[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64112-64113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25122]
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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: State Library Administrative Agency Survey FY20 and FY22
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 the continuance of the State Library
Administrative Agencies Survey for FY 2020 and FY 2022.
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 December 20,
2019.
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. Matthew Birnbaum, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Birnbaum can be reached by Telephone:
202-653-4760, Fax: 202-653-4608, or by email at [email protected], 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: The State Library Administrative Agencies Survey
has been conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
under the clearance number 3137-0072, which
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expires 01/31/2020. State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) are
the official agencies of each state charged by state law with the
extension and development of public library services throughout the
state. (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9122.) The purpose of this
survey is to provide state and federal policymakers with information
about SLAAs, including their governance, allied operations,
developmental services to libraries and library systems, support of
electronic information networks and resources, number and types of
outlets, and direct services to the public. Through the FY 2010
collection, the SLAA Survey was conducted annually; beginning with the
FY 2012 collection, the survey is conducted biennially. Because the FY
2020 collection will not begin until early 2021, we are carrying over
the documentation and estimated burden associated with the FY 2018
data. This action is to request a new three year approval of the IMLS
administered State Library Administrative Agencies Survey. The 60-day
notice for the State Library Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2020 &
FY 2022, was published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2019 (84
FR 44943). No comments were received.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: State Library Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2020.
OMB Number: 3137-0072.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: Federal, State and local governments, State
library administrative agencies, libraries, general public.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Frequency: Biennially.
Burden Hours per Respondent: 25.
Total Burden Hours: 1,275.
Total Annual Costs: $287,304.
Dated: November 15, 2019.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-25122 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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