[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25919-25920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12933]



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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum Services


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Institute of Museum Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the agency requests comment on a 
proposed information collection prior to submitting it to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review. The collection is entitled ``Status 
of Educational Programming Between Museums and Schools.''

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESS: Submit written comments to: Rebecca Danvers, Program Director, 
Institute of Museum Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20506. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to 
I[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Submit requests for more information, including copies of the proposed 
collection of information and supporting documentation, to IMS Program 
Office, Institute of Museum Services, Room 609, 1100 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information Collection Request

    IMS is seeking comments on the following Information Collection 
Request.
    Title: ``Status of Educational Programming Between Museums and 
Schools.''
    Affected Entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are museum educators.
    Abstract: IMS supports museum school partnerships for K-12 school 
children through the Museum Leadership Initiative program. In the fall 
of 1995, IMS sponsored a conference on museum school partnerships. 
Information about the projects IMS has supported and on selected 
conference proceedings will be published and disseminated widely to the 
museum and school communities. IMS also intends to collect, analyze and 
disseminate data to document the current status of educational 
programming activity between museums and schools.
    Currently, no body of data exists to identify how museums are 
interacting with schools to advance the education of the nation's 
school age population. Therefore, we propose to survey a portion of the 
museum community with a brief questionnaire to collect this 
information. The data collection is intended to provide the basis of 
statistical conclusions about the nature and level of educational 
programming between museums and schools, but rather is to illustrate 
the current status and the possibilities for further development.
    Burden Statement: For this collection, the estimated average burden 
hours is .5 and the frequency of response is once. The number of 
respondents is 500.

II. Request for Comments

    IMS solicits comments to:
    (i) 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.
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information.
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected.
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
or electronic collection technologies of other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

III. Public Inspection

    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). Information so marked will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR 
part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be 
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked 
confidential may be disclosed publicly by IMS without prior notice. All 
comments, written and printed versions of electronic comments, not 
including any information claimed as CBI, are available for inspection 
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays, in Rm. 510, Institute of Museum Services, 1100 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC.

List of Subjects

    Museums and Information collection requests.


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    Dated: May 17, 1996.
Diane B. Frankel,
Director, Institute of Museum Services.
[FR Doc. 96-12933 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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