Notice2021-21086
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Public Libraries Survey FY 2021-FY 2023
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Published
September 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
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 new three-year approval of the IMLS administered Public Libraries Survey. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53693-53694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21086]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Public
Libraries Survey FY 2021-FY 2023
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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 new three-year approval of the IMLS
administered Public Libraries Survey. 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 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this Notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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, (202) 395-7316.
OMB is particularly interested in comments that help the agency to:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including 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: Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#690a0b060d070c1b290004051a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9aaaba6ada7acbb89a0a4a5bae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
II. 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 would be collected. The request includes new
public library data regarding programs and other physical collections.
The Public Libraries Survey has been conducted by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0074, which
expires September 30, 2023. This action is to request a new three-year
approval. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on
June 25, 2021 (86 FR 33782). The agency received one comment in
response to the Notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Public Libraries Survey, FY 2021-FY 2023.
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: 94.1.
Total burden hours: 5,270.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
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Total Annual Costs: $154,104.73.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $726,187.85.
Dated: September 23, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-21086 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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