Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2024 / Notices 8253 

I. Background 

IMLS 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. 

II. Current Actions 

This Notice proposes the clearance of 

the 2028–2032 IMLS Grants to States 

Program Five-Year State Plan 

Guidelines for State Library 

Administrative Agencies. The Grants to 

States program is the largest grant 

program administered by IMLS, 

providing financial assistance to 

develop library services throughout the 

states, U.S. territories, and the Freely 

Associated States. Using a population 

based formula, around $180 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, approximately 1,500 

Grants to States projects support the 

purposes and priorities outlined in the 

Library Services and Technology Act. 

(See 20 U.S.C. 9121–9165) SLAAs may 

use the funds to support statewide 

initiatives and services, and they may 

also distribute the funds through 

competitive subawards (e.g., 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 fiveyear 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. 

The 60-day Notice was published in 

the Federal Register on December 1, 

2023 (88 FR 83975) (Document Number 

2023–26487). The agency received no 

comments under this Notice. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: 2028–2032 IMLS Grants to 

States Program Five-Year State Plan 

Guidelines for State Library 

Administrative Agencies. 

OMB Number: 3137–0029. 

Frequency: Once every five years. 

Affected Public: State and Territory 

Library Administrative Agencies. 

Number of Respondents: 59. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 90 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden: 5,310 hours. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: n/a. 

Total Cost Burden: $165,354. 

Total Federal Costs: $10,821. 

Dated: February 1, 2024. 

Suzanne Mbollo, 

Grants Management Specialist, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces its intent 

to hold proposal review meetings 

throughout the year. The purpose of 

these meetings is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning proposals 

submitted to the NSF for financial 

support. The agenda for each of these 

meetings is to review and evaluate 

proposals as part of the selection 

process for awards. The review and 

evaluation may also include assessment 

of the progress of awarded proposals. 

These meetings will primarily take 

place at NSF’s headquarters, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314. 

These meetings will be closed to the 

public. The proposals being reviewed 

include information of a proprietary or 

confidential nature, including technical 

information; financial data, such as 

salaries; and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the proposals. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF 

will continue to review the agenda and 

merits of each meeting for overall 

compliance of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

These closed proposal review 

meetings will not be announced on an 

individual basis in the Federal Register. 

NSF intends to publish a notice similar 

to this on a quarterly basis. For an 

advance listing of the closed proposal 

review meetings that include the names 

of the proposal review panel and the 

time, date, place, and any information 

on changes, corrections, or 

cancellations, please visit the NSF 

website: https://new.nsf.gov/events/ 

proposal-review-panels. 

This information may also be 

requested by telephoning 703/292–8687. 

Dated: February 1, 2024. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m. EDT, 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024. 

PLACE: Virtual. 

STATUS: The one item may be viewed by 

the public through webcast only. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

70760 Highway Investigative Report— 

Collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge, 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 

28, 2022. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Candi Bing at (202) 590–8384 or by 

email at bingc@ntsb.gov. 

Media Information Contact: Sarah 

Sulick by email at sarah.sulick@ntsb.gov 

or at (202) 314–6100. 

This meeting will take place virtually. 

The public may view it through a live 

or archived webcast by accessing a link 

under ‘‘Upcoming Events’’ on the NTSB 

home page at www.ntsb.gov. 

Schedule updates, including weatherrelated cancellations, are also available 

at www.ntsb.gov. 

The National Transportation Safety 

Board is holding this meeting under the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). 

Dated: February 1, 2024. 

Candi R. Bing, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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