81 FR 76630 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: State Library Administrative Agencies Survey FY 2016 & FY 2018

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

Page Range		76630-76631
FR Document		2016-26566

The Institute of Museum and Library Service (``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 concerning the continuance of the State Library Administrative Agencies Survey for FY 2016 & FY 2018. 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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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
State Library Administrative Agencies Survey FY 2016 & FY 2018

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
for the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Service (``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 concerning the 
continuance of the State Library Administrative Agencies Survey for FY 
2016 & FY 2018.
    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 
CONTACT section below on or before December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Matthew Birnbaum, Supervisory Social Science Researcher, 
Office of Impact Assessment and

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Learning, 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: 202-653-4601, or by email at 
[email protected] or by teletype (TTY/TDD) at 202-653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 
(IMLS) is an independent Federal grant-making agency and is the primary 
source of federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 35,000 
museums. IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the 
Nation's museums and libraries in improving their operations and 
enhancing their services to the public. IMLS is responsible for 
identifying national needs for and trends in museum, library, and 
information services; measuring and reporting on the impact and 
effectiveness of museum, library and information services throughout 
the United States, including programs conducted with funds made 
available by IMLS; identifying, and disseminating information on, the 
best practices of such programs; and developing plans to improve 
museum, library and information services of the United States and 
strengthen national, State, local, regional, and international 
communications and cooperative networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 
U.S.C. 9108).
    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 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.
    Abstract: The State Library Administrative Agencies Survey has been 
conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the 
clearance number 3137-0072, which expires 11/30/2016. 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 2016 collection will not begin until early 
2017, we are carrying over the documentation and estimated burden 
associated with the FY 2014 data.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the State 
Library Agencies Survey. The 60-day notice for the State Library 
Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2016 & FY 2018, was published in the 
Federal Register on May 27, 2016 (81FR 3093933710-33711). No comments 
were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: State Library Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2014.
    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: $35,623.
    Contact: 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.

    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Kim A. Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
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Learning, Institute of Museum and the official agencies of each state THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza charged by state law with the extension ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC and development of public library
20024–2135. Dr. Birnbaum can be services throughout the state. (20 U.S.C. Institute of Museum and Library
reached by Telephone: 202–653–4760, Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9122.) The Services
Fax: 202–653–4601, or by email at purpose of this survey is to provide state
mbirnbaum@imls.gov or by teletype Submission for OMB Review,
and federal policymakers with
(TTY/TDD) at 202–653–4614. Comment Request, Proposed
information about SLAAs, including Collection: Public Libraries Survey FY
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The their governance, allied operations, 2016–FY 2018
Institute of Museum and Library developmental services to libraries and
Services (IMLS) is an independent library systems, support of electronic AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
Federal grant-making agency and is the information networks and resources, Library Services, National Foundation
primary source of federal support for the number and types of outlets, and direct on the Arts and the Humanities.
Nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 services to the public. Through the FY ACTION: Submission for OMB review,
museums. IMLS provides a variety of 2010 collection, the SLAA Survey was comment request.
grant programs to assist the Nation’s conducted annually; beginning with the
museums and libraries in improving SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and
FY 2012 collection, the survey is
their operations and enhancing their Library Services (IMLS) announces the
conducted biennially. Because the FY submission of the following information
services to the public. IMLS is
2016 collection will not begin until collection to the Office of Management
responsible for identifying national
needs for and trends in museum, early 2017, we are carrying over the and Budget (OMB) for review and
library, and information services; documentation and estimated burden approval in accordance with the
measuring and reporting on the impact associated with the FY 2014 data. Paperwork Reduction Act. This program
and effectiveness of museum, library Current Actions: This notice proposes helps to ensure that requested data can
and information services throughout the clearance of the State Library Agencies be provided in the desired format,
United States, including programs Survey. The 60-day notice for the State reporting burden (time and financial
conducted with funds made available by Library Administrative Agencies resources) is minimized, collection
IMLS; identifying, and disseminating Survey, FY 2016 & FY 2018, was instruments are clearly understood, and
information on, the best practices of published in the Federal Register on the impact of collection requirements on
such programs; and developing plans to May 27, 2016 (81FR 3093933710– respondents can be properly assessed.
improve museum, library and 33711). No comments were received. A copy of the proposed information
information services of the United collection request can be obtained by
States and strengthen national, State, Agency: Institute of Museum and contacting the individual listed below
local, regional, and international Library Services. in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
communications and cooperative Title: State Library Administrative DATES: Written comments must be
networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 Agencies Survey, FY 2014. submitted by December 5, 2016 to be
U.S.C. 9108). OMB Number: 3137–0072. assured of consideration.
OMB is particularly interested in OMB is particularly interested in
comments that help the agency to: Agency Number: 3137. comments that help the agency to
• Evaluate whether the proposed Affected Public: Federal, State and • Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary local governments, State library collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the administrative agencies, libraries, for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including general public. functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have Number of Respondents: 51. whether the information will have
practical utility; practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the Frequency: Biennially. • Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Burden Hours per Respondent: 25. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information Total Burden Hours: 1,275. proposed collection of information
including the validity of the including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; Total Annual Costs: $35,623. methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility and Contact: Comments should be sent to • Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be Office of Information and Regulatory clarity of the information to be
collected; and Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the Education, Office of Management and • Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of 20503, (202) 395–7316. are to respond, including through the
appropriate automated electronic, use of appropriate automated electronic,
Dated: October 31, 2016. mechanical, or other technological
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of Kim A. Miller, collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting Grants Management Specialist, Office of the information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submissions of responses. Chief Financial Officer. electronic submissions of responses.
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Abstract: The State Library [FR Doc. 2016–26566 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Administrative Agencies Survey has BILLING CODE 7036–01–P to Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information
been conducted by the Institute of Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Museum and Library Services under the Officer, Institute of Museum and Library
clearance number 3137–0072, which Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW.,
expires 11/30/2016. State Library Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–
Administrative Agencies (‘‘SLAAs’’) are 2135. Ms. Burwell can be reached by

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Action		Submission for OMB review, comment request.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the CONTACT section below on or before December 5, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 76630

81 FR 76630 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: State Library Administrative Agencies Survey FY 2016 & FY 2018

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIESInstitute of Museum and Library Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services