Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Guidelines for Grants to States Program Five-Year Evaluations, 3165 [2016-00768]
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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Request: Guidelines for
Grants to States Program Five-Year
Evaluations
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
AGENCY:
The Institute of Museum and
Library Service (‘‘IMLS’’) as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 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 guidelines for
the agency’s Grants to States program’s
five-year evaluations.
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
March 15, 2016.
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
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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: 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.
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. The IMLS Grants
to States program is the largest source of
federal funding support for library
services in the United States. Using a
population-based formula, more than
$150 million is distributed among the
State Library Administrative Agencies.
II. Current Actions
The Library Services and Technology
Act requires each State Library
Administrative Agency to submit a plan
that details library services goals for a
five-year period. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C.
9134, each State Library Administrative
Agency that receives an IMLS grant
under the Grants to States Program is
required to evaluate and report to the
agency, prior to the end of their fiveyear plan, regarding the activities
assisted under the LSTA. These fiveyear plans and evaluations are the
foundation for improving practice and
informing policy. The purpose of the
proposed information collection is to
promulgate guidelines to establish a
consistent framework for the
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evaluations required under 20 U.S.C.
9134, so as to ensure that each State
Library Administrative Agency develops
and submits to IMLS an effective
evaluation of their five-year plan.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: Guidelines for Grants to States
Program Five-Year Evaluations.
OMB Number: To be determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: State Library
Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Note: 55 is the number of State
Library Administrative Agencies that
are responsible for the collection of this
information and for reporting it to IMLS.
Frequency: Once every five years.
Burden Hours per Respondent: To be
determined.
Total Burden Hours: To be
determined.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: To be determined.
Total Annual Costs: To be
determined.
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 or by teletype (TTY/TDD at
202–653–4614. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Guidelines for
Grants to States Program Five-Year Evaluations
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 guidelines for the agency's Grants to States program's
five-year evaluations.
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 March 15, 2016.
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: 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.
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. The IMLS Grants to States program is the
largest source of federal funding support for library services in the
United States. Using a population-based formula, more than $150 million
is distributed among the State Library Administrative Agencies.
II. Current Actions
The Library Services and Technology Act requires each State Library
Administrative Agency to submit a plan that details library services
goals for a five-year period. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 9134, each State
Library Administrative Agency that receives an IMLS grant under the
Grants to States Program is required to evaluate and report to the
agency, prior to the end of their five-year plan, regarding the
activities assisted under the LSTA. These five-year plans and
evaluations are the foundation for improving practice and informing
policy. The purpose of the proposed information collection is to
promulgate guidelines to establish a consistent framework for the
evaluations required under 20 U.S.C. 9134, so as to ensure that each
State Library Administrative Agency develops and submits to IMLS an
effective evaluation of their five-year plan.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Guidelines for Grants to States Program Five-Year
Evaluations.
OMB Number: To be determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Note: 55 is the number of State Library Administrative Agencies
that are responsible for the collection of this information and for
reporting it to IMLS.
Frequency: Once every five years.
Burden Hours per Respondent: To be determined.
Total Burden Hours: To be determined.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: To be determined.
Total Annual Costs: To be determined.
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 or by teletype (TTY/TDD at 202-653-4614. Office hours
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2016-00768 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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