Public Libraries Survey

OMB: 3137-0074

IC ID: 209111

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Documents and Forms

Document Name Document Type
FY 2020 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/surveys-data/public-libraries-survey/report-your-pls-data/fy-2019-pls-data Instruction
FY 2020 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/surveys-data/public-libraries-survey/report-your-pls-data/fy-2019-pls-data Instruction
FY 2019_Data Element Definitions.docx PLS Data Element Definitions IC Document
FY 2019_Data Element Definitions.docx PLS Data Element Definitions IC Document
FY 2019 PLS Emails_7.16.19.docx PLS Email contacts IC Document
FY 2019 PLS Emails_7.16.19.docx PLS Email contacts IC Document
FY 2019 PLS CO IMLS Director letter attachment _ draft.docx PLS Directors Letter 1 IC Document
FY 2019 PLS CO IMLS Director letter attachment _ draft.docx PLS Directors Letter 1 IC Document
FY 2019 PLS SDC IMLS Director letter attachment _ Draft.docx PLS Directors Letter 2 IC Document
FY 2019 PLS SDC IMLS Director letter attachment _ Draft.docx PLS Directors Letter 2 IC Document
FY 2019 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx FY19 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire IC Document
FY 2019 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx FY19 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire IC Document
FY 2016 PLS Questionnaire_9.15.16.pdf FY16 Users Guide & Questionnaire IC Document
FY 2016 PLS Questionnaire_9.15.16.pdf FY16 Users Guide & Questionnaire IC Document
PLS Burden Estimate Final 2020-07-02.xlsx Burden Estimate FY 2020 PLS IC Document
PLS Burden Estimate Final 2020-07-02.xlsx Burden Estimate FY 2020 PLS IC Document
PLS Burden Estimate Final 2019-08-15.xlsx Burden Estimate FY 2019 PLS IC Document
PLS Burden Estimate Final 2019-08-15.xlsx Burden Estimate FY 2019 PLS IC Document

Information Collection (IC) Details

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IC Title:	Public Libraries Survey	Agency IC Tracking Number:

IC Status: Unchanged

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

CFR Citation:

Information Collection Instruments:

Document Type	Form No.	Form Name	Instrument File	URL	Available Electronically?	Can Be Submitted Electronically?	Electronic Capability
Instruction			FY 2020 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx	https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/surveys-data/public-libraries-survey/report-your-pls-data/fy-2019-pls-data	Yes	Yes	Paper Only

Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module

Line of Business: Education

Subfunction: Cultural and Historic Preservation

Privacy Act System of Records
Title:	FR Citation:

Number of Respondents: 56	Number of Respondents for Small Entity: 0

Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically: 100 %

	Requested	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses for this IC	56	56
Annual IC Time Burden (Hours)	5,416	5,416
Annual IC Cost Burden (Dollars)	153,753	153,753

Documents for IC

Title	Document	Date Uploaded
PLS Data Element Definitions	FY 2019_Data Element Definitions.docx	08/16/2019
PLS Email contacts	FY 2019 PLS Emails_7.16.19.docx	08/16/2019
PLS Directors Letter 1	FY 2019 PLS CO IMLS Director letter attachment _ draft.docx	08/16/2019
PLS Directors Letter 2	FY 2019 PLS SDC IMLS Director letter attachment _ Draft.docx	08/16/2019
FY19 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire	FY 2019 PLS Users Guide & Questionnaire DRAFT.docx	07/09/2020
FY16 Users Guide & Questionnaire	FY 2016 PLS Questionnaire_9.15.16.pdf	07/09/2020
Burden Estimate FY 2020 PLS	PLS Burden Estimate Final 2020-07-02.xlsx	07/09/2020
Burden Estimate FY 2019 PLS	PLS Burden Estimate Final 2019-08-15.xlsx	07/09/2020

Blank fields in records indicate information that was not collected or not collected electronically prior to July 2006.