Notice2024-05843
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Collection of Information To Assess the Current State of Library and Museum Infrastructure To Identify Infrastructure Needs
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Published
March 20, 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) 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 the Collection of Information to Assess the Current State of Library and Museum Infrastructure to Identify Infrastructure Needs. 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 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05843]
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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:
Collection of Information To Assess the Current State of Library and
Museum Infrastructure To Identify Infrastructure Needs
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.
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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 the Collection of Information to
Assess the Current State of Library and Museum Infrastructure to
Identify Infrastructure Needs. 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 April 19, 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: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Director of
Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955
L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr.
Birnbaum can be reached by telephone: 202-653-4760, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1479767d667a76756179547d7978673a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701d1219021e1211051d30191d1c035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users)
may 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: This Notice proposes the clearance of the
Collection of Information to Assess the Current State of Library and
Museum Infrastructure to Identify Infrastructure Needs. This study will
be carried out according to the requirements set forth by The House
Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee's 2023
Appropriations Bill for the Department of Labor (Report 117-403), and
the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee's Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act (2023) (S.4659). The subcommittees recommended that IMLS conduct an
investigation to examine the physical condition of museum and library
facilities, prioritizing those serving rural and underserved
communities and facilities affected by natural disasters and extreme
weather events.
In compliance with this legislation, IMLS intends to assess museum
and library infrastructures to ascertain the status of their physical
condition. This study is a formative needs assessment, and as such,
data collected will be used to illuminate priorities that the agency
should consider in informing future data collections and potential
future facilities investments throughout the United States.
The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December
26, 2023 (88 FR 88980) (Document Number: 2023-28405). The agency has
taken into consideration one comment that was received under this
Notice.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Collection of Information to Assess the Current State of
Library and Museum Infrastructure to Identify Infrastructure Needs.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: Museum and library management; museum and library
associations, state, municipal, and city level stakeholders.
Total Number of Respondents: 36.
Frequency of Response: Once per response.
Average Hours per Response: 1.25.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 45.
Total Annual Cost Burden: $1,814.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $15,684.
Dated: March 14, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-05843 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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