[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2256-2257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00590]


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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: 
Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program Notice of Funding 
Opportunity

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities.

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

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces 
that 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 renewal of the clearance of the Native American 
Library Services Basic Grant Program, a discretionary grant program 
designed to assist Native American tribes in improving library services 
for their communities. 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 February 14, 2024.

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: Jennifer Himmelreich, Senior Program 
Officer, Office of Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-
2135. Ms. Himmelreich can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4797, or 
by email at [email protected]. Persons who are deaf or hard of 
hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS at 202-

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207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS 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: The purpose of the Native American Library 
Services Basic Grants Program is to assist Native American tribes in 
improving library services for their communities. IMLS recognizes that 
information needs, and approaches to meeting them, are evolving at an 
unprecedented pace in all communities, and to operate within this 
environment effectively for the benefit of their users, libraries must 
be able to both strengthen existing services and move quickly to adopt 
new and emerging technologies.
    The two goals for this program will be (1) to improve services for 
learning and accessing information in a variety of formats to support 
needs for education, workforce development, economic and business 
development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital 
literacy skills; and (2) to enhance the skills of the current library 
workforce and leadership through training, continuing education, and 
opportunities for professional development.
    This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the Notice 
of Funding Opportunities for the next three years.
    The 60-Day Notice was published in the Federal Register on November 
7, 2023 (88 FR 76862-76863). The agency has taken into consideration 
the one comment that was received under this notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: IMLS Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program 
Notice of Funding Opportunity.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0093.
    Affected Public: Federally Recognized Indian Tribes.
    Total Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Cost Burden: $62,280.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $32,646.

    Dated: January 9, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-00590 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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