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immediate reinstatement of the
collection of 2017 and 2018 Component
2 data from EEO–1 filers.6 A February 6,
2020 Joint Status Report to the court
stated that more than 89% of all eligible
employers had submitted Component 2
data, and on February 10, 2020, the
United States District Court for the
District of Columbia deemed the
collection complete.
On September 12, 2019, the EEOC
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register announcing its intention not to
seek renewal of the OMB approval for
the collection of Component 2 data.7
The EEOC concluded that, it should
consider information from the
Component 2 data collection before
deciding whether to pursue another pay
data collection consistent with the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Subsequently, on November 25, 2019,
OFCCP published a notice in the
Federal Register indicating that the
agency would not ‘‘request, accept, or
use Component 2 data, as it does not
expect to find significant utility in the
data given limited resources and [the
data’s] aggregated nature.’’ 8 While the
notice conceded that ‘‘the data could
potentially inform OFCCP’s scheduling
process for compliance evaluations,’’
OFCCP concluded that the Component
2 data was too broad and not collected
at a level of detail that would enable the
agency to make comparisons among
similarly situated employees as required
by the ‘‘Title VII standards that OFCCP
applies in administering and enforcing
[E.O.] 11246’’ without conducting
additional analysis that would put an
unnecessary financial burden on the
agency.9
On March 23, 2020, the EEOC
published the 30-day notice indicating
that it would not seek an extension to
continue Component 2 data
collection.10
Accepting Aggregated Component 2
Data from the EEOC
OFCCP issued its November 2019
notice stating the agency would not
request, accept, or use Component 2
data even before the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia deemed the collection of 2017
and 2018 Component 2 data complete in
February 2020. At that time, OFCCP had
little information about the response
rate of the collection, how the data was
submitted and assembled, or the
completeness of the data. Nor did the
6 See
84 FR 18974 (May 3, 2019).
84 FR 48138 (Sept. 12, 2019).
8 See 84 FR 64932 (Nov. 25, 2019).
9 84 FR 64993.
10 See 85 FR 16340 (March 23, 2020).
7 See
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agency have the opportunity to review
and analyze the data.
Upon further consideration, OFCCP
believes the position taken by the
agency in the November 2019 notice
was premature and counter to the
agency’s interests in ensuring pay
equity. As detailed below, there are
substantial reasons to believe that the
Component 2 data could be useful to
OFCCP’s enforcement. Given the effort
expended by employers to submit the
data and resources devoted by the EEOC
and OFCCP in the development of the
collection, OFCCP believes it would be
valuable to analyze this data to assess its
utility for OFCCP’s enforcement efforts.
OFCCP intends to devote further
agency resources to evaluate the data’s
utility because the joint collection and
analysis of compensation data could
improve OFCCP’s ability to efficiently
and effectively investigate potential pay
discrimination.11 Also, analyzing
compensation data in conjunction with
other available information, such as
labor market survey data, could help
OFCCP identify neutral criteria to select
contractors for compliance evaluations.
Thus, OFCCP is rescinding its
November 25, 2019 notice. OFCCP plans
to analyze the Component 2 data
collection to assess its utility for
providing insight into pay disparities
across industries and occupations and
strengthen Federal efforts to combat pay
discrimination.
Tina T. Williams,
Director, Division of Policy and Program
Development, Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: 2022–2024 IMLS
Native American Library Services
Enhancement Grants Notice of
Funding Opportunity (3137–0110)
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
AGENCY:
11 As stated in the EEOC’s July 14, 2016, 30-day
notice, EEOC concluded that ‘‘implementing the
proposed EEO–1 pay data collection will improve
the EEOC’s ability to efficiently and effectively
structure its investigation of pay discrimination
charges.’’ See 81 FR 45479, 45483 (July 14, 2016).
OFCCP, too, believes the compensation data
collection may be useful for its enforcement efforts.
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Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
ACTION:
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. The purpose
of this Notice is to solicit comments
concerning a plan to modify the
eligibility criteria and to update
performance measurement requirements
for Native American Library Services
Enhancement Grants. 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
October 31, 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:
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.
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:
Anthony D. Smith, Associate Deputy
Director, Office of Library Services,
Discretionary Programs, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955
L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mr. Smith
can be reached by telephone at 202–
653–4716, or by email at asmith@
imls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is
particularly interested in public
comment that help the agency to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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 Native American Library Services
Enhancement Grants program is
designed to assist Native American
tribes in improving core library services
for their communities. The program
goals are (1) to improve digital services
to support needs for education,
workforce development, economic and
business development, health
information, critical thinking skills, and
digital literacy skills; (2) to improve
educational programs related to specific
topics and content areas of interest to
library patrons and community-based
users; and (3) to enhance the
preservation and revitalization of Native
American cultures and languages.
This action is to modify the eligibility
criteria and to update performance
measurement requirements for Native
American Library Services
Enhancement Grants. If approved, the
program would no longer require
applicants to first submit an application
to the Native American Library Services
Basic Grants program in the same year.
This would reduce unnecessary
administrative burden for applicants
and awardees and allow applicants to
choose the grant program(s) best suited
to their needs. Updating performance
measurement requirements will bring
this program into better alignment with
other IMLS grant programs and make it
easier for applicants to comply.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
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Title: 2022–2024 IMLS Native
American Library Services
Enhancement Grants Notice of Funding
Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 3137–0110.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Native American Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Hours per Response: 40
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,600.
Cost Burden (dollars): $47,632.
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: August 27, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist,
Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
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Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice To Announce Request for
Information for the Modification of the
Eligibility Requirements for the Native
American Library Services
Enhancement Grants Program
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities .
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
This Request for Information
(RFI) is intended to gather broad input
to assist the Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) in making a
determination whether or not to modify
the eligibility requirements for the
Native American Library Services
Enhancement Grants program
(Enhancement Grant). Currently, to be
eligible for Enhancement Grant funding,
an applicant is required to first submit
a Native American Library Services
Basic Grant (Basic Grant) application in
the same year. IMLS is considering the
elimination of this specific eligibility
requirement to reduce application and
administrative burdens for applicants
and awardees and to allow applicants to
choose the grant program(s) best suited
to their needs.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
Friday, October 29, 2021.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be
submitted to imls-librarygrants@
imls.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Both the
Enhancement Grants program and the
Basic Grants program are designed to
assist federally recognized Indian tribes
in improving core library services for
their communities. See https://
www.imls.gov/grants/available/nativeamerican-library-services-enhancementgrants and https://www.imls.gov/grants/
available/native-american-libraryservices-basic-grants for details. IMLS is
committed to the continuous
improvement of all its grant programs
and to minimizing grant-related
application and administrative burdens
for its applicants and awardees. The
current structure requires every
applicant for an Enhancement Grant
program to also apply for a Basic Grant
in the same year.
The Basic Grant program is designed
to support library operations and core
services, including library workforce
training. The Enhancement Grant
program is designed to support larger
and more complex library projects,
including preservation. For the Basic
Grant program in Fiscal Year 2021,
IMLS expects to award a total of
$1,900,000, consisting of 192 individual
awards ranging from $6,000 to $10,000.
For the Enhancement Grant program,
IMLS expects to award a total of
$1,200,000, consisting of 20 individual
awards ranging from $10,000 to
$150,000.
The Basic Grant program is less
competitive than the Enhancement
Grant program because essentially every
eligible Basic Grant applicant receives a
grant; whereas Enhancement Grant
applications compete against each other
and not all applications receive an
award. The two programs are also
financially interdependent: Funding
that is not awarded from the Basic
Program pool is then added to the
funding available for the Enhancement
Program pool. For example, if not all of
the FY21 $1,900,000 funding is awarded
because IMLS receives fewer Basic
Grant applications than anticipated, the
balance of unawarded Basic Grant funds
will then be made available to the
Enhancement Grant funding pool (i.e.,
whatever is not awarded from the
$1,900,000 Basic Grants pool is added to
the $1,200,000 Enhancement Grant
pool).
The original reason to have a Basic
Grant before applying for an
Enhancement Grant was to help ensure
that all Tribes received at least a basic
level of funding before larger, more
complex projects were supported.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024
IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Notice of
Funding Opportunity (3137-0110)
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. The
purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning a plan to
modify the eligibility criteria and to update performance measurement
requirements for Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants. 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 October 31, 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: 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.
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: Anthony D. Smith, Associate Deputy
Director, Office of Library Services, Discretionary Programs, Institute
of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite
4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Mr. Smith can be reached by telephone
at 202-653-4716, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public
comment that help the agency to:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the
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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 Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program is
designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library
services for their communities. The program goals are (1) to improve
digital services to support needs for education, workforce development,
economic and business development, health information, critical
thinking skills, and digital literacy skills; (2) to improve
educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of
interest to library patrons and community-based users; and (3) to
enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures
and languages.
This action is to modify the eligibility criteria and to update
performance measurement requirements for Native American Library
Services Enhancement Grants. If approved, the program would no longer
require applicants to first submit an application to the Native
American Library Services Basic Grants program in the same year. This
would reduce unnecessary administrative burden for applicants and
awardees and allow applicants to choose the grant program(s) best
suited to their needs. Updating performance measurement requirements
will bring this program into better alignment with other IMLS grant
programs and make it easier for applicants to comply.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: 2022-2024 IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement
Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0110.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents: Federally recognized Native American Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Hours per Response: 40 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
Cost Burden (dollars): $47,632.
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: August 27, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-18937 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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