administration (OA) 

on behalf of components of the 

Executive Office of the President. 

These tapes include 3,039 original 

classified backup tapes originally 

preserved under court orders entered in 

the Armstrong case and transferred to 

NARA at the end of the GHW Bush 

administration in 1993. These backup 

tapes were created by WHCA and 

WHSSS staff, on behalf of the NSC, 

during the Reagan and GHW Bush 

administrations, and by WHSR staff 

during the Bush administration. The 

original backup media consist of a 

variety of formats, including, but not 

limited to, open-reel tapes, 3480-class 

cartridge tapes, hard drives, 8mm tapes, 

4mm tapes, DEC cartridges, removable 

disc packs, and a floppy disk. During 

the Clinton administration, WHCA, 

WHSSS, and WHSR administrative staff, 

on behalf of the NSC, conducted tape 

restoration projects to restore records 

from these backup tapes. All of these 

backup media have been duplicated in 

two or more preservation copy sets (not 

necessarily using the same media) 

created subsequently. NARA will 

permanently retain the restored 

Presidential and Federal records from 

these media, including PROFS notes, 

documents, and calendars, as well as 

email and cables from the All-in-One 

electronic system and the WHSSS and 

WHSR electronic systems, in an 

electronic format as part of the 

permanent record collections of the 

Reagan and GHW Bush administrations. 

Tape Restoration Projects and Retained 

Records 

During the Reagan and GHW Bush 

administrations, NSC staff conducted 

business using two electronic 

communication systems. The first 

system was known as PROFS, which 

was an IBM proprietary office 

management tool available to NSC staff 

and supported by WHCA. WHCA 

captured stored electronic information 

on open reel tapes, created to sustain 

disaster recovery ability, during 

scheduled backup periods. During the 

Clinton administration, WHCA used 

copies of PROFS system backup tapes to 

conduct a tape restoration project 

(WHCA TRP) of all PROFS notes, 

documents, calendars, and other partial 

or residual data on the tapes from the 

Reagan and GHW Bush administrations, 

in response to stipulations and orders 

entered in the Armstrong case. We will 

continue to retain these restored 

records. 

The second system used by NSC staff 

during the Reagan administration, and 

increasingly during the GHW Bush 

administration, was the All-in-One 

system, which also allowed for 

transmission of electronic mail, 

calendars, and cables. The All-in-One 

system maintained by WHCA and 

WHSSS was connected to the IBM 

PROFS system so that mail could be 

sent and received between NSC staff. 

After September 1992, WHSR staff 

began using a new system for electronic 

mail (CCMail) instead of All-in-One. 

WHSSS staff conducted a second tape 

restoration project (WHSSS TRP) on the 

backup media from each of the above 

systems, also in response to stipulations 

and orders entered in the Armstrong 

case. From the Reagan administration, 

all WHCA All-in-One email and cables, 

and WHSSS All-in-One email, 

calendars, and cables, were restored as 

part of the WHSSS TRP. From the GHW 

Bush administration, all WHCA All-inOne email, calendars, and cables, 

WHSSS All-in-One email, calendars, 

and cables, and WHSR CCMail email, 

calendars, and cables, were restored as 

part of the WHSSS TRP. We will 

continue to retain these records. 

The records restored pursuant to the 

WHCA and WHSSS TRPs are currently 

classified and are otherwise subject to 

access restrictions imposed by the 

Presidential Records Act (44 U.S.C. 

2204(a)). NARA will be able to respond 

to future access requests for the PROFS 

notes, documents, and calendars, as 

well as All-in-One and CCMail 

electronic mail, calendars, and cables. 

In light of the extensive past restoration 

efforts to obtain these records, we 

believe the original backup media and 

subsequent preservation copies do not 

warrant permanent retention and are 

disposable. 

Staff in OA conducted a third tape 

restoration project to restore 

unclassified Reagan-era PROFS notes, 

documents, and calendars residing on 

OA’s separate unclassified PROFS 

system for components of the Executive 

Office of the President, also in response 

to stipulations and orders entered in the 

Armstrong case. NARA now proposes to 

dispose of 32 unclassified open-reel 

backup tapes created during the Reagan 

administration and used by OA staff for 

this third TRP. OA created separate sets 

of output tapes, labeled the 

‘‘Presidential Tape Set,’’ and the 

‘‘Federal Tape Set,’’ containing PROFS 

notes, documents, and calendars 

covered under the Presidential Records 

Act and the Federal Records Act, 

respectively. We will continue to retain 

these records. In light of OA’s 

restoration efforts, we believe that these 

32 original backup media and 

subsequent preservation copies also do 

not warrant permanent retention and are 

disposable. 

Dated: January 30, 2015. 

Susan K. Donius, 

Director, Office of Presidential Libraries. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02454 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND HUMANITIES 

Notice of Continuance for General 

Clearance for Guidelines, Applications 

and Reporting Forms 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

for the Arts and Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and 

Library Services (IMLS), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

This pre-clearance consultation program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

By this notice, IMLS is soliciting 

comments on IMLS program guidelines 

and reporting requirements. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 


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