[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1540-1541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00094]


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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: 
2023-2027 IMLS Grants to States Program Five-Year State Plan Guidelines 
for State Library Administrative Agencies

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. This notice proposes the 
clearance of the 2023-2027 IMLS Grants to States Program Five-Year 
State Plan Guidelines for State Library Administrative Agencies.
    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 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before February 7, 
2021.
    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: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute 
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have 
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and 
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please 
mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call 202-395-7316.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy 
Director of State Programs, Office of Library Services, Institute of 
Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, 
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Ms. DeVoe can be reached by telephone at 
202-653-4778, or by email at [email protected]. Office hours are from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

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 work together to transform the lives of individuals and 
communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes the clearance of the 2023-
2027 IMLS Grants to States Program Five-Year State Plan Guidelines for 
State Library Administrative Agencies. The 60-day Notice was published 
in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020 (85 FR 69649). The agency 
has taken into consideration the one comment that was received under 
this notice.
    The Grants to States program is the largest source of Federal 
funding

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support for library services in the U.S. Using a population based 
formula, more than $150 million is distributed among the State Library 
Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official agencies 
charged by law with the extension and development of library services, 
and they are located in:
     Each of the 50 States of the United States, and the 
District of Columbia;
     The Territories (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands); and
     The Freely Associated States (the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 
Palau).
    Each year, more than 1,500 Grants to States projects support the 
purposes and priorities outlined in the Library Services and Technology 
Act (LSTA). (See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may use the funds to 
support statewide initiatives and services, and they may also 
distribute the funds through competitive subawards (e.g. subgrants or 
cooperative agreements) to public, academic, research, school, or 
special libraries or library consortia (for-profit and Federal 
libraries are not eligible). Each SLAA must submit a plan that details 
library services goals for a five-year period. (20 U.S.C Sec.  9134). 
SLAAs must also conduct a five-year evaluation of library services 
based on that plan. These plans and evaluations are the foundation for 
improving practice and informing policy. Each SLAA receives IMLS 
funding to support the five year period through a series of 
overlapping, two year grant awards.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2023-2027 IMLS Grants to States Program Five-Year State Plan 
Guidelines for State Library Administrative Agencies.
    OMB Number: 3137-0029.
    Frequency: Once every five years.
    Affected Public: State and Territory Library Administrative 
Agencies.
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 90 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden: 5,310 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
    Total Five Year Costs: $158,078.70.

    Dated: January 4, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-00094 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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