[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8663]


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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE


U.S. Participation in International Library and Information 
Policy Forums

    The purpose of the collection is to obtain information from private 
individuals and organizations who regularly participate in 
international forums and other kinds of activities where library and 
information policy issues and concerns that are of major importance to 
the U.S. are previewed, discussed, debated, resolved and acted upon, 
including the promulgation of laws, rules, regulations, policies, 
standards, guidelines and other policy implementation instruments.
    The most likely respondents to this collection include university 
faculty, researchers, public and private librarians, other kinds of 
information professionals, corporate representatives in the library and 
information field, experts and consultants, and government agencies 
whose missions embrace this field such as NTIA, NTIS, the Library of 
Congress, CRS, and so forth.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    The data collected will be used by NCLIS, major U.S. library and 
information associations, universities, library and information science 
schools, government agencies with international missions and programs, 
and selected private individuals to better plan their participation in 
such international activities so as to minimize duplication and overlap 
in these forums, and to sharpen U.S. policy focus.
    The data collection is planned for the June-August 1998 timeframe.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days from the date of this 
publication directly to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and 
Information Science, 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW., Suite 820, Washington, 
DC 20005-3522, Attn: F.W. Horton, Jr., or by fax to (202) 606-9203, or 
electronically to [email protected]. For further information, call 
(202) 606-9200.
    Public comments may also be directed to the Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Regulatory and Information Affairs (OMB/OIRA), 
Room 10236 NEOB, Executive Office of the President, 17th & Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Peter Weiss.

    Dated: March 27, 1998
Robert S. Willard,
Acting Executive Director, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and 
Information Science.
[FR Doc. 98-8663 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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