Notice2026-09682
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request for Proposed Collection: IMLS Grants to States Program State Reporting System
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Published
May 14, 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) 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 law 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 IMLS Grants to States Program State Reporting System. 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 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27373-27374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09682]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request for Proposed
Collection: IMLS Grants to States Program State Reporting System
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, request for comments on this
collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 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 law 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 IMLS Grants to States Program State Reporting System.
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 June 17, 2026.
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, or call (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 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: 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#f3879796859c96b39a9e9f80dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfcbdbdac9d0daffd6d2d3cc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
IMLS 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 IMLS Grants to States
Program State Reporting System. The Grants to States program is the
largest source of federal funding support for library services in the
United States. Using a population-based formula, approximately $180
million is distributed among the State
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Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. A SLAA is defined
in the Library Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(3) and Sec.
9122(4))) as ``the official agency of a State charged by the law of the
State with the extension and development of public library services
through the state. SLAAs are located in in each of the 50 States of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Under 20 U.S.C. 9134, each state is required to submit a plan that
details library services goals for a five-year period, along with
associated certifications. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 9134(c), each SLAA
that receives an IMLS grant under the Grants to States program is
required to evaluate and report on all funded project activities to the
agency prior to the end of the execution of its five-year plan. Each
SLAA receives IMLS funding to support activities for the five-year
period through a series of overlapping two-year grant awards. Each SLAA
must file interim and final financial reports, and final performance
reports for each of these two-year grants through IMLS's State Program
Report (SPR) system. The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2026 (91 FR 11578). IMLS received no comments in
response to the Notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Grants to States Program State Reporting System.
OMB Number: 3137-0071.
Affected Public: State and Territory Library Administrative
Agencies.
Total Number of Respondents: 59.
Frequency of Response: Annually for the State Program Report, once
every five years for the embedded Site Visit Checklist.
Average Hours per Response: 47.83 hours for the State Program
Report (annually), 20 hours for the embedded Site Visit Checklist (once
every five years).
Total Burden Hours: 3,058.
Total Annual Cost Burden: $101,708.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $42,471.
Dated: May 12, 2026.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-09682 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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