The collection is prepared by
companies that wish to microfilm archival holdings with
privately-owned equipment. The contents of the request are
specified in 36 CFR 1254.92. NARA uses the information to determine
whether the request meets the criteria in 36 CFR 1254.94, to
evaluate the records for filming, and to schedule use of the
limited space available for filming.
The amount of time for a
respondent to draft and submit a request has gone down by 50% from
an average of 10 hours to an average of 5 hours, dues to changes in
the request process and forms. However, the number of requests per
year has increased from two to ten because more people are able to
digitize records than microfilm them. Each respondent now spends
half the time and half the cost but the total burden for all
respondents has gone up because of the increase in total number of
respondents.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.