# 2026-16352: NARA Asks OMB to Rubber-Stamp Same Old Paperwork Requests

2026-16352, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from National Archives and Records Administration published 2026-08-11, effective OMB must receive written comments on or before September 10, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16352
- As of: 2026-08-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16352
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: National Archives and Records Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 51748
- Published: 2026-08-11
- Effective: OMB must receive written comments on or before September 10, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-10
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-18

## In one line

NARA Asks OMB to Rubber-Stamp Same Old Paperwork Requests

## Summary

We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use two information collections. The first information collection is prepared by companies and organizations to request to digitize archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. The second information collection is used when veterans, dependents, and other authorized individuals request information from or copies of documents in military personnel, military medical, and dependent medical records. We invite you to comment on the proposed information collections. There have been no changes made to these collections.

## Effects PRIA read

- Time Burden for Digitizing Archives: cost, low. If your company or organization wants permission to digitize archival holdings with privately owned equipment, you must submit a Request to Digitize Records (OMB Control No. 3095-0017). The agency estimates 10 respondents per year, each taking about 5 hours per request, for a total estimated annual…
- Paperwork Burden for Military Records Requests: cost, low. If you are a veteran, a dependent, or an authorized person requesting military personnel or medical records, you may need to fill out NA Forms (for example, NA Forms 13036, 13042, 13055, 13075, or 13177) to get information or copies. The agency estimates 79,800 respondents annually, about 5 minutes…

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- [2026-10437](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10437): Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments, 2026-05-26

## Sources
- [2026-16352 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16352/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-16352 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-11/pdf/2026-16352.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16352 (as of 2026-08-18).