82 FR 57622 - Institute of Museum and Library Services

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)

Page Range		57622-57623
FR Document		2017-26264

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. By this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning a plan to offer two grant programs targeted to the needs of libraries nationwide, aligned to the updated IMLS Strategic Framework for 2019-2021, the National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. 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

Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2019-2021 
IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries/Laura Bush 21st Century 
Librarian Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
for the Arts and the 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. By 
this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning a plan to offer two 
grant programs targeted to the needs of libraries nationwide, aligned 
to the updated IMLS Strategic Framework for 2019-2021, the National 
Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century 
Librarian Program.
    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 February 2, 2018.
    IMLS 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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr. Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of 
the Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant 
Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Webb can be 
reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 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:

I. Background

    The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source 
of federal support for the nation's approximately 120,000 libraries and 
35,000 museums and related organizations. Our mission is to inspire 
libraries and museums to

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advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic 
engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help 
libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible 
for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit 
www.imls.gov.

II. Current Actions

    The National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) support 
projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing 
the library and archives fields and that have the potential to advance 
theory and practice. Successful proposals generate results such as new 
tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances 
that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the 
benefits of federal investment.
    The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports 
developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the 
changing learning and information needs of the American public by 
enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, 
developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating 
the next generation of librarians.
    This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the Notice 
of Funding Opportunities for the next three years.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2019-2021 IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries/
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Notice of Funding 
Opportunity.
    OMB Number: 3137-0091.
    Frequency: Twice per year.
    Affected Public: Library organization applicants.
    Number of Respondents: 477.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 45 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 21,465 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Total Annual costs: $595,224.45.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, 
Office of the Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 
L'Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. 
Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 Fax: 202-653-4608, or by 
email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with 
hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.

    Dated: December 1, 2017.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Chief Information Officer.
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• The estimated total cost and a clear Innovation Fund requested amount and consultation program helps to ensure
description of what the grant will fund. other in-kind or cash contributions to that requested data can be provided in
Your narrative should provide a support the project. Your narrative the desired format, reporting burden
breakdown of the major expenses should provide a breakdown of the (time and financial resources) is
including, but not limited to, personnel, major project expenses including, but minimized, collection instruments are
project expenses, contracts or subgrants, not limited to, personnel, project clearly understood, and the impact of
etc., and how each expense supports the expenses, etc., and how each expense collection requirements on respondents
transformation effort to improve your supports the project design. can be properly assessed. By this notice,
pro bono program. • A narrative proposing an ambitious IMLS is soliciting comments concerning
• For expenses related to personnel, match requirement that reduces the Pro a plan to offer two grant programs
please indicate how many and which Bono Innovation Fund contribution to targeted to the needs of libraries
positions will be fully or partially the project for the grant term. LSC is not nationwide, aligned to the updated
funded by the proposed grant. setting a specific percentage of required IMLS Strategic Framework for 2019–
• For contracts, please describe match for Sustainability Grant 2021, the National Leadership Grants for
whether you intend to use consultants, applicants, but will assess the two-year Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st
implement new technology systems, budget from the applicant’s previously Century Librarian Program.
conduct business process analysis, etc. funded project with the grant amount A copy of the proposed information
and how this supports improvements to proposed in the Sustainability LOI. collection request can be obtained by
you pro bono program. LSC’s expectation is that applicants will contacting the individual listed below
3. Sustainability Grants propose a meaningful shift from Pro in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Bono Innovation Fund support to other DATES: Written comments must be
The LOI Narrative for Sustainability sources of support during the grant submitted to the office listed in the
Grants should respond to the following term. addressee section below on or before
questions. • A narrative discussing the potential February 2, 2018.
a. Justification for Sustaining the Pro sources of funding that have been or IMLS is particularly interested in
Bono Innovation Project. Please describe will be cultivated. If the project has comments that help the agency to:
why you are seeking Sustainability already received new financial support, • Evaluate whether the proposed
Grant. In your response, please discuss please provide the source and amount collection of information is necessary
the following: committed and further describe the for the proper performance of the
• The impact of the Pro Bono plans for ensuring continued financial functions of the agency, including
Innovation Fund project to date, support. whether the information will have
supported by data and analysis as to
Dated: November 30, 2017. practical utility;
whether the goals of the project were
Stefanie K. Davis, • Evaluate the accuracy of the
achieved.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
• Evidence of ongoing client need Assistant General Counsel.
proposed collection of information
and how you intend to make the project [FR Doc. 2017–26274 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
including the validity of the
part of your core legal services. BILLING CODE 7050–01–P
• The level of engagement of pro methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
bono volunteers/private bar and the best
clarity of the information to be
practices in pro bono delivery that can THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR collected; and
be replicated by others. THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES • Minimize the burden of the
• How ongoing program evaluation
collection of information on those who
and data collection will be incorporated Institute of Museum and Library are to respond, including through the
into the project. Services
b. Project Staff and Management use of appropriate automated electronic,
Support. Please briefly identify and mechanical, or other technological
Notice of Proposed Information collection techniques, or other forms of
describe the project team and project Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS
partners. In your response, please information technology, e.g., permitting
National Leadership Grants for electronic submissions of responses.
include the following: Libraries/Laura Bush 21st Century
• The project staff that will be Librarian Program Notice of Funding
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
responsible for the sustainability phase Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
Opportunity
of the project. Please include any the Director, Institute of Museum and
additional staff, descriptions of new AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
responsibilities for existing project staff Library Services, National Foundation North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC
and/or organizational changes that will for the Arts and the Humanities. 20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
be made. ACTION: Notice, request for comments on by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
• The role of your organization’s this collection of information. 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
executive management in the decision imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
to seek this Sustainability Grant and SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
recent examples of your organization’s Library Services (IMLS), as part of its 653–4614.
track record turning ‘‘new’’ or special continuing effort to reduce paperwork SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
projects into core legal services. and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
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c. Budget and Match Requirement. clearance consultation program to I. Background
Please describe what you would like the provide the general public and federal The Institute of Museum and Library
Sustainability Grant to fund. In your agencies with an opportunity to Services is the primary source of federal
response, please be sure to provide the comment on proposed and/or support for the nation’s approximately
following information: continuing collections of information in 120,000 libraries and 35,000 museums
• Estimated total project cost. This accordance with the Paperwork and related organizations. Our mission
includes the estimate for the Pro Bono Reduction Act. This pre-clearance is to inspire libraries and museums to

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advance innovation, lifelong learning, persons with hearing difficulty at 202– functions of the agency, including
and cultural and civic engagement. Our 653–4614. whether the information will have
grant making, policy development, and Dated: December 1, 2017. practical utility;
research help libraries and museums Kim Miller,
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
deliver valuable services that make it agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Chief
possible for communities and Information Officer.
proposed collection of information
individuals to thrive. To learn more, including the validity of the
[FR Doc. 2017–26264 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
visit www.imls.gov. methodology and assumptions used;
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• Enhance the quality, utility, and
II. Current Actions clarity of the information to be
The National Leadership Grants for collected; and
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
Libraries (NLG–L) support projects that • Minimize the burden of the
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
address significant challenges and collection of information on those who
opportunities facing the library and Institute of Museum and Library are to respond, including through the
archives fields and that have the Services use of appropriate automated electronic,
potential to advance theory and mechanical, or other technological
practice. Successful proposals generate Notice of Proposed Information collection techniques, or other forms of
results such as new tools, research Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS information technology, e.g., permitting
findings, models, services, practices, or National Leadership Grants for electronic submissions of responses.
alliances that will be widely used, Museums and Museums for America ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend Program Notice of Funding Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
the benefits of federal investment. Opportunity the Director, Institute of Museum and
The Laura Bush 21st Century Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
Librarian Program (LB21) supports AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC
developing a diverse workforce of Library Services, National Foundation
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
librarians to better meet the changing for the Arts and the Humanities.
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
learning and information needs of the ACTION: Notice, request for comments on
653–4608, or by email at swebb@
American public by enhancing the this collection of information. imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
training and professional development SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
of librarians, developing faculty and Library Services (IMLS), as part of its 653–4614.
library leaders, and recruiting and continuing effort to reduce paperwork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
educating the next generation of and respondent burden, conducts a pre- Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
librarians. clearance consultation program to the Director, Institute of Museum and
This action is to renew the forms and provide the general public and federal Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
instructions for the Notice of Funding agencies with an opportunity to North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC
Opportunities for the next three years. comment on proposed and/or 20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
Agency: Institute of Museum and continuing collections of information in by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
Library Services. accordance with the Paperwork 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
Title: 2019–2021 IMLS National Reduction Act. This pre-clearance imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
Leadership Grants for Libraries/Laura consultation program helps to ensure persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
Bush 21st Century Librarian Program that requested data can be provided in 653–4614.
Notice of Funding Opportunity. the desired format, reporting burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3137–0091. (time and financial resources) is
Frequency: Twice per year. minimized, collection instruments are I. Background
Affected Public: Library organization clearly understood, and the impact of The Institute of Museum and Library
applicants. collection requirements on respondents Services is the primary source of federal
Number of Respondents: 477. can be properly assessed. By this notice, support for the nation’s approximately
Estimated Average Burden per IMLS is soliciting comments concerning 120,000 libraries and 35,000 museums
Response: 45 hours. a plan to offer two grant programs and related organizations. Our mission
Estimated Total Annual Burden: targeted to the needs of museums is to inspire libraries and museums to
21,465 hours. nationwide, aligned to the updated advance innovation, lifelong learning,
Total Annualized capital/startup IMLS Strategic Framework for 2019– and cultural and civic engagement. Our
costs: n/a. 2021, National Leadership Grants for grant making, policy development, and
Total Annual costs: $595,224.45. Museums and Museums for America research help libraries and museums
Public Comments Invited: Comments Program. deliver valuable services that make it
submitted in response to this notice will A copy of the proposed information possible for communities and
be summarized and/or included in the collection request can be obtained by individuals to thrive. To learn more,
request for OMB’s clearance of this contacting the individual listed below visit www.imls.gov.
information collection. in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
II. Current Actions
DATES: Written comments must be
Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of submitted to the office listed in the The goals of National Leadership
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the Director, Institute of Museum and addressee section below on or before Grants (NLG) for Museums are to
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza February 2, 2018. support projects that address critical
North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC IMLS is particularly interested in needs of the museum field and that have
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached comments that help the agency to: the potential to advance practice in the
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202– • Evaluate whether the proposed profession so that museums can
653–4608, or by email at swebb@ collection of information is necessary improve services for the American
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for for the proper performance of the public. Museums, institutions of higher

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice, request for comments on this collection of information.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Contact		Dr. Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 Fax: 202-653-4608, or by email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.
FR Citation		82 FR 57622