[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81524-81525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27605]
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2022-2024
IMLS Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program Notice of
Funding Opportunity
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 Services announces that
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. The purpose of this Notice is to
solicit comments about this assessment process, instructions, and data
collections. 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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before January 14,
2021.
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: Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of
Grants Policy and Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW,
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Bodner can be reached by
telephone at 202-653-4636 or by email at [email protected]. Office hours
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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
work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to assist Native
American tribes in improving core library services for their
communities, particularly as they relate to the following goals in the
Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9141).
1. Expanding services for learning and access to information and
educational resources in a variety of formats (including new and
emerging technology), in all types of libraries, for individuals of all
ages in order to support such individuals' need for education, lifelong
learning, workforce development, economic and business development,
health information, critical thinking skills, digital library skills,
and financial literacy and other types of literacy skills.
2. Establishing or enhancing electronic and other linkages and
improved coordination among and between libraries and entities, as
described in 20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6), for the purpose of improving the
quality of and access to library and information services.
3. Providing training and professional development, including
continuing education, to enhance the skills of the current library
workforce and leadership, and advance the delivery of library and
information services; and enhancing efforts to recruit future
professionals, including those from diverse and underrepresented
backgrounds, to the field of library and information services.
4. Developing public and private partnerships with other agencies,
tribes, and community-based organizations.
5. Targeting library services to individuals of diverse geographic,
cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to individuals with
disabilities, and to individuals with limited functional literacy or
information skills.
6. Targeting library and information services to persons having
difficulty using a library and to underserved urban and rural
communities, including children (from birth through age 17) from
families with incomes below the poverty line (as defined by the Office
of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 42
U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a family of the size involved.
7. Developing library services that provide all users access to
information through local, State, regional, national, and international
collaborations and networks.
8. Carrying out other activities consistent with the purposes of
the Library Services and Technology subchapter of the IMLS statute (20
U.S.C. 9121).
Nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native
Hawaiians (as the term is defined in 20 U.S.C. 7517) are eligible to
apply for funding under the Na[iuml]ve Hawaiian Library Program.
This action is to renew the forms and instructions for the Notice
of Funding Opportunities for the next three years. The 60-day notice
for the 2022-2024 IMLS Native American Library Services Basic Grant
Program Notice of Funding Opportunity was published in the Federal
Register on October 9, 2020, (85 FR 64170-64171). No comments were
received.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: 2022-2024 IMLS Native American Library Services Basic Grant
Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
OMB Number: 3137-0093.
Frequency: Once per year.
Affected Public: Federally recognized tribes.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
Total Annual costs: $59,540.00.
Total Federal costs: $9,558.40.
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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: December 10, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-27605 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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