Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024 IMLS Grants to States Program State Program Reporting System Forms, 20743 [2021-08254]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 21, 2021 / Notices
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist,
Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2021–08234 Filed 4–20–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7036–01–P
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: 2022–2024 IMLS
Grants to States Program State
Program Reporting System Forms
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 Services (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. 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. By this notice,
IMLS is soliciting comments concerning
a plan to continue the IMLS Grants to
States Program State Program Reporting
System (SPR) electronic data collection
which supports both the financial and
performance reporting for all grantees. 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
addressee section below on or before
June 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to 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, by email at cbodner@
imls.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,
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except Federal holidays. Persons who
are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users)
can contact IMLS at 202–207–7858 via
711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications
Relay Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy
Director—State Programs, Office of
Library Services, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
20024–2135. Ms. DeVoe can be reached
by telephone at 202–653–4778, by email
at tdevoe@imls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is
particularly interested in public
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.
I. Background
II. Current Actions
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 $160 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, the District of Columbia, the five
Territories, and the three Freely
Associated States.
This action is to renew clearance of
the forms and instructions for the IMLS
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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; and
internet Safety Certification for
Applicant Public Libraries, Public
Elementary and Secondary School
Libraries, and Consortia with Public
and/or Public School Libraries.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: 2022–2024 IMLS Grants to
States Program State Program Reporting
System Forms.
OMB Number: 3137–0071.
Frequency: 1 time per year.
Affected Public: State Library
Administrative Agencies (SLAAs).
Number of Respondents: 59.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response in hours: 47.83.
Estimated Total Annual Burden in
hours: 2,821.97.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: n/a
Total Annual costs: $86,239.40.
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: April 16, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist,
Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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libraries and museums. We advance,
support, and empower America’s
museums, libraries, and related
organizations through grant making,
research, and policy development. To
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024
IMLS Grants to States Program State Program Reporting System Forms
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 Services (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. 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. By
this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning a plan to continue
the IMLS Grants to States Program State Program Reporting System (SPR)
electronic data collection which supports both the financial and
performance reporting for all grantees. 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
addressee section below on or before June 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to 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, 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. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users)
can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based
Telecommunications Relay Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy
Director--State Programs, Office of Library Services, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Ms. DeVoe can be reached by telephone at
202-653-4778, by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public
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.
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.
To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
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 $160 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, the District of Columbia, the five Territories, and the three
Freely Associated States.
This action is to renew clearance of the forms and instructions for
the IMLS 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;
and internet Safety Certification for Applicant Public Libraries,
Public Elementary and Secondary School Libraries, and Consortia with
Public and/or Public School Libraries.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: 2022-2024 IMLS Grants to States Program State Program
Reporting System Forms.
OMB Number: 3137-0071.
Frequency: 1 time per year.
Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs).
Number of Respondents: 59.
Estimated Average Burden per Response in hours: 47.83.
Estimated Total Annual Burden in hours: 2,821.97.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a
Total Annual costs: $86,239.40.
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: April 16, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-08254 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7036-01-P
