Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: General Clearance for Guidelines, Applications, and Reporting Forms, 29752 [2015-12451]

Agencies

• National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 29752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12451]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
General Clearance for Guidelines, Applications, and Reporting Forms

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

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, comment request.

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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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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.
    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: Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the Contact 
section below on or before June 22, 2015.
    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.

ADDRESSES: Kim A. Miller, Management Analyst, Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. 
Telephone: 202-653-4762; Fax: 202-653-4600; or email: kmiller@imls.gov; 
or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-
653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 
is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's 123,000 
libraries and 35,000 museums. The Institute's mission is to inspire 
libraries and museums to advance innovation, learning and civic 
engagement. We provide leadership through research, policy development, 
and grant making. 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. (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.). To 
administer these programs, IMLS must develop application guidelines and 
reporting forms.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes general clearance of the 
agency's application guidelines and reporting forms. The 60-day Notice 
for the ``Notice of Continuance for General Clearance for Guidelines, 
Applications, and Reporting Forms'' was published in the Federal 
Register on February 6, 2015 (FR vol. 80, No. 25, pgs. 6771-6772). The 
agency has taken into consideration the one comment that was received 
under this notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: IMLS Guidelines, Applications and Reporting Forms.
    OMB Number: 3137-0029, 3137-0071.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Frequency: Annually, Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies, museums, 
libraries, institutions of higher education, library and museum 
professional associations, and museum and library professionals, Indian 
tribes (including Alaska native villages, regional corporations, or 
village corporations), and organizations that primarily serve and 
represent Native Hawaiians.
    Number of Respondents: 8,375.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: .08-90 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 61,076.
    Total Annualized cost to respondents: $1,689,965.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total Annualized Cost to Federal Government: $485,241.
    Contact: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2015-12451 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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