Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation, 56714-56715 [2022-19990]

Download as PDF 56714 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2022 / Notices continuing basis, current information necessary for more timely, as well as more accurate, updating of the CPI would not be available. In addition, data would not be available to respond to the continuing demand from the public and private sectors for current information on consumer spending. In the Quarterly Interview Survey, each consumer unit (CU) in the sample is interviewed every three months over four calendar quarters. The sample for each quarter is divided into three panels, with CUs being interviewed every three months in the same panel of every quarter. The Quarterly Interview Survey is designed to collect data on the types of expenditures that respondents can be expected to recall for a period of three months or longer. In general the expenses reported in the Interview Survey are either relatively large, such as property, automobiles, or major appliances, or are expenses which occur on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utility bills, or insurance premiums. The Diary (or recordkeeping) Survey is completed at home by the respondent family for two consecutive one-week periods. The primary objective of the Diary Survey is to obtain expenditure data on small, frequently purchased items which normally are difficult to recall over longer periods of time. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought to continue the Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview (CEQ) and the Diary (CED) and to make modifications to the CEQ. The continuing CE Surveys provide a constant measurement of changes in consumer expenditure patterns for economic analysis and obtain data for future CPI revisions. In the CEQ, CE is seeking clearance to make the below changes. The CE requests clearance to modify point of purchase questions for utilities, to remove collection of data related to residential business properties, to collect all expenditures including sales tax, update wording on motorized versus non-motorized campers, collect the name of the foreign country when the point-of-service outlet is outside of the US, and update bracket ranges to more accurately reflect distributions of reported data on assets and liabilities. The CE is also seeking clearance to streamline the CEQ questionnaire by grouping similar items together, rewording items to make collection easier cognitively, and aggregating collection of items previously collected separately where feasible. As a result, several questions were eliminated from the survey and two additional sections were added and one section was modified as listed below: • Adding a new section, Family Care and Education that combines questions previously asked across the interview on education, day care and camps, babysitting, school meals, adult day care and in-home care for invalids. • Adding a new section on Transportation that combines questions on vehicle operating expenses with questions on transportation via taxis, limousines, app-based ride shares, bike, scooter or moped rental using sharing services, and public transport. Total respondents Form III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: • 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. • 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. Title of Collection: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary. OMB Number: 1220–0050. Type of Review: Revision. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total responses Frequency Average time per response Estimated total burden CEQ—Interview ................................................................... CEQ—Reinterview ............................................................... CED—Diary Record-keeping ............................................... CED—Diary Interview .......................................................... CED Diary Reinterview ........................................................ 4,900 2,352 6,200 6,200 1,240 4 1 2 2 1 19,600 2,352 12,400 12,400 1,240 65 10 60 19 10 21,233 392 12,400 3,927 207 Totals ............................................................................ 11,100 ........................ 47,992 ........................ 38,159 Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they also will become a matter of public record. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 • Revising the Expense Patterns section to simplify the questions on usual weekly expenses for groceries, food or beverages consumed away from home, alcohol consumed at home, cigarettes and tobacco products. No changes will be made in Diary (CED). Signed at Washington, DC, on this 9th day of September 2022. Eric Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES [FR Doc. 2022–19892 Filed 9–14–22; 8:45 am] Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation BILLING CODE 4510–24–P Institute of Museum and Library Services Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Sep 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 178 / Thursday, September 15, 2022 / Notices Submission for OMB Review, request for comments, collection of information. ACTION: 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 Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section below on or before October 15, 2022. 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. Once you have found this information collection request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ and enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395–7316. 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Sep 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 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). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy Director of 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, or by email at tdevoe@imls.gov. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) may contact IMLS at 202–207–7858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service. 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. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of the Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation. 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 the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 and 20 U.S.C. 9141) 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 of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the three Freely Associated States of Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Each SLAA is required, under 20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq. (in particular 20 U.S.C. 9134), to submit a plan that details library services goals for a fiveyear period, along with associated certifications. IMLS authorizing legislation (20 U.S.C. 9134) directs SLAAs to ‘‘independently evaluate, and report to the Director regarding, the activities assisted under this subchapter, prior to the end of the Five-Year Plan.’’ This evaluation provides SLAAs an opportunity to measure progress in PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56715 meeting the goals set in their approved Five-Year Plans with a framework to synthesize information across all state reports in telling a national story. This action is to renew clearance of the Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation for the next three years. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2022 (87 FR 35575). The agency has taken into consideration the one comment received under this notice. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation. OMB Number: 3137–0090. Agency Number: 3137. Respondents/Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies. Total Number of Annual Respondents: 12. Frequency of Response: Once every five years. Annual Average Hours per Response: 18 hours. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,062 hours. Total Annual Cost Burden (dollars): $32,773.32. Total Annual Federal Costs: $2,057.45. Dated: September 12, 2022. Suzanne Mbollo, Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2022–19990 Filed 9–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Request for Information; Draft National Strategy on Microelectronics Research Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). ACTION: Notice of Request for Information (RFI). AGENCY: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on behalf of the Subcommittee on Microelectronics Leadership (SML) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), requests comments from the public on the Draft National Strategy on Microelectronics Research (referred to in this document as ‘‘the Draft National Strategy’’) and some specific questions relevant to that strategy. The Draft National Strategy is posted at https://www.whitehouse.gov/ wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SMLDRAFT-Microlectronics-Strategy-ForPublic-Comment.pdf. This draft is being released at an intermediate, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1

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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: 
Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities.

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ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, request for comments, collection of 
information.

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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 Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year 
Evaluation.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before October 15, 2022.

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. Once you have 
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and 
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please 
mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316.
    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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa DeVoe, Associate Deputy 
Director of 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, or by email at [email protected]. Persons who are deaf or 
hard of hearing (TTY users) may contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 
for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service.

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. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of the 
Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation. 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 the 
Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 and 20 U.S.C. 9141) 
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 of Guam, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the three Freely Associated 
States of Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands.
    Each SLAA is required, under 20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq. (in particular 
20 U.S.C. 9134), to submit a plan that details library services goals 
for a five-year period, along with associated certifications. IMLS 
authorizing legislation (20 U.S.C. 9134) directs SLAAs to 
``independently evaluate, and report to the Director regarding, the 
activities assisted under this subchapter, prior to the end of the 
Five-Year Plan.'' This evaluation provides SLAAs an opportunity to 
measure progress in meeting the goals set in their approved Five-Year 
Plans with a framework to synthesize information across all state 
reports in telling a national story. This action is to renew clearance 
of the Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation for 
the next three years. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on June 10, 2022 (87 FR 35575).
    The agency has taken into consideration the one comment received 
under this notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 3137-0090.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
    Total Number of Annual Respondents: 12.
    Frequency of Response: Once every five years.
    Annual Average Hours per Response: 18 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,062 hours.
    Total Annual Cost Burden (dollars): $32,773.32.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $2,057.45.

    Dated: September 12, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-19990 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7036-01-P

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