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NARA proposal to cut researcher hours detailed in Federal Register

The NARA plans to eliminate Saturday hours and change the research room hours to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays in the National Archives Building and National Archives at College Park facility. The NARA plan seeks to lower operating costs during low-use periods, "more closely reflecting NARA official business hours in those facilities."

This interim final rule also modifies the hours the exhibit areas in the National Archives Building, Washington, DC, are open to the public. A public meeting on this interim final rule will be held on August 3, 2006 at 1 p.m.

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]