[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48436-48437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23018]
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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 collections described in this notice.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below
on or before October 4, 1999 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Ms. Virginia
Huth, Desk Officer for NARA, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information collections and supporting
statements should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at telephone number
301-713-6730 or fax number 301-713-6913.
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 these information
collections on June 28,1999 (64 FR 34687 and 34688). No comments were
received. NARA has submitted the described information collections 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 collections are necessary for the proper performance of the
functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy of NARA's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collections; (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. In this notice, NARA is
soliciting comments concerning the following information collections:
1. Title: Application for Attendance at the Institute for the
Editing of Historical Documents.
OMB number: 3095-0012.
Agency form number: None.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Individuals, often already working on documentary
editing projects, who wish to apply to attend the annual one-week
Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, an intensive seminar
in all aspects of modern documentary editing techniques taught by
visiting editors and specialists.
Estimated number of respondents: 25.
Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.
Frequency of response: On occasion, no more than annually (when
respondent wishes to apply for attendance at the Institute).
Estimated total annual burden hours: 37.5 hours.
Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to establish
the applicants' qualifications and to permit selection of those
individuals best qualified to attend the Institute jointly sponsored by
the NHPRC, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the
University of Wisconsin. Selected applicants' forms are forwarded to
the resident advisors of the Institute, who use them to determine what
areas of instruction would be most useful to the applicants.
2. Title: National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Grant Program.
OMB number: 3095-0013.
Agency form number: None.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Nonprofit organizations and institutions, state
and local government agencies, Federally acknowledged or state-
recognized Native American tribes or groups, and individuals who apply
for NHPRC grants for support of historical documentary editions,
archival preservation and planning projects, and other records
projects.
Estimated number of respondents: 134 per year submit applications;
approximately 100 grantees among the
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applicant respondents also submit semiannual narrative performance
reports.
Estimated time per response: 54 hours per application; 2 hours per
narrative report.
Frequency of response: On occasion for the application;
semiannually for the narrative report. Currently, the NHPRC considers
grant applications 2 times per year; respondents usually submit no more
than one application per year.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 7,636 hours.
Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff, reviewers,
and the Commission to determine if the applicant and proposed project
are eligible for an NHPRC grant, and whether the proposed project is
methodologically sound and suitable for support. The narrative report
is used by the NHPRC staff to monitor the performance of grants.
3. Title: Applications for Archival Administration and Historical
Documentary Editing Fellowships.
OMB number: 3095-0014.
Agency form number: None.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Individuals who wish to apply for an NHPRC
fellowship in archival administration or historical documentary
editing. Applicants for the archival administration fellowship must
have at least two years' professional archival work experience;
applicants for the editing fellowship must hold a Ph.D. or have
completed all requirement for the degree except the dissertation.
Estimated number of respondents: 9.
Estimated time per response: 8 hours.
Frequency of response: Generally one-time.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 72 hours.
Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to establish
the applicants' qualifications and to permit selection by the host
institution of those individuals best qualified for the fellowships.
One fellowship in archival administration and one fellowship in
historical editing are awarded each year.
4. Title: Application for Host Institutions of Archival
Administration and Historical Editing Fellowships.
OMB number: 3095-0015.
Agency form number: None.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Nonprofit institutions or organizations that have
active archival or special collections programs, and historical
documentary publication projects that have received an NHPRC grant.
Estimated number of respondents: 9.
Estimated time per response: 17 hours.
Frequency of response: Generally, one-time although an institution
may apply in subsequent years.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 153 hours.
Abstract: The application is used by the NHPRC staff to select
applicants to serve as host institutions for the two fellowships
supported by the NHPRC each year.
Dated: August 30, 1999
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 99-23018 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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