[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52995-52996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21487]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
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: 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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.
    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 
Contact section below on or before September 25, 2010.
    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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: 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. 
Telephone: 202-653-4762; Fax: 202-653-4600; e-mail: [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 
(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).
    Abstract: 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.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the State 
Library Agencies Survey. The 60-day notice for the State Library 
Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2011-2013, was published in the 
Federal Register on May 11, 2010, (FR vol. 75, No. 90, pgs. 26282-
26283). No comments were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    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: 1326.

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    Total Annual Costs: $34,874.
    Contact: 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.

    Dated: August 24, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and 
Communication.
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