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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69134-69135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28353]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
Public Libraries Survey, FY 2011-2013

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 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/

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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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