[Federal Register: March 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 48)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to
request extension of a currently approved information collection used
when veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals request
information from or copies of documents in military personnel, military
medical, and dependent medical records. The public is invited to
comment on the proposed information
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collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 12, 2008 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments
(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740-6001; or faxed to 301-713-7409; or
electronically mailed to tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov.
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 (Pub. L. 104-13), NARA invites the general 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 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. The comments that are submitted will be summarized
and included in the NARA request for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. In
this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the following
information collection:
Title: Authorization for Release of Military Medical Patient
Records, Request for Information Needed to Locate Medical Records,
Request for Information Needed to Reconstruct Medical Data, and
Questionnaire about Military Service.
OMB Number: 3095-0039.
Agency Form Number: NA Forms 13036, 13042, 13055, and 13075.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Veterans, their authorized representatives, state
and local governments, and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 79,800.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion (when respondent wishes to
request information from a military personnel, military medical, and
dependent medical record).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,650 hours.
Abstract: The information collection is prescribed by 36 CFR
1228.162. In accordance with rules issued by the Department of Defense
(DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT, U.S. Coast Guard), the
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) administers military personnel and
medical records of veterans after discharge, retirement, and death. In
addition, NRPC administers the medical records of dependents of service
personnel. When veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals
request information from or copies of documents in military personnel,
military medical, and dependent medical records, they must provide on
forms or in letters certain information about the veteran and the
nature of the request. A major fire at the NPRC on July 12, 1973,
destroyed numerous military records. If individuals' requests involve
records or information from records that may have been lost in the
fire, requesters may be asked to complete NA Form 13075, Questionnaire
about Military Service, or NA Form 13055, Request for Information
Needed to Reconstruct Medical Data, so that NPRC staff can search
alternative sources to reconstruct the requested information.
Requesters who ask for medical records of dependents of service
personnel and hospitalization records of military personnel are asked
to complete NA Form 13042, Request for Information Needed to Locate
Medical Records, so that NPRC staff can locate the desired records.
Certain types of information contained in military personnel and
medical records are restricted from disclosure unless the veteran
provides a more specific release authorization than is normally
required. Veterans are asked to complete NA Form 13036, Authorization
for Release of Military Medical Patient Records, to authorize release
to a third party of a restricted type of information found in the
desired record.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-4868 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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