Notice2023-26501
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Collections Assessment for Preservation Program
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Published
December 4, 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 a plan to offer a national collections assessment program to provide small and midsize museums with technical support to evaluate the condition of their collections and the environmental conditions in which they are housed. 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 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84177-84178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26501]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Collections
Assessment for Preservation Program
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 solicit comments concerning a plan to
offer a national collections assessment program to provide small and
midsize museums with technical support to evaluate the condition of
their collections and the environmental conditions in which they are
housed. 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 January 31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Acting 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. Ms. Narva can be reached by
telephone: 202-653-4634, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#780b16190a0e19381115140b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32415c53404453725b5f5e411c555d44">[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: Sarah Glass, Senior Program Officer,
Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Ms.
Glass can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4668 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acdfcbc0cddfdfecc5c1c0df82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8efde9e2effdfdcee7e3e2fda0e9e1f8">[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
IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's
libraries and
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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
To administer a special initiative of the National Leadership
Grants for Museums program titled Collections Assessment for
Preservation Program.
The goal of the special initiative is to provide an affordable and
accessible program for small to midsize museums to help them plan for
the conservation of the collections entrusted to them by the public for
preservation. Through this program, IMLS wishes to increase the
capacity of museums to (1) understand the conservation needs of their
collections; (2) strengthen the knowledge of museum personnel about the
care and conservation of collections; and (3) assist museums in
planning strategically for the long-term care and conservation of their
collections. The national collections assessment program is being
offered as a special initiative with funding from the National
Leadership Grants for Museums program.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Collections Assessment for Preservation Program.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0103.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museums, colleges and universities,
and organizations or associations that engage in activities designed to
advance the well-being of museums and the museum profession.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: TBD.
Average Minutes per Response: TBD.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: TBD.
Cost Burden (dollars): TBD.
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 28, 2023.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-26501 Filed 12-1-23; 8:45 am]
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