Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection Requests: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form, 3214-3215 [2021-00586]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 3214 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 9 / Thursday, January 14, 2021 / Notices from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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 work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to support existing Native Hawaiian library operations and maintain core library services, particularly as they relate to the following goals in the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9141). 1. Expanding services for learning and access to information and educational resources in a variety of formats (including new and emerging technology), in all types of libraries, for individuals of all ages in order to support such individuals’ need for education, lifelong learning, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, digital library skills, and financial literacy and other types of literacy skills. 2. Establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages and improved coordination among and between libraries and entities, as described in 20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6), for the purpose of improving the quality of and access to library and information services. 3. Providing training and professional development, including continuing education, to enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery of library and information services; and enhancing efforts to recruit future professionals, including those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, to the field of library and information services. 4. Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies, tribes, and community-based organizations. 5. Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills. 6. Targeting library and information services to persons having difficulty using a library and to underserved VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Jan 13, 2021 Jkt 253001 urban and rural communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved. 7. Developing library services that provide all users access to information through local, State, regional, national, and international collaborations and networks. 8. Carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology subchapter of the IMLS statute (20 U.S.C. 9121). Nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in 20 U.S.C. 7517) are eligible to apply for funding under the Naı¨ve Hawaiian Library Program. This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the Notice of Funding Opportunities for the next three years. The 60-day notice for the 2022–2024 IMLS Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity was published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2020, (85 FR 64169–64170). No comments were received. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: 2022–2024 IMLS Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. OMB Number: 3137–0102. Frequency: Once per year. Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations serving Native Hawaiians. Number of Respondents: 13. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 40 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 520 hours. Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a. Total Annual costs: $15,480.40. Total Federal costs: $1,768.88. Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. Dated: January 11, 2021. Kim Miller, Senior Grants Management Specialist,Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2021–00742 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Institute of Museum and Library Services Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection Requests: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request. AGENCY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces that 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. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments about the web form used by IMLS awardees to request advance or reimbursement payments. 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before February 10, 2021. 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). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 9 / Thursday, January 14, 2021 / Notices Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection request by selecting ‘‘Institute of Museum and Library Services’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox or mail 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: Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants Policy and Management, Office 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 at 202–653–4636 or by email at cbodner@imls.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 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 work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to administer the IMLS process by which IMLS awardees request advance or reimbursement payments. The proposed form will be embedded in the electronic grants management system that the agency uses to monitor and service all active awards during the period of performance and through closeout. The 60-day notice for the IMLS Grant Application Forms was published in the Federal Register on October 22, 2020, (85 FR 67379). No comments were received. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Jan 13, 2021 Jkt 253001 Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form. OMB Number: 3137–NEW. Frequency: Annual. Affected Public: Library and Museum funding awardees. Number of Respondents: 5,000. Average Minutes per Response: 60 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,000. Cost Burden (dollars): $145,500.00. Total Federal Costs: $43,750.00. Dated: January 8, 2021. Kim Miller, Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2021–00586 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Humanities Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2021 National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of civil penalty adjustments for 2021. AGENCY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is giving notice of the adjusted maximum and minimum civil monetary penalties that it may impose for violations of its New Restrictions on Lobbying, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act). The updated penalty amounts are adjusted for inflation and are effective from January 15, 2021 through January 14, 2022. DATES: The updated civil penalties in this notice are applicable to penalties assessed on or after January 15, 2021 if the associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, National Endowment for the Humanities, 400 7th Street SW, Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606– 8322; gencounsel@neh.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3215 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Background on NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying Regulation On April 21, 2020, NEH published an interim final rule implementing the 2015 Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) and adjusting the civil penalties found in its New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation (45 CFR 1168) pursuant to the 2015 Act.1 The interim final rule incorporated the initial ‘‘catch up’’ adjustment and the annual adjustment for 2020. NEH announced in its interim final rule that, for all future adjustments to penalties under its New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation required by the 2015 Act, NEH will publish a Notice in the Federal Register to notify the public of the updated penalty amounts no later than January 15 of each year. NEH published a final rule on June 11, 2020, adopting the interim final rule without change.2 2. 2021 Adjustment to Civil Penalties Under NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying Regulation For 2020, the penalty range for violations under NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation was a minimum of $20,489 and a maximum of $204,892.3 Therefore, the new, postadjustment minimum penalty for 2021 under NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation is $20,489 × 1.01182 = $20,731.18 which rounds to $20,731. The new, post-adjustment maximum penalty for 2021 under NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation is $204,892 × 1.01182 = $207,313.823, which rounds to $207,314. These postadjustment penalties are less than 250 percent of the pre-adjustment penalties, so they do not implicate the postadjustment amount limitation in the 2015 Act. Thus, the range of penalties under NEH’s New Restrictions on Lobbying regulation, for the purposes of the 2021 adjustment, is a minimum of $20,731 and a maximum of $207,314. 1 85 FR 22025. FR 35566. 3 Table 1 details the annual adjustments to New Restrictions on Lobbying Civil Monetary Penalties for years 2016–2021. 2 85 E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3214-3215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00586]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection 
Requests: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
for 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 that 
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. The purpose of this Notice is to 
solicit comments about the web form used by IMLS awardees to request 
advance or reimbursement payments. 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 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before February 10, 
2021.
    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).

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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute 
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox or mail 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: Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of 
Grants Policy and Management, Office 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 at 202-653-4636 or by email at [email protected]. Office hours 
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

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 work together to transform the lives of individuals and 
communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to administer 
the IMLS process by which IMLS awardees request advance or 
reimbursement payments. The proposed form will be embedded in the 
electronic grants management system that the agency uses to monitor and 
service all active awards during the period of performance and through 
closeout.
    The 60-day notice for the IMLS Grant Application Forms was 
published in the Federal Register on October 22, 2020, (85 FR 67379). 
No comments were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form.
    OMB Number: 3137-NEW.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Affected Public: Library and Museum funding awardees.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Average Minutes per Response: 60 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
    Cost Burden (dollars): $145,500.00.
    Total Federal Costs: $43,750.00.

    Dated: January 8, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
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