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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—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/or
—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.
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Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to Police and Supplement to
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses
Known to Police.
3. The agency form number: 1–720
and 1–706.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: City, county, state, federal,
and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Under title 28, U.S. Code, section 534,
Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange
of Identification Records; Appointment
of Officials, 1930, this collection
requests part I offense and clearance
data as well as stolen and recovered
monetary values of stolen property
throughout the United States from city,
county, state, tribal, and federal law
enforcement agencies in order for the
FBI UCR Program to serve as the
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national clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of crime data and to
publish these statistics in the
Semiannual and Preliminary Annual
Reports and Crime in the United States.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are potential of 18,498
law enforcement agency respondents;
calculated estimates indicate 10 minutes
for the Return A and 11 minutes for the
Supplement to Return A.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are approximately
189,336.5 hours, annual burden,
associated with this information
collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Merit Systems Protection
Board.
ACTION:
Notice.
The U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board (MSPB or the Board),
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on an
extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning the
Board’s Appeal Form (MSPB Form 185)
and corresponding e-Appeal Online
system (e-Appeal). MSPB Form 185 and
e-Appeal provides an efficient way for
respondents to submit information
required by the Board’s regulations to
initiate an appeal. The MSPB has
requested an emergency extension of
this information collection, which
expires on May 31, 2016, for 90 days.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 26, 2016.
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Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board,
Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M
Street NW., Washington, DC 20419.
Because of possible mail delays,
respondents are encouraged to submit
comments by email to mspb@mspb.gov
or by fax to 202–653–7130.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems
Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20419; telephone 202–
653–7200; fax 202–653–7130; email to
mspb@mspb.gov. Persons without
internet access may request a paper
copy of the MSPB Appeal Form from
the Office of the Clerk of the Board.
The MSPB
is an independent, quasi-judicial agency
in the Executive branch that serves as
the guardian of Federal merit systems.
The Board was established by
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978,
which was codified by the Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95–454.
The Board is authorized to adjudicate
appeals of certain Federal agency
personnel and retirement actions and
certain alleged violations of law. See 5
U.S.C. 1204, 1221, 3330a and 7701; 38
U.S.C. 4324. The Board has published
its regulations for processing appeals at
5 CFR parts 1201, 1208, and 1209. In
order to fulfill its statutory and
regulatory mandates, the Board is
authorized to collect information
pertinent to a case, appeal, or request for
review. 5 U.S.C. 1204. This information
may include pleadings, evidence, and
other case related information necessary
for the adjudication and administration
of the case. The parties to MSPB actions
submit such records in the course of
adjudication. The Board’s regulations
require that appellants provide certain
information when filing an appeal so
that the Board can determine whether it
has jurisdiction over the appeal and
whether it has been filed within the
applicable time limit. Although an
appeal may be filed in any format,
including letter form, MSPB provides an
appeal form so that a person seeking to
file an appeal will know that he or she
is providing all information required for
the Board to initiate processing. An
electronic filing system, e-Appeal, is
also available to respondents to submit
same required information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection of Information
Title: Merit Systems Protection Board
Appeal Form (MSPB FORM 185).
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
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currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 3124–0009.
MSPB Forms: MSPB Form 185.
Abstract: MSPB’s regulations (5 CFR
1201, 1208, and 1209) require
appellants to provide certain
information when filing an appeal to
determine jurisdiction and timeliness.
While the information may be submitted
in any format, this form provides an
efficient way to ensure that all of the
required information is submitted. This
form is available to download as a PDF
or appellants may use the electronic
filing system, e-Appeal.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 7,150.
Number of Responses: 7,150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,150.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents operations and
maintenance costs for technical services
is $232,518. There are no annual startup or capital costs.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Request: State Library
Administrative Agencies Survey FY
2016 & FY 2018
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 continuance
of the State Library Administrative
Agencies Survey for FY 2016 & FY 2018.
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
July 27, 2016.
The IMLS is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: For a copy of the documents
contact: Matthew Birnbaum, Senior
Evaluation Officer, Office of Impact
Assessment and Learning, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955
L’Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024–2135. Dr.
Birnbaum can be reached by Telephone:
202–653–4760, Fax: 202–653–4604, or
by email at mbirnbaum@imls.gov or by
teletype (TTY/TDD) at 202–653–4614.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Institute of Museum and Library
Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW.,
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–
2135. Mrs. Burwell can be reached by
Telephone: 202–653–4684, Fax: 202–
653–4625, or by email at sburwell@
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.
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 35,000
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. 9108).
II. Current Actions
The State Library Administrative
Agencies Survey has been conducted by
the Institute of Museum and Library
Services under the clearance number
3137–0072, which expires 11/30/2016.
State Library Administrative Agencies
(‘‘SLAAs’’) are the official agencies of
each state charged by state law with the
extension and development of public
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board),
as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
the Board's Appeal Form (MSPB Form 185) and corresponding e-Appeal
Online system (e-Appeal). MSPB Form 185 and e-Appeal provides an
efficient way for respondents to submit information required by the
Board's regulations to initiate an appeal. The MSPB has requested an
emergency extension of this information collection, which expires on
May 31, 2016, for 90 days.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board,
1615 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20419. Because of possible mail
delays, respondents are encouraged to submit comments by email to
mspb@mspb.gov or by fax to 202-653-7130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20419; telephone 202-653-7200; fax 202-653-7130; email
to mspb@mspb.gov. Persons without internet access may request a paper
copy of the MSPB Appeal Form from the Office of the Clerk of the Board.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MSPB is an independent, quasi-judicial
agency in the Executive branch that serves as the guardian of Federal
merit systems. The Board was established by Reorganization Plan No. 2
of 1978, which was codified by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,
Public Law 95-454. The Board is authorized to adjudicate appeals of
certain Federal agency personnel and retirement actions and certain
alleged violations of law. See 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1221, 3330a and 7701; 38
U.S.C. 4324. The Board has published its regulations for processing
appeals at 5 CFR parts 1201, 1208, and 1209. In order to fulfill its
statutory and regulatory mandates, the Board is authorized to collect
information pertinent to a case, appeal, or request for review. 5
U.S.C. 1204. This information may include pleadings, evidence, and
other case related information necessary for the adjudication and
administration of the case. The parties to MSPB actions submit such
records in the course of adjudication. The Board's regulations require
that appellants provide certain information when filing an appeal so
that the Board can determine whether it has jurisdiction over the
appeal and whether it has been filed within the applicable time limit.
Although an appeal may be filed in any format, including letter form,
MSPB provides an appeal form so that a person seeking to file an appeal
will know that he or she is providing all information required for the
Board to initiate processing. An electronic filing system, e-Appeal, is
also available to respondents to submit same required information.
Collection of Information
Title: Merit Systems Protection Board Appeal Form (MSPB FORM 185).
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
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currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 3124-0009.
MSPB Forms: MSPB Form 185.
Abstract: MSPB's regulations (5 CFR 1201, 1208, and 1209) require
appellants to provide certain information when filing an appeal to
determine jurisdiction and timeliness. While the information may be
submitted in any format, this form provides an efficient way to ensure
that all of the required information is submitted. This form is
available to download as a PDF or appellants may use the electronic
filing system, e-Appeal.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 7,150.
Number of Responses: 7,150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,150.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents operations
and maintenance costs for technical services is $232,518. There are no
annual start-up or capital costs.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
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