[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14525-14526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03983]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS National 
Leadership Grants for Libraries and the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century 
Librarian Program Notices of Funding Opportunity

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on 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 two grant 
programs targeting the needs of libraries and their communities 
nationwide: IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the IMLS 
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. 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 April 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Acting Director of Grants 
Policy

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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. Ms. Narva can be reached by telephone: 202-
653-4634, 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]. 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.

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

    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.

II. Current Actions

    The IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program supports 
projects that enhance the quality of library and archive services 
nationwide by advancing theory and practice and by generating results 
such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or 
collaborative approaches that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or 
replicated to extend the benefits of Federal investment.
    The IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program supports 
developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the 
changing learning and information needs of the American public by 
enhancing the training and professional development of library and 
archives professionals; developing faculty and library leaders; and 
recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and 
archives professionals.
    This action is to renew the content, forms, and instructions for 
each of the two Notices of Funding Opportunity for the next three 
years.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the IMLS 
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Notices of Funding 
Opportunity.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0091.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Library applicants.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 400.
    Frequency of Response: One per request.
    Average Hours per Response: 45.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,000.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $560,520.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $90,783.
    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: February 22, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-03983 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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