Notice2022-24870
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: National Museum Survey Pilot
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Published
November 15, 2022
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National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This pre-clearance consultation 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. The purpose of this Notice is to announce its plan to request approval for a pilot National Museum Survey (NMS). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68520-68521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24870]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: National
Museum Survey Pilot
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general
public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This pre-clearance consultation 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. The
purpose of this Notice is to announce its plan to request approval for
a pilot National Museum Survey (NMS). 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
addressee section below on or before January 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants
Policy and Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW,
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Bodner can be reached by
telephone: 202-653-4636, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2546474a414b4057654c4849560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec8f8e838882899eac8581809fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users)
can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based
Telecommunications Relay Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist,
Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library
Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
20024-2135. Mr. Soffronoff can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4648,
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563c25393030243938393030163f3b3a2578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f3eaf6ffffebf6f7f6ffffd9f0f4f5eab7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-
Based Telecommunications Relay Service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public
comments that help the agency to:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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
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collection techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
I. Background
The Institute of Museum and Library Services 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 grantmaking, research, and policy development. To
learn more, visit <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
II. Current Actions
The United States boasts a diverse array of museums of different
sizes including history, art, and science and technology museums, as
well as children's museums, zoos, aquariums, nature centers, public
gardens, historic houses, academic museums and galleries, and
specialized museums. Together, they steward living and non-living
collections and, through their programs and services, contribute to the
cultural health, economic vitality, and social well-being of the
communities they serve. In a data-driven world, a regular sector-wide
data-gathering effort is needed to document the reach of the museum
sector and the services it provides.
IMLS is exercising its authority under 20 U.S.C. 9108 to design a
new survey that fills this need: the National Museum Survey. The NMS
will be a voluntary survey that aims to capture the scope and scale of
museums' presence and reach within the United States over time. The
survey will collect foundational, high-level data directly from museums
to inform policymakers, the museum field, and the public about the
social, cultural, educational, and economic roles that the nation's
diverse museums play in American society.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: National Museum Survey Pilot.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museum senior administrators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 800.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes/Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
Cost Burden (dollars): To be determined.
Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this
Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-24870 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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