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• Evaluate the accuracy of the
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0045.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Individuals or
Households; and Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits, farms,
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 243,520.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 243,520.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
311,644 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request, Proposed
Collection: IMLS Grants to States
Program ‘‘State Program Reporting
System (SPR) Forms
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
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. 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. This notice proposes
the clearance of the IMLS Grants to
States Program ‘‘State Program
Reporting System (SPR) Forms.
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 FOR FURTHER
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or before May 29, 2018.
OMB is particularly interested in
comments that help the agency to:
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• 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).
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy
and Management, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
653–4608, or by email at swebb@
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 libraries and
museums. We advance, support, and
empower America’s museums, libraries,
and related organizations through grant
making, research, and policy
development. Our vision is a nation
where museums and libraries work
together to transform the lives of
individuals and communities. To learn
more, visit www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: This notice proposes
the clearance of the IMLS Grants to
States Program ‘‘State Program
Reporting System (SPR) Forms and
Instructions. The 60-day Notice for the
‘‘Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS
Grants to States Program ‘‘State Program
Reporting System (SPR) Forms were
published in the Federal Register on
February 28, 2018 (83 FR 8711). The
agency has taken into consideration the
one comment that was received under
this notice.
This action is to renew the forms and
instructions for the IMLS Grants to
ADDRESSES:
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States Program ‘‘State Program
Reporting System’’ for the next three
years. These forms include:
• SPR Reporting System User
Documentation
• Grants to States Program Report
• Financial Status Report
• SPR Phase 3 Reporting
• State Legal Officer’s Certification of the
Authorized Certifying Official
• internet Safety Certification for
Applicant Public Libraries, Public
Elementary and Secondary School Libraries,
and Consortia with Public and/or Public
School Libraries
The Grants to States program is the
largest source of Federal funding
support for library services in the U.S.
Using a population based formula, more
than $150 million is distributed among
the State Library Administrative
Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs
are official agencies charged by law with
the extension and development of
library services, and they are located in:
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• Each of the 50 States of the United
States, and the District of Columbia;
• The Territories (the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands); and
• The Freely Associated States (the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau).
Each year, over 1,500 Grants to States
projects support the purposes and
priorities outlined in the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
(See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may
use the funds to support statewide
initiatives and services, and they may
also distribute the funds through
competitive subawards (subgrants or
cooperative agreements) to public,
academic, research, school, or special
libraries or library consortia (for-profit
and Federal libraries are not eligible).
Each SLAA must submit a plan that
details library services goals for a fiveyear period. (20 U.S.C 9134). SLAAs
must also conduct a five-year evaluation
of library services based on that plan.
These plans and evaluations are the
foundation for improving practice and
informing policy. Each SLAA receives
IMLS funding to support the five year
period through a series of overlapping,
two year grant awards.
Each SLAA must file interim and final
financial reports, as well as final
performance reports for each of these
two year grants. Since 2002, the final
performance reporting has been
accomplished through IMLS’ State
Program Reporting (SPR) system. To
improve how IMLS measures the impact
of the Federal investment in the Grants
to States program, IMLS and SLAAs
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have been partnering on a
comprehensive planning and evaluation
initiative called ‘‘Measuring Success.’’
This multi-year effort has fundamentally
shifted the way in which Grants to
States final report information is
gathered and shared, and it is improving
program accountability, reporting,
evaluation, and assessment. The SPR
has been developed in phases, in
concert with a small group of SLAAs
acting as pilots for each phase. Roughly,
these phases corresponded to:
Framework and question development;
descriptive reporting for the two year
award; and finally the incorporation of
the performance measurement
reporting. Currently, all phases have
been rolled out and are reflected in the
documentation submitted for the three
year approval. The Measuring Success
initiative has driven the development of
the data reporting and analysis system
(database) that replaces the older
narrative State Program Report system.
The SPR development was guided by
a data reporting and collection
framework that balances the need for
descriptive information to monitor
compliance with award conditions with
the need for data on performance
measures to assess the impact of the
public funds. By gathering project data
more consistently, IMLS is better able to
compare projects within and across
states and demonstrate the impact of
public funds on library services. States
are also able to share information about
their projects both within the library
community and with the public at large.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: IMLS Grants to States Program
‘‘State Program Reporting System (SPR)
Forms.
OMB Number: 3137–0071.
Frequency: Once per year.
Affected Public: State Library
Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 47.83 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,678 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $74,113.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of
Grants Policy and Management.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This is the
second notice for public comment; the
first was published in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2018, and no
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. The full submission
may be found at: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments should be addressed to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for National Science Foundation, 725
7th Street NW, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne
H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Room W18000,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, or send
email to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of the
submission may be obtained by calling
Ms. Plimpton at (703) 292–7556.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including federal holidays).
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number
and the agency informs potential
persons who are to respond to the
collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NSF, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the NSF’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
SUMMARY:
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection:
IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR)
Forms
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the 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. 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. This notice proposes the
clearance of the IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program
Reporting System (SPR) Forms.
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 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before May 29, 2018.
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: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant
Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955
L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr.
Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 Fax: 202-653-4608, or by
email at [email protected], 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 libraries and
museums. We advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries,
and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy
development. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work
together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: This notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS
Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms
and Instructions. The 60-day Notice for the ``Notice of Proposed
Information Collection Requests: 2019-2021 IMLS Grants to States
Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms were published in
the Federal Register on February 28, 2018 (83 FR 8711). The agency has
taken into consideration the one comment that was received under this
notice.
This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the IMLS
Grants to
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States Program ``State Program Reporting System'' for the next three
years. These forms include:
SPR Reporting System User Documentation
Grants to States Program Report
Financial Status Report
SPR Phase 3 Reporting
State Legal Officer's Certification of the Authorized
Certifying Official
internet Safety Certification for Applicant Public
Libraries, Public Elementary and Secondary School Libraries, and
Consortia with Public and/or Public School Libraries
The Grants to States program is the largest source of Federal
funding support for library services in the U.S. Using a population
based formula, more than $150 million is distributed among the State
Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official
agencies charged by law with the extension and development of library
services, and they are located in:
Each of the 50 States of the United States, and the
District of Columbia;
The Territories (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands); and
The Freely Associated States (the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau).
Each year, over 1,500 Grants to States projects support the
purposes and priorities outlined in the Library Services and Technology
Act (LSTA). (See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may use the funds to
support statewide initiatives and services, and they may also
distribute the funds through competitive subawards (subgrants or
cooperative agreements) to public, academic, research, school, or
special libraries or library consortia (for-profit and Federal
libraries are not eligible). Each SLAA must submit a plan that details
library services goals for a five-year period. (20 U.S.C 9134). SLAAs
must also conduct a five-year evaluation of library services based on
that plan. These plans and evaluations are the foundation for improving
practice and informing policy. Each SLAA receives IMLS funding to
support the five year period through a series of overlapping, two year
grant awards.
Each SLAA must file interim and final financial reports, as well as
final performance reports for each of these two year grants. Since
2002, the final performance reporting has been accomplished through
IMLS' State Program Reporting (SPR) system. To improve how IMLS
measures the impact of the Federal investment in the Grants to States
program, IMLS and SLAAs have been partnering on a comprehensive
planning and evaluation initiative called ``Measuring Success.'' This
multi-year effort has fundamentally shifted the way in which Grants to
States final report information is gathered and shared, and it is
improving program accountability, reporting, evaluation, and
assessment. The SPR has been developed in phases, in concert with a
small group of SLAAs acting as pilots for each phase. Roughly, these
phases corresponded to: Framework and question development; descriptive
reporting for the two year award; and finally the incorporation of the
performance measurement reporting. Currently, all phases have been
rolled out and are reflected in the documentation submitted for the
three year approval. The Measuring Success initiative has driven the
development of the data reporting and analysis system (database) that
replaces the older narrative State Program Report system.
The SPR development was guided by a data reporting and collection
framework that balances the need for descriptive information to monitor
compliance with award conditions with the need for data on performance
measures to assess the impact of the public funds. By gathering project
data more consistently, IMLS is better able to compare projects within
and across states and demonstrate the impact of public funds on library
services. States are also able to share information about their
projects both within the library community and with the public at
large.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting
System (SPR) Forms.
OMB Number: 3137-0071.
Frequency: Once per year.
Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 47.83 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,678 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $74,113.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-08936 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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