Notice2023-26502
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
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December 4, 2023
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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), announces that the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This 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. This Notice proposes the clearance of IMLS's evaluation of grant programs funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A copy of the proposed collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 231 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84176-84177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26502]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS
Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review, request for comments, collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announces
that the following information collection has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This 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. This
Notice proposes the clearance of IMLS's evaluation of grant programs
funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
A copy of the proposed collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before December 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this Notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please
mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316.
OMB is particularly interested in 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 submission of responses).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Hechtman, Ph.D, Social Science
Research Analyst, Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Hechtman can be reached by telephone at
202-653-4724 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68a8e83858e928b8788a6afabaab5c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c0004090f0418010d022c2521203f420b031a">[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: 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
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development. To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
Current Actions: This Notice proposes the approval of the IMLS
Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the ARPA and the CARES Act. In
direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMLS awarded roughly $250
million in ARPA and CARES Act funds to State Library Administrative
Agencies, libraries, and museums. The proposed information collection
covers the four largest funding programs, which account for about 99%
of funding: Grants to State ARPA State Grants, Grants to State CARES
Act State Grants, CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries, and
American Rescue Plan for Museums and Libraries. Given their more
targeted focus, the American Rescue Plan for Native American/Native
Hawaiian Museum and Library Services CARES Act Grants for Museums and
Libraries and CARES Act Grants for Native American/Native Hawaiian
Museum and Library Services programs will be studied separately from
this proposed information collection with special emphasis placed on
using culturally responsive evaluation methods. The proposed evaluation
of IMLS's ARPA and CARES Act grant programs will include a review of
the relevant administrative processes and the distribution and use of
the funds in order to improve the agency's understanding of the
effectiveness of the program and the lessons learned, identify gaps and
needs in continuing post-recovery, and improve or inform future design,
technical support, and distribution of special use funds as part of an
overall emergency response plan.
This study will include conducting 75 semi-structured interviews
(73 individual interviews, 2 group interviews, totaling 75 interviews
and 79 expected participants) coupled with a secondary data collection
effort of reviewing library and museum administrative data, ARPA and
CARES Act grant programs awardee reporting, and a literature review.
The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on July 28,
2023 (Vol. 88, No. 144). The agency received no comments under this
notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS applicants and awardees,
including museum leadership and library leadership for institutions
receiving discretionary CARES Act and ARPA grants, and State Library
Administrative Agency (SLAA) leadership for SLAAs receiving CARES Act
and ARPA formula grants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 79.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 90 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 118.5.
Cost Burden (dollars): $3,881.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $27,889.
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. 2023-26502 Filed 12-1-23; 8:45 am]
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