[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 20743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08254]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024 
IMLS Grants to States Program State Program Reporting System Forms

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 Services (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. 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. By 
this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning a plan to continue 
the IMLS Grants to States Program State Program Reporting System (SPR) 
electronic data collection which supports both the financial and 
performance reporting for all grantees. 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 
addressee section below on or before June 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants 
Policy and Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management, 
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, 
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Bodner can be reached by 
telephone at 202-653-4636, 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. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) 
can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based 
Telecommunications Relay Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy 
Director--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, by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public 
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.

I. Background

    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. 
To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

II. Current Actions

    The Grants to States program is the largest source of Federal 
funding support for library services in the U.S. Using a population-
based formula, more than $160 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, the District of Columbia, the five Territories, and the three 
Freely Associated States.
    This action is to renew clearance of the forms and instructions for 
the IMLS State Program Reporting System for the next three years. These 
forms include SPR Reporting System User Documentation; Grants to States 
Program Report; Financial Status Report; SPR Phase 3 Reporting; State 
Legal Officer's Certification of the Authorized Certifying Official; 
and internet Safety Certification for Applicant Public Libraries, 
Public Elementary and Secondary School Libraries, and Consortia with 
Public and/or Public School Libraries.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2022-2024 IMLS Grants to States Program State Program 
Reporting System Forms.
    OMB Number: 3137-0071.
    Frequency: 1 time per year.
    Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs).
    Number of Respondents: 59.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response in hours: 47.83.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden in hours: 2,821.97.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a
    Total Annual costs: $86,239.40.
    Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Dated: April 16, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-08254 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
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