AGENCY:
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The National Archives and Records Administration proposes to amend its regulation that lists NARA facilities and hours when the public and other Federal agency staff may use the records in those facilities. This proposed rule includes corrections to email addresses for the Presidential libraries, corrections to phone and fax numbers, and in some cases, modifies the hours that these facilities are open for research. In addition, NARA is also proposing a uniform policy on research room facility closings for Federal holidays in order to standardize them throughout NARA. This proposed rule affects members of the public who do research at NARA facilities.
DATES:
Comments are due by June 14, 2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments must be sent to Regulation Comments Desk (NPOL), Room 4100, Policy and Communications Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. They may be faxed to 301-713-7270. You may also comment via email to comments@nara.gov. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the preamble for additional information on email submissions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kim Richardson at telephone number 301-713-7360, ext. 240, or fax number 301-713-7270.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This proposed regulation includes information on several changes that have occurred since the last update to 36 CFR part 1253. Listings of Presidential libraries, records centers, and regional archives are revised to include corrected telephone and fax numbers, and research hours, and for Presidential libraries, email addresses.
NARA is also proposing a uniform policy on research room facility closings for Federal holidays that are on a Saturday. NARA has always closed its research room facilities on Federal holidays and this remains unchanged. However, NARA is proposing that when a Federal holiday occurs on a Saturday but the official observance is on the preceding Friday, the facility will close on the Saturday as well as the preceding Friday. Previously, closing the research room facilities on a Saturday when one of the Federal holidays occurred on that day, but was observed on the preceding Friday, was done on an ad hoc basis. The proposed policy standardizes the practice throughout NARA. The only dates that would be affected by the proposed policy are January 1st, the Fourth of July, Veteran's Day, and December 25th. These instances do not occur very often: In 2001 and 2002, there are no instances; in 2003, there is one instance on the Fourth of July; in 2004 there are two instances on December 25th and January 1st ; and in 2005 and 2006 there is one instance on Veteran's Day. This proposed policy applies to the research room facilities in the Washington, DC, area which are open Saturday and research rooms in some of the Presidential libraries and regional archives services facilities which may also be open on Saturday.
Please submit email comments within the body of your email message or attach comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include “Attn: 3095-AB08” and your name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation that we have received your email message, contact the Regulation Comment Desk at 301-713-7360, ext. 226.
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, I certify that this proposed rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. This regulation does not have any federalism implications.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1253
- Archives and records
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, NARA proposes to amend part 1253 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, chapter XII, as follows:
PART 1253—LOCATION OF RECORDS AND HOURS OF USE
1. The authority citation for part 1253 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).
2. Amend § 1253.3 by revising paragraphs (a) through (j) to read as follows:
(a) Herbert Hoover Library is located at 210 Parkside Dr., West Branch, IA (mailing address: PO Box 488, West Branch, IA 52358-0488). The phone number is 319-643-5301 and the fax number is 319-643-5825. The email address is hoover.library@nara.gov.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is located at 4079 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538-1999. The phone number is 845-229-8114 and the fax number is 845-229-0872. The email address is roosevelt.library@nara.gov.
(c) Harry S. Truman Library is located at 500 W. US Hwy 24, Independence, MO 64050-1798. The phone number is 816-833-1400 and the fax number is 816-833-4368. The email address is truman.library@nara.gov.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower Library is located at 200 SE Fourth Street, Abilene, KS 67410-2900. The phone number is 785-263-4751 and the fax number is 785-263-4218. The email address is eisenhower.library@nara.gov.
(e) John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library is located at Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125-3398. The phone number is 617-929-4500 and the fax number is 617-929-4538. The email address is kennedy.library@nara.gov.
(f) Lyndon Baines Johnson Library is located at 2313 Red River St., Austin, TX 78705-5702. The phone number is 512-916-5137 and the fax number is 512-916-5171. The email address is johnson.library@nara.gov.
(g) Gerald R. Ford Museum is located at 303 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353. The phone number is 616-451-9263 and the fax number is 616-451-9570. The email address is ford.museum@nara.gov. Gerald R. Ford Library is located at 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114. The phone number is 734-741-2218 and the fax number is 734-741-2341. The email address is ford.library@nara.gov.
(h) Jimmy Carter Library is located at 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307-1498. The phone number is 404-331-3942 and the fax number is 404-730-2215. The email address is carter.library@nara.gov.
(i) Ronald Reagan Library is located at 40 Presidential Dr., Simi Valley, CA 93065-0699. The phone number is 800-410-8354 or 805-522-8444 and the fax number is 805-522-9621. The email address is reagan.library@nara.gov.
(j) George Bush Library is located at 1000 George Bush Drive West, College Station, TX 77845. The phone number is 979-260-9554 and the fax number is 979-260-9557. The email address is bush.library@nara.gov.
3. Revise § 1253.5 to read as follows:
(a) Military Personnel Records. NARA—National Personnel Records Center—Military Personnel Records is located at 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63132-5100. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
(b) Civilian Personnel Records. NARA—National Personnel Records Center—Civilian Personnel Records is located at 111 Winnebago St., St. Louis, MO 63118-4199. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
4. Amend § 1253.6 by revising paragraphs (a) through (f), and (h) through (l) to read as follows:
(a) NARA—Northeast Region (Boston) is located at the Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center, 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02452-6399. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 781-647-8104.
(b) NARA—Northeast Region (Pittsfield, MA) is located at 10 Conte Drive, Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 413-445-6885.
(c) NARA—Mid Atlantic Region (Northeast Philadelphia) is located at 14700 Townsend Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 215-671-9027.
(d) NARA—Southeast Region (Atlanta) is located at 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East Point, GA 30344-2593. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 404-763-7474.
(e) NARA—Great Lakes Region (Dayton) is located at 3150 Springboro Rd., Dayton, OH 45439-1883. The hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 937-225-2852.
(f) NARA—Great Lakes Region (Chicago) is located at 7358 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL 60629-5898. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 773-581-7816.
(h) NARA—Central Plains Region (Lee's Summit, MO) is located at 200 Space Center Drive, Lee's Summit, MO 64064-1182. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 816-823-6272.
(i) NARA—Southwest Region (Fort Worth) is located at 501 West Felix St., Bldg. 1, Fort Worth, TX (mailing address: P.O. Box 6216, Fort Worth, TX 76115-0216). The hours are 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 817-334-5515.
(j) NARA—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) is located at Building 48, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling Street, Denver, CO (mailing address: PO Box 25307, Denver, CO 80225-0307). The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 303-236-0804.
(k) NARA—Pacific Region (San Francisco) is located at 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, CA 94066-2350. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 650-876-9001.
(l) NARA—Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel, CA) is located at 24000 Avila Rd., 1st Floor East Entrance, Laguna Niguel, CA (mailing address: PO Box 6719, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-6719). The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 949-360-2626.
5. Amend § 1253.7 by revising paragraphs (b), (d), (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
(b) NARA—Northeast Region (Pittsfield, MA) is located at 10 Conte Drive, Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 413-445-6885.
(d) NARA—Mid Atlantic Region (Center City Philadelphia) is located at 900 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292. The hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 215-597-3000.
(g) NARA—Central Plains Region (Kansas City) is located at 2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131-3060. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 816-926-6920.
(h) NARA—Southwest Region (Fort Worth) is located at 501 West Felix St., Bldg. 1, Dock 1, Fort Worth, TX (mailing address: P.O. Box 6216, Fort Worth, TX, 76115-0216). The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 817-334-5525.
(i) NARA—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) Textual Research room is located at Building 48, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling Street, Denver, CO. The Microfilm Research room is located at Building 46, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling Street, Denver, CO. (The mailing address: PO Box 25307, Denver, CO 80225-0307). The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 303-236-0817.
6. Add § 1253.8 to read as follows:
(a) NARA research room facilities are closed on all Federal holidays.
(b) When a Federal holiday is on a Saturday but the official observance is on the preceding Friday, the research rooms that are normally open on Saturday will be closed on the Saturday as well as the Friday.
Dated: April 5, 2002.
John W. Carlin,
Archivist of the United States.
[FR Doc. 02-9018 Filed 4-12-02; 8:45 am]
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