Notice2024-02409
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form
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Published
February 7, 2024
Issuing agencies
National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces 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. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments about the web form used by IMLS awardees to request advance or reimbursement payments. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02409]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection
Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, comments request, collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces
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. The purpose of this Notice is to
solicit comments about the web form used by IMLS awardees to request
advance or reimbursement payments. A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed
below in 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 March 8, 2024.
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: Julie Balutis, Senior Program Systems
Analyst, 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. Balutis can be reached by telephone at
202-653-4645, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd5ddded3cacbd6ccffd6d2d3cc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b31393a372e2f32281b32363728753c342d">[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 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>.
Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to administer
the process by which IMLS awardees request advance or reimbursement
payments. The proposed form will be embedded in the electronic grants
management system that the agency uses to monitor and service all
active awards during the period of performance and through closeout.
The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December
1, 2023 (88 FR 83974).
The agency received no comments under this Notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0124.
Affected Public: IMLS financial assistance awardees.
Total Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Frequency of Response: Average three times per year.
Average Hours per Response: One.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
Cost Burden: $174,600.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $52,500.
Dated: February 1, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-02409 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7036-01-P
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