[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56714-56715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19990]


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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.

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ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, request for comments, collection of 
information.

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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 Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year 
Evaluation.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before October 15, 2022.

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.
    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).

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]. Persons who are deaf or 
hard of hearing (TTY users) may contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 
for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service.

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. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of the 
Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation. 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 the 
Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 and 20 U.S.C. 9141) 
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 of Guam, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the three Freely Associated 
States of Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
    Each SLAA is required, under 20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq. (in particular 
20 U.S.C. 9134), to submit a plan that details library services goals 
for a five-year period, along with associated certifications. IMLS 
authorizing legislation (20 U.S.C. 9134) directs 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 renew clearance 
of the Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation for 
the next three years. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on June 10, 2022 (87 FR 35575).
    The agency has taken into consideration the one comment received 
under this notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 3137-0090.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
    Total Number of Annual Respondents: 12.
    Frequency of Response: Once every five years.
    Annual Average Hours per Response: 18 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,062 hours.
    Total Annual Cost Burden (dollars): $32,773.32.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $2,057.45.

    Dated: September 12, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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