Notice2024-02432
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS Collections Assessment for Preservation Forms
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Published
February 7, 2024
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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 solicit comments concerning the three-year approval of the forms necessary to support the implementation of the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. They are designed to collect information to support applications to the program by both museums and conservators/assessors as well as pre-program questionnaires and post-program evaluations. 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 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8457-8458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02432]
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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
Collections Assessment for Preservation Forms
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 the three-year
approval of the forms necessary to support the implementation of the
Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. They are
designed to collect information to support applications to the program
by both museums and conservators/assessors as well as pre-program
questionnaires and post-program evaluations.
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 April 7, 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#d0a3beb1a2a6b190b9bdbca3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b48555a494d5a7b52565748155c544d">[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#1063777c71636350797d7c633e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="681b0f04091b1b280105041b460f071e">[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
comment 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
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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 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
The CAP program allows a qualified conservator to study all of a
museum's collections, buildings, and building systems, as well as its
policies and procedures relating to collections care. Participants who
complete the program receive an assessment report with prioritized
recommendations to improve collections care. The forms submitted for
public review in this Notice are application forms for assessors and
participating museums; pre-visit site questionnaires for participating
museums; CAP program evaluation forms for participating museums and
assessors; and a follow-up survey for participating museums.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Collections Assessment for Preservation Forms.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0126.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museum professionals and professional
conservators.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: TBD.
Frequency of Response: TBD.
Average Hours 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: February 1, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-02432 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
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