Notice of Proposed Information Request: Public Libraries Survey, FY 2020-FY 2022, 41246 [2020-14793]

Agencies

• National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
• Institute of Museum and Library Services

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 132 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 41246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14793]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Request: Public Libraries Survey, 
FY 2020-FY 2022

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. By this notice, IMLS is 
soliciting comments concerning the new three year approval of the IMLS 
administered Public Library Survey. 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 August 7, 2020.

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. Connie Bodner, Director of Grants 
Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 
L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. 
Bodner can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4636, or by email at 
[email protected], 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 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 
work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To 
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

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 United States and the Outlying Areas. Information such as 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 request 
includes new public library data regarding COVID-19. The Public 
Libraries Survey has been conducted by the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0074, which expires 
November 30, 2022. This action is to request a new three-year approval.
    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 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).
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Public Libraries Survey, FY 2020-FY 2022.
    Agency OMB Number: 3137-0074.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, State library 
administrative agencies, and public libraries.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden Hours per Respondent: 96.71.
    Total burden hours: 5,415.76.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Total Annual Costs: $153,753.43.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $805,499.35

    Dated: July 6, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-14793 Filed 7-8-20; 8:45 am]
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