Notice2026-04509
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation
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Published
March 9, 2026
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National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
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 related to 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 ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11339-11340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04509]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Guidelines for
IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments on this 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 related to 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 ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before May 09, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Acting Director of Grants
Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite N-3627,
Washington, DC 20210. Ms. Narva can be reached by telephone: 202-653-
4634, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5f424d5e5a4d6c4541405f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85f6ebe4f7f3e4c5ece8e9f6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri DeVoe, Associate Deputy Director
for Grants to States, Office of Library Services, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite N-3627,
Washington, DC 20210. Ms. DeVoe can be reached by telephone at 202-653-
4778, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10647475667f7550797d7c633e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40342425362f2500292d2c336e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS 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 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. The agency
advances, supports, and empowers 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
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, approximately $180 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:
<bullet> Each of the 50 States of the United States, and the
District of Columbia;
<bullet> The territories (Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
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Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands); and
<bullet> The Freely Associated States (the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands).
IMLS authorizing legislation at 20 U.S.C. 9134 directs State
Library Administrative Agencies (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.
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 and Territory Library
Administrative Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Response: Once every five years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 18 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,062 hours.
Total Annual Cost Burden $35,322.12.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $2,164.
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: March 4, 2026.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-04509 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am]
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