[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26282-26283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11028]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: State Library 
Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2011-2013

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, The National 
Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Service (``IMLS'') as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general 
public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed 
and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This pre-clearance 
consultation 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. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments 
concerning the continuance of the State Library Administrative Agencies 
Survey from FY 2011-2013.
    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: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before July 8, 2010.
    The IMLS is particularly interested in comments which:
     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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the documents contact: Kim A. Miller, 
Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and 
Communication, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, 
NW., 9th Floor, Washington DC 20036. Ms. Miller can be reached by 
Telephone: 202-653-4762, Fax: 202-653-4600, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an 
independent Federal grant-making agency and is the primary source of 
federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. 
IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the Nation's 
museums and libraries in improving their operations and enhancing their 
services to the public. IMLS is responsible for identifying national 
needs for, and trends of, museum and library services funded by IMLS; 
reporting on the impact and effectiveness of programs conducted with 
funds made available by IMLS in addressing such needs; and identifying, 
and disseminating information on, the best practices of such programs. 
(20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).

II. Current Actions

    The State Library Administrative Agencies Survey has been conducted 
by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the clearance 
number 3137-0072, which expires 9/30/2010. State library administrative 
agencies (``StLAs'') are the official agencies of each state charged by 
state law with the extension and development of public library services 
throughout the state. (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9122.) The 
purpose of this survey is to provide state and federal policymakers 
with information about StLAs, including their governance, allied 
operations, developmental services to libraries and library systems, 
support of electronic information networks and resources, number and 
types of outlets, and direct services to the public.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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    Title: State Library Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2011-2013.
    OMB Number: 3137-0072.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: Federal, State and local governments, State 
library administrative agencies, libraries, general public.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden hours per respondent: 26.
    Total burden hours: 1,326.
    Total Annual Costs: $34,874.
    Contact: Kim A. Miller, Management Analyst, Office of Policy, 
Planning, Research, and Communication, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington DC 20036. Ms. 
Miller can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4762, Fax: 202-653-4600, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: May 5, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and 
Communication.
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