# Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of proposed extension request.
**SUMMARY:**
NARA proposes to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection used by individuals applying for a research card that grants them access to original archival records in a National Archives and Records Administration facility. We invite you to comment on this proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
**DATES:**
We must receive written comments on or before February 26, 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:**
Tamee Fechhelm, Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, by email at *[email protected]* or by telephone at 301.837.1694 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), NARA invites the public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The comments and suggestions 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) NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection and its accuracy; (c) ways NARA could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information it collects; (d) ways NARA could minimize the burden on respondents of collecting the information, including through information technology; and (e) whether this 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, NARA solicits comments concerning the following information collection:
*Title:* Researcher Application.
*OMB number:* 3095-0016.
*Agency form number:* NA Form 14003.
*Type of review:* Regular.
*Affected public:* Individuals or households, business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal, State, local or Tribal government.
*Estimated number of respondents:* 7,600.
*Estimated time per response:* 5 minutes.
*Frequency of response:* On occasion.
*Estimated total annual burden hours:* 633 hours.
*Abstract:* The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.8. The collection is an application for a research card. Respondents are individuals who want access to original archival records in a NARA facility. NARA uses the information to screen individuals, to identify which types of records they should use, and to allow further contact.
Sheena Burrell,
Executive for Information Services/CIO.