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###### National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Submission for OMB review, comment request.

# 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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.

                        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 7, 2010.                    

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 submissions of responses.                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        Kim A. Miller, Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and Communication, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.                         *Telephone:*                         202-653-4762;                         *Fax:*                         202-653-4600; or e-mail:                         *kmiller@imls.gov*, or by                         *teletype*                         (TTY/                              ( print page 69135)                            TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty 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 17,500 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 of, museum and library services funded by IMLS; reporting on the impact and effectiveness of programs conducted with funds made available by IMLS in addressing such needs; and identifying, and disseminating information on, the best practices of such programs. (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).

*Abstract:*                     The Public Libraries Survey has been conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0074, which expires 11/30/2010. This survey collects annual descriptive data on the universe of public libraries in the U.S. and the Outlying Areas. Information such as public service hours per year, circulation of library books, etc., number of librarians, population of legal service area, expenditures for library collection, staff salary data, and access to technology are collected.                

*Current Actions:*                     This notice proposes clearance of the Public Libraries Survey. The 60-day notice for the Public Libraries Survey, FY 2011-2013, was published in the                     **Federal Register**                     on August 23, 2010, (FR vol. 75, No. 162, pgs. 51853-51854). The agency has taken into consideration the two comments that were received under this notice.                

*Agency:*                     Institute of Museum and Library Services.                

*Title:*                     Public Libraries Survey, 2011-2013.                

*OMB Number:*                     3137-0074.                

*Agency Number:*                     3137.                

*Affected Public:*                     State and local governments, State library agencies, and public libraries.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     55.                

*Note:*                     55 StLAs administer state-based surveys to the public libraries in their respective States and Outlying Areas on an annual basis. A portion of the state-based survey data is then provided to IMLS, which aggregates the information into the national PLS dataset.                

*Frequency:*                     Annually.                

*Burden hours per respondent:*                     85.7.                

*Total burden hours:*                     4,541.                

*Total Annualized capital/startup costs:*                     n/a.                

*Total Annual Costs:*                     $119,428.                

                    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: November 5, 2010.

Kim A. Miller,

Management Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and Communication.

[FR Doc. 2010-28353 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]

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