Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Public Libraries Survey, FY 2014-2016, 37243-37244 [2013-14744]

Agencies

• National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37243-37244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14744]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Public 
Libraries Survey, FY 2014-2016

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 Service (``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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 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 the continuance of the Public Libraries Survey for Fiscal 
Years 2014-2016.
    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 
ADDRESSES section below on or before August 20, 2013.
    IMLS 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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the documents contact: Deanne W. Swan, Senior 
Statistician, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Institute 
of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, 
Washington DC 20036. Dr. Swan can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-
4769, Fax: 202-653-4601, or by email at dswan@imls.gov or by teletype 
(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an 
independent Federal grant-making agency and is the primary source of 
federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. 
IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the Nation's 
museums and libraries in improving their operations and enhancing their 
services to the public. IMLS is responsible for identifying national 
needs for and trends in museum, library, and information services; 
measuring and reporting on the impact and effectiveness of museum, 
library and information services throughout the United States, 
including programs conducted with funds made available by IMLS; 
identifying, and disseminating information on, the best practices of 
such programs; and developing plans to improve museum, library and 
information services of the United States and strengthen national, 
State, local, regional, and international communications and 
cooperative networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).

II. Current Actions

    Pursuant to Public Law 107-279, this Public Libraries Survey 
collects annual descriptive data on the universe of public libraries in 
the U.S. and the Outlying Areas. Information such as

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public service hours per year, circulation of library books, number of 
librarians, population of legal service area, expenditures for library 
collection, programs for children and young adults, staff salary data, 
and access to technology, etc., would be collected. The Public 
Libraries Survey has been conducted by the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0074, which expires 
December 31, 2013.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Public Libraries Survey, 2014-2016.
    OMB Number: 3137-0074.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, State library 
agencies, and public libraries.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Note: 55 is the number of State Library Administrative Agencies 
(SLAAs) that are responsible for the collection of this information and 
for reporting it to IMLS. In gathering this information, the SLAAs will 
request that their sub-entities (i.e., public libraries in their 
respective States and Outlying Areas) provide information to the 
respective SLAA. As the number of sub-entities and questions varies 
from SLAA to SLAA, it is difficult to assess the exact number of burden 
hours and costs.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden hours per respondent: 80.3
    Total burden hours: 4254.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Total Annual Costs: $116,929.

CONTACT: Kim A. Miller, Management Analyst, Office of Planning, 
Research, and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Ms. Miller can be 
reached by Telephone: 202-653-4762, Fax: 202-653-4762, or by email at 
kmiller@imls.gov.

     Dated: June 17, 2013.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
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