83 FR 18597 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: IMLS Grants to States Program “State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

Page Range		18597-18598
FR Document		2018-08936

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. This notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms. 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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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) 
Forms

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

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. This notice proposes the 
clearance of the IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program 
Reporting System (SPR) Forms.
    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: Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before May 29, 2018.
    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 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).


ADDRESSES: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant 
Policy and Management, 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: 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. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work 
together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To 
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS 
Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms 
and Instructions. The 60-day Notice for the ``Notice of Proposed 
Information Collection Requests: 2019-2021 IMLS Grants to States 
Program ``State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms were published in 
the Federal Register on February 28, 2018 (83 FR 8711). The agency has 
taken into consideration the one comment that was received under this 
notice.
    This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the IMLS 
Grants to

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States Program ``State Program Reporting System'' for the next three 
years. These forms include:

     SPR Reporting System User Documentation
     Grants to States Program Report
     Financial Status Report
     SPR Phase 3 Reporting
     State Legal Officer's Certification of the Authorized 
Certifying Official
     internet Safety Certification for Applicant Public 
Libraries, Public Elementary and Secondary School Libraries, and 
Consortia with Public and/or Public School Libraries

    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, more than $150 million is distributed among the State 
Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) every year. SLAAs are official 
agencies charged by law with the extension and development of library 
services, and they are located in:

     Each of the 50 States of the United States, and the 
District of Columbia;
     The Territories (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands); and
     The Freely Associated States (the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the 
Republic of Palau).

    Each year, over 1,500 Grants to States projects support the 
purposes and priorities outlined in the Library Services and Technology 
Act (LSTA). (See 20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) SLAAs may use the funds to 
support statewide initiatives and services, and they may also 
distribute the funds through competitive subawards (subgrants or 
cooperative agreements) to public, academic, research, school, or 
special libraries or library consortia (for-profit and Federal 
libraries are not eligible). Each SLAA must submit a plan that details 
library services goals for a five-year period. (20 U.S.C 9134). SLAAs 
must also conduct a five-year evaluation of library services based on 
that plan. These plans and evaluations are the foundation for improving 
practice and informing policy. Each SLAA receives IMLS funding to 
support the five year period through a series of overlapping, two year 
grant awards.
    Each SLAA must file interim and final financial reports, as well as 
final performance reports for each of these two year grants. Since 
2002, the final performance reporting has been accomplished through 
IMLS' State Program Reporting (SPR) system. To improve how IMLS 
measures the impact of the Federal investment in the Grants to States 
program, IMLS and SLAAs have been partnering on a comprehensive 
planning and evaluation initiative called ``Measuring Success.'' This 
multi-year effort has fundamentally shifted the way in which Grants to 
States final report information is gathered and shared, and it is 
improving program accountability, reporting, evaluation, and 
assessment. The SPR has been developed in phases, in concert with a 
small group of SLAAs acting as pilots for each phase. Roughly, these 
phases corresponded to: Framework and question development; descriptive 
reporting for the two year award; and finally the incorporation of the 
performance measurement reporting. Currently, all phases have been 
rolled out and are reflected in the documentation submitted for the 
three year approval. The Measuring Success initiative has driven the 
development of the data reporting and analysis system (database) that 
replaces the older narrative State Program Report system.
    The SPR development was guided by a data reporting and collection 
framework that balances the need for descriptive information to monitor 
compliance with award conditions with the need for data on performance 
measures to assess the impact of the public funds. By gathering project 
data more consistently, IMLS is better able to compare projects within 
and across states and demonstrate the impact of public funds on library 
services. States are also able to share information about their 
projects both within the library community and with the public at 
large.

    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: IMLS Grants to States Program ``State Program Reporting 
System (SPR) Forms.
    OMB Number: 3137-0071.
    Frequency: Once per year.
    Affected Public: State Library Administrative Agencies.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 47.83 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,678 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Total Annual costs: $74,113.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Policy and Management.
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sample of exempt employers is required e.g., permitting electronic submission of INFORMATION CONTACT section below on
to keep records and participate in the responses. or before May 29, 2018.
survey. OSH Act sections 8(c) and 24(a) Agency: DOL–BLS. OMB is particularly interested in
authorize this information collection. Title of Collection: Survey of comments that help the agency to:
See 29 U.S.C. 657(c), 673(a). Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. • Evaluate whether the proposed
This information collection is subject OMB Control Number: 1220–0045. collection of information is necessary for the
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Affected Public: State, Local, and proper performance of the functions of the
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Tribal Governments; Individuals or agency, including whether the information
of information, and the public is Households; and Private Sector— will have practical utility;
generally not required to respond to an businesses or other for-profits, farms, • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
information collection, unless it is and not-for-profit institutions. estimate of the burden of the proposed
Total Estimated Number of collection of information, including the
approved by the OMB under the PRA validity of the methodology and assumptions
and displays a currently valid OMB Respondents: 243,520.
used;
Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Number of
• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
notwithstanding any other provisions of Responses: 243,520. of the information to be collected; and
law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: • Minimize the burden of the collection of
to penalty for failing to comply with a 311,644 hours. information on those who are to respond,
collection of information that does not Total Estimated Annual Other Costs including through the use of appropriate
display a valid Control Number. See 5 Burden: $0. automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). technological collection techniques or other
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL forms of information technology (e.g.,
obtains OMB approval for this Dated: April 23, 2018. permitting electronic submission of
information collection under Control Michel Smyth, responses).
Number 1220–0045. Departmental Clearance Officer.
The current approval for this ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
[FR Doc. 2018–08895 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am] Office of Information and Regulatory
collection is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2018. The DOL seeks to BILLING CODE 4510–24–P Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for
extend PRA authorization through Education, Office of Management and
December 31, 2019, without any change Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
to existing requirements. The DOL notes NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 20503, (202) 395–7316.
that existing information collection ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
requirements submitted to the OMB Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy
Institute of Museum and Library and Management, Institute of Museum
receive a month-to-month extension
Services and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information Submission for OMB Review, North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
about this ICR, see the related notice 20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
Comment Request, Proposed
published in the Federal Register on by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
Collection: IMLS Grants to States
May 19, 2016 (82 FR 31666). 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
Program ‘‘State Program Reporting
Interested parties are encouraged to imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
System (SPR) Forms
send comments to the OMB, Office of persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
Information and Regulatory Affairs at AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 653–4614.
the address shown in the ADDRESSES Library Services, National Foundation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
section within thirty (30) days of on the Arts and the Humanities. Institute of Museum and Library
publication of this notice in the Federal ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, Services is the primary source of federal
Register. In order to help ensure Comment Request. support for the nation’s libraries and
appropriate consideration, comments museums. We advance, support, and
should mention OMB Control Number SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and empower America’s museums, libraries,
1220–0045. The OMB is particularly Library Services announces the and related organizations through grant
interested in comments that: following information collection has making, research, and policy
• Evaluate whether the proposed been submitted to the Office of development. Our vision is a nation
collection of information is necessary Management and Budget (OMB) for where museums and libraries work
for the proper performance of the review and approval in accordance with together to transform the lives of
functions of the agency, including the Paperwork Reduction Act. This individuals and communities. To learn
whether the information will have program helps to ensure that requested more, visit www.imls.gov.
practical utility; data can be provided in the desired Current Actions: This notice proposes
• Evaluate the accuracy of the format, reporting burden (time and the clearance of the IMLS Grants to
agency’s estimate of the burden of the financial resources) is minimized, States Program ‘‘State Program
proposed collection of information, collection instruments are clearly Reporting System (SPR) Forms and
including the validity of the understood, and the impact of collection Instructions. The 60-day Notice for the
methodology and assumptions used; requirements on respondents can be ‘‘Notice of Proposed Information
• Enhance the quality, utility, and properly assessed. This notice proposes Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS
clarity of the information to be the clearance of the IMLS Grants to Grants to States Program ‘‘State Program
collected; and States Program ‘‘State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms were
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• Minimize the burden of the Reporting System (SPR) Forms. published in the Federal Register on
collection of information on those who A copy of the proposed information February 28, 2018 (83 FR 8711). The
are to respond, including through the collection request can be obtained by agency has taken into consideration the
use of appropriate automated, contacting the individual listed below one comment that was received under
electronic, mechanical, or other in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. this notice.
technological collection techniques or DATES: Comments must be submitted to This action is to renew the forms and
other forms of information technology, the office listed in the FOR FURTHER instructions for the IMLS Grants to

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Section		Notices
Action		Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request.
Dates		Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before May 29, 2018.
Contact		Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy and Management, 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		83 FR 18597

83 FR 18597 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: IMLS Grants to States Program “State Program Reporting System (SPR) Forms

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

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