[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22104-22105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10045]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection:
IMLS Grants to States Program ``Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for
State Library Administrative Agencies''
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the
following information collection has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed. This notice proposes the
clearance of the IMLS Grants to States Program ``Five-Year State Plan
Guidelines for State Library Administrative Agencies''.
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before June 8, 2018.
OMB is particularly interested in comments that help the agency to:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses).
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant
Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955
L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr.
Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 Fax: 202-
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653-4608, or by email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and
museums. We advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries,
and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy
development. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work
together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: This notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS
Grants to States Program ``Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for State
Library Administrative Agencies''. The 60-day Notice for the ``Notice
of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS Grants to States
Program ``Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for State Library
Administrative Agencies'' was published in the Federal Register on
March 1, 2018 (83 FR 8902). The agency has taken into consideration the
one comment that was received under this notice.
The Grants to States program is the largest source of Federal
funding support for library services in the U.S. Using a population
based formula, more than $150 million is distributed among the State
Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official
agencies charged by law with the extension and development of library
services, and they are located in:
Each of the 50 States of the United States, and the
District of Columbia;
The Territories (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands); and
The Freely Associated States (the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of
Palau).
Each year, over 1,500 Grants to States projects support the
purposes and priorities outlined in the Library Services and Technology
Act (LSTA). (See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may use the funds to
support statewide initiatives and services, and they may also
distribute the funds through competitive subawards (subgrants or
cooperative agreements) to public, academic, research, school, or
special libraries or library consortia (for-profit and Federal
libraries are not eligible). Each SLAA must submit a plan that details
library services goals for a five-year period. (20 U.S.C. 9134). SLAAs
must also conduct a five-year evaluation of library services based on
that plan. These plans and evaluations are the foundation for improving
practice and informing policy. Each SLAA receives IMLS funding to
support the five year period through a series of overlapping, two year
grant awards.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for State Library
Administrative Agencies.
OMB Number: 3137-0029.
Frequency: Once every five years.
Affected Public: State and Territory Library Administrative
Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 59.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 90 hours.
Estimated Total Burden: 5310 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
Total Five Year Costs: $146,928.
Dated: May 8, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-10045 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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