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OMB Control No: 3095-0029	ICR Reference No: 200206-3095-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199906-3095-001
Agency/Subagency: NARA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Request Pertaining to Military Records
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/03/2002
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/18/2002
Terms of Clearance: As part of its efforts under the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), NARA has identified this collection as one that can be made available online through the NARA website. However, users still have the burden of printing out a copy of the completed fo rm, signing the form, and faxing or mailing the signed copy to NA RA. As the government moves forward with e-government, agencies a re expected to find solutions that are transform the way the agency does business. Active and veteran members of the US military are dependent upon NARA for access to their military ser vice records. Users of this collection should be able to complete their entire transaction online, including the ability to provide consent electronically and to transmit their completed form to the National Archives for processing. In order to be fully compliant with the intent of GPEA, NARA has agreed to pursue the acceptance of digital signatures by Octobe r 2003. Respondents to this collection should be able to provide consent electronically and to expect the agency to accept that co nsent and to process their request. As part of the Administration 's commitment to align GPEA transactions with the Administration' s e-government initiatives, NARA is directed to consult with the partners of the E-authentication initiative to determine the most effective means of accepting digital signatures as quickly as po ssible.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2005	09/30/2005	09/30/2002
Responses	552,500	0	850,100
Time Burden (Hours)	46,042	0	172,300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection is used by individuals and interested private and public sector agencies in order to obtain information from military service records.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request Pertaining to Military Records	SF-180

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	552,500	850,100	-297,600
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,042	172,300	-126,258
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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