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OMB Control No: 3137-0071	ICR Reference No: 202605-3137-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-3137-002
Agency/Subagency: IMLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Grants to States Program “State Reporting System
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/21/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	59	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,058	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	101,708	0	0

Abstract: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requests a three-year renewal of the State Program Report (SPR) system for the Grants to States (G2S) Program under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This information collection supports the agency’s work to monitor its largest grant program, which distributes approximately $180 million every year to State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) using a population-based formula. Under 20 U.S.C. § 9134, each SLAA is required to submit a plan that details library services goals for a five-year period, along with associated certifications. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 9134 (c), each SLAA that receives an IMLS grant under the G2S program is required to evaluate and report on all funded project activities to IMLS, prior to the end of the execution of its five-year plan. Each SLAA receives IMLS funding to support activities for the five-year period through a series of overlapping two-year grant awards. Each SLAA must file interim and final financial reports, and final performance reports for each of these two-year grants through IMLS’s SPR system. The performance reports incorporate performance measures to track participants’ outcomes when attribution claims are defensible based on a combination of the project’s activity mode and beneficiary type. The embedded Site Visit Checklist is an administrative requirement to ensure the program is fulfilling its monitoring and compliance responsibilities for these multi-million-dollar grants. The SPR forms and materials were last approved by OMB on 9/22/2022 and are being submitted with minor updates.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 11578	03/10/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 27373	05/14/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Grants to States Program "State Reporting System

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	59	0	59
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,058	236	2,822
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	101,708	14,622	87,086

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden for the administration of the SPR is slightly higher than noted in previous years, reflecting the incorporation of the Site Visit Checklist in the SPR.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $42,471

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Sandra Narva 202 653-4634 snarva@imls.gov

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