[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 113 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35670-35671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12652]
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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
Requests: Public Library Survey FY 2019-FY2021
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 a change request 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 July 10, 2020.
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).
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
cbodner@imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing
difficulty at 202-653-4614.
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: 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 change request includes public library data related to
data previously collected and new data regarding to 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 change in data
previously collected and
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new data regarding COVID-19. The expiration date will remain the same.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Public Libraries Survey, FY 2019-FY 2021.
OMB Number: 3137-0074.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: State and local governments, State library
administrative agencies, and public libraries.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden hours per respondent: 84.9.
Total burden hours: 4,585.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
Total Annual Costs: $130,168.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $925,193.00.
Dated: June 8, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-12652 Filed 6-10-20; 8:45 am]
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