[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16698-16699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08055]
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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:
Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation
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. By this notice, IMLS is
soliciting comments concerning the forms and instructions for the IMLS
Grants to States Program Five Year Evaluation forms and instructions
for the next three years. 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 CONTACT
section below on or before May 22, 2019.
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: 202-653-4608, 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: The Grants to States program is the largest grant
program administered by IMLS. Through this program, IMLS provides
financial assistance to develop library services throughout the States,
U.S. Territories, and the Freely Associated States. IMLS funds support
projects that, among other purposes, promote literacy and education;
enhance and expand the services and resources provided by all types of
libraries; enhance the skills of the current and future library
workforce and leadership; develop public-private partnerships with
other agencies and community-based organizations; and target library
services to individuals
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with diverse geographic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds,
individuals with disabilities, and individuals from other underserved
communities. The program recognizes the increasing importance of
information technology by emphasizing programs that teach digital
literacy skills; develop library services that provide all users with
access to information through local, State, regional, national, and
international collaborations and networks; and establish or enhance
electronic and other linkages among and between libraries and other
entities. A State Library Administrative Agency (``SLAA'') is the
official agency of a State charged by law with the extension and
development of public library services throughout the State. To receive
funds under the Grants to States program, each SLAA must submit to the
Director of IMLS a State Plan detailing certain goals, assurances, and
procedures for a five-year period. A State Plan is a document that
identifies a State's library needs, sets forth the activities to be
taken toward meeting the identified needs supported with the assistance
of Federal funds made available under subchapter II (Library Services
and Technology, ``LSTA'') and provides assurances that the officially
designated SLAA has the fiscal and legal authority and capability to
administer all aspects of any award under the Grants to States program.
The State Plan must also provide assurances for establishing the
State's policies, priorities, criteria, and procedures necessary to the
implementation of all programs under the LSTA.
IMLS authorizing legislation directs State Library Administrative
Agencies (SLAAs) to ``independently evaluate, and report to the
Director regarding, the activities assisted under this subchapter,
prior to the end of the Five Year Plan.'' This evaluation provides
SLAAs an opportunity to measure progress in meeting the goals set in
their approved Five Year Plans with a framework to synthesize
information across all state reports in telling a national story.
This action is to seek approval for the instructions for the
Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation for the next
three years.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation.
OMB Number: 3137-0090.
Frequency: Once every five years.
Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 59.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 90 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,310 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $148,361.
Dated: April 17, 2019.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-08055 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
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