[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 184 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22106]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


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 the agency has submitted to 
OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. 
The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below 
on or before October 22, 2008 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Nicholas A. Fraser, Desk Officer for 
NARA, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5167; or electronically mailed to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c32151f1413101d0f233d52233a0e1d0f190e3c13111e5219130c521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd93b4beb5b2b1bcae829cf3829bafbcaeb8af9db2b0bff3b8b2adf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement 
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at telephone number 301-837-1694 
or fax number 301-713-7409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Public Law 104-13), NARA invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. NARA 
published a notice of proposed collection for this information 
collection on June 25, 2008 (73 FR 36128). Two comments were received. 
One comment requested that the veteran or requestor should be afforded 
the opportunity to request their entire record on the form so they 
don't have to request it more than once. Another comment requested 
replacing ``service'' with ``component'' in several areas of the form; 
changing ``VA Loan'' to ``VA Loan Programs''; and requesting all 
documents in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Both comments 
were accepted and the changes were made to the SF 180. NARA has 
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 the proper performance of the 
functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy of NARA's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of information technology; and (e) whether small 
businesses are affected by this collection. In this notice, NARA is 
soliciting comments concerning the following information collection:
    Title: Request Pertaining to Military Records.
    OMB number: 3095-0029.
    Agency form number: SF 180.
    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 1228.168(b). In accordance with rules issued by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS, 
U.S. 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.

    Dated: September 17, 2008.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-22106 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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