Notice2024-11217
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Studies To Support IMLS's Learning Agendas for Libraries and Museums
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Published
May 22, 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 about the proposed data collection for Studies to Support IMLS's Learning Agendas for Libraries and Museums. 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 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45029-45030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11217]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Studies To
Support IMLS's Learning Agendas for Libraries and Museums
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 about the proposed data
collection for Studies to Support IMLS's Learning Agendas for Libraries
and Museums. 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 July 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Julie Balutis, 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. Balutis can be reached by telephone at
202-653-4645, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39991929f86879a80b39a9e9f80dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c262e2d203938253f0c2521203f622b233a">[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: 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
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20024-2135. Dr. Hechtman can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4724,
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#036f6b66606b776e626d436a6e6f702d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="761a1e13151e021b1718361f1b1a0558111900">[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
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 development.
To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
II. Current Actions
IMLS seeks to advance an ambitious new agency learning agenda that
includes key questions on children's reading literacy and the future of
museums. To carry out this agenda, IMLS has commissioned Mathematica,
Inc. to conduct two independent studies which will provide descriptive
information, including trends over time, and illuminate the
associations between outcomes and characteristics of institutions and
communities. Evidence from these studies can inform the field, help
IMLS focus and improve its grantmaking, and inform future IMLS-funded
studies.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Studies to Support IMLS's Learning Agendas for Libraries and
Museums.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff, library staff, IMLS
awardees, library community partners.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 52.6 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 219.
Cost Burden (dollars): $6,900.47.
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: May 17, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-11217 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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