Public
Law 90-620, 82 Stat. 1293; Public Law 92- 546, 86 Stat. 1155; Public
Law 93-536, 88 Stat. 1734; Public Law 96-98, 93 Stat. 731; National
Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984, Public Law 98-497,
98 Stat. 2287; Public Law 100-365, 102 Stat. 823; Public Law 103-262,
108 Stat. 706; 44 U.S.C. 2501-2506.
To
provide professional reference service to members of the general
public and employees of the Federal government who are conducting
research in Federal records or in historical materials in Presidential
Libraries; provide the general public with research assistance in
gaining access to and use of records of the Federal government;
provide advice and information to the public through conferences,
workshops and other outreach activities on the availability and
use of Federal records in the NARA's custody and, preparing for
publication and dissemination articles of a scholarly nature for
historical journals and technical publications.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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Advisory Services and Counseling. Place Cursor Here for Definition
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
The
assistance provided by the NARA is designed to assist the public
in obtaining access to information contained in records which are
in the custody of the National Archives. Restrictions on the use
of accessioned records in the National Archives of the United States
are divided into two categories: general restrictions and specific
restrictions. General restrictions apply to all records regardless
of origin and apply to types of information or classes of records
exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, for
example, national security information. Specific restrictions are
specified by the transferring agency or donor and apply only to
records in a particular record group or a portion of that record
group. All statements of general and specific restrictions are included
in the "Guide to the National Archives of the United States" as
supplemented by 36 CFR 1256 Subparts A and B. Access to records
in the records center operations within NARA's regional records
services facilities; in the National Personnel Records Center; and
in the Washington National Records Center is controlled by the agency
which created the records.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: To see records in person, NARA
Form 14003, Researcher Application, is required. To obtain information
or copies by mail, contact the depository; if a form is required,
applicant will be notified. The use of publications, such as microfilm
publications of the U.S. Census, does not require the completion
of a Researcher Application. Microfilm publications are available
in regional facilities in self-service reference rooms. Requests
for records held in records center operations of the NARA regional
records services facilities; in the National Personnel Records
Center; and in the Washington National Records Center should be
addressed directly to the agency having legal custody.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
None.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 88-0300-0-1-804.
Obligations:
(Salaries and expenses) FY 01 $42,539,700; (Records Services -
Washington, DC, $22,088,000; Presidential Libraries, $2,244,700;
Regional Records Services, $18,207,000); FY 02 est $46,427,200;
(Records Services - Washington, DC, $24,468,000; Presidential
Libraries, $2,326,200; Regional Records Services, $19,663,000);
and FY 03 est $47,054,000; (Records Services - Washington, DC,
$24,158,000; Presidential Libraries, $2,396,000; Regional Records
Services, $20,500,000).
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
During fiscal year 2001, the National Archives provided a total
of 11,849,099 reference services from the sources shown below: Records
Services - Washington, DC, 2,084,874; Regional Records Services
9,586,753. The Presidential Libraries provided 60,952 reference
responses and more than 116,520 items to researchers. It is estimated
that for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, the National Archives will
provide a total of 12,132,980 and 12,590,710 reference services,
respectively, from the following sources: Records Services - Washington,
DC, 2,193,624 and 2,300,124 respectively; Presidential Libraries
65,000 reference responses and 120,000 items to researchers for
fiscal years 2002 and 2003; and regional records services operations
9,874,356 and 10,170,586 respectively.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
36 CFR Chapter XII, Subchapter C. Over 200 printed publications
are available as listed in General Information Leaflet No. 3, "Select
List of Publications of the National Archives and Records Administration,"
available without charge from the Publication Services (NEPS), National
Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: See Appendix IV of the Catalog
for a list of addresses.
Headquarters
Office: Office of Records Services-Washington,
D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Washington,
DC 20408. Telephone: (301) 713-7000. Regional records services
facilities: Office of Regional Records Services, National Archives
and Records Administration, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. Telephone:
(301) 713- 7200.
