Comment on FR Doc # E6-11763

Losing all of the evening research hours does a disservice to those who cannot visit the Archives facilities during typical work-day hours. It also does a disservice to those of us who travel significant distances to use the facilities of the National Archives, in that we are called upon to expend money for travel and accomodations, and then would not be able to make use of the Archives at all in any evening. As one who uses both daytime and evening hours for research, I know that much is accomplished during the evening, particularly in terms of copier time, that cannot be completed during busy daytime periods. As a Certified Genealogist, who has attended the NARA co-sponsored National Institute on Genealogical Research, I am sadly disappointed that the agency proposes to reduce its availability to researchers and historians on Saturdays and during evening hours. The proposed rule change is a disservice to NARA's most loyal and supportive patrons. comment received