Notice2023-19138
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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Published
September 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 solicit comments concerning the renewal of the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. 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 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60989-60990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19138]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
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
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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 solicit comments concerning the renewal of the
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery. 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
ADDRESSES section below on or before November 4, 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#eb8889848f858e99ab82868798c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6d6c616a606b7c4e6763627d20696178">[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#076d74686161756869686161476e6a6b7429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c263f232a2a3e2322232a2a0c2521203f622b233a">[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 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 grant making, research, and policy development.
To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
II. Current Actions
This proposed request is to renew IMLS's Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. This
data collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient and timely manner in
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback, IMLS means information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but whose collection does
not yield results that can be generalized to the population of study.
The Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery has been conducted by the Institute of Museum
and Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0081, which
expires December 31, 2023.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0081.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff; library staff; IMLS
awardees; State, Local and Tribal Governments; State Library
Administrative Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9,975.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 18.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,975.
Cost Burden (dollars): $90,619.
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: August 30, 2023.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-19138 Filed 9-5-23; 8:45 am]
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