[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51853-51854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20882]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Public 
Libraries Survey, FY 2011-2013

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, 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 Public Libraries Survey for Fiscal 
Years 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 October 20, 2010.
    IMLS 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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 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], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) 
for persons with hearing difficulty at 202/653-4614.

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

    Pursuant to Public Law 107-279, this Public Libraries Survey 
collects annual descriptive data on the universe of public libraries in 
the U.S. and the Outlying Areas. Information such as public service 
hours per year, circulation of library books, number of librarians, 
population of legal service area, expenditures for library collection, 
staff salary data, and access to technology, etc., would be collected. 
The Public Libraries Survey has been conducted by the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0074, which 
expires November 30, 2010.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Public Libraries Survey, 2011-2013.
    OMB Number: 3137-0074.
    Agency Number: 3137.

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    Affected Public: State and local governments, State library 
agencies, and public libraries.
    Number of Respondents: 55.

    Note: 55 is the number of State Library Administrative Agencies 
(StLAs) that are responsible for the collection of this information 
and for reporting it to IMLS. In gathering this information, the 
StLAs will request that their sub-entities (ex. public libraries in 
their respective States and Outlying Areas) provide information to 
the respective StLA. As the number of sub-entities and questions 
varies from StLA to StLA, it is difficult to assess the exact number 
of burden hours and costs.

    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden Hours per Respondent: 85.7.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,541.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: N/A.
    Total Annual Costs: $119,428.
    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: 202-653-4762, or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: August 18, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and 
Communication.
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