[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49355-49356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18937]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024 
IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Notice of 
Funding Opportunity (3137-0110)

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. The 
purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning a plan to 
modify the eligibility criteria and to update performance measurement 
requirements for Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants. 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 October 31, 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: 202-653-4636, 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.
    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: Anthony D. Smith, Associate Deputy 
Director, Office of Library Services, Discretionary Programs, Institute 
of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 
4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Mr. Smith can be reached by telephone 
at 202-653-4716, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public 
comment that help the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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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 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program is 
designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library 
services for their communities. The program goals are (1) to improve 
digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, 
economic and business development, health information, critical 
thinking skills, and digital literacy skills; (2) to improve 
educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of 
interest to library patrons and community-based users; and (3) to 
enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures 
and languages.
    This action is to modify the eligibility criteria and to update 
performance measurement requirements for Native American Library 
Services Enhancement Grants. If approved, the program would no longer 
require applicants to first submit an application to the Native 
American Library Services Basic Grants program in the same year. This 
would reduce unnecessary administrative burden for applicants and 
awardees and allow applicants to choose the grant program(s) best 
suited to their needs. Updating performance measurement requirements 
will bring this program into better alignment with other IMLS grant 
programs and make it easier for applicants to comply.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2022-2024 IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement 
Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0110.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Native American Tribes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Hours per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Cost Burden (dollars): $47,632.
    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: August 27, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-18937 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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