[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31368-31369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13481]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
IMLS Digital Collections and Content: An Assessment of Opening History

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, The National 
Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may 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 
ADDRESSES section below on or before June 27, 2011.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments that help the agency to:
     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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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.

ADDRESSES: Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, Institute of Museum 
and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 
20036. Telephone: 202-653-4663. E-mail: [email protected] or by teletype 
(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 
(IMLS) is an independent Federal grant-making agency and is the primary 
source of federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 
museums. IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the 
Nation's museums and libraries in improving their operations and 
enhancing their services to the public. IMLS conducts policy research, 
analysis, and data collection to extend and improve the Nation's 
museum, library, and information services. The policy research, 
analysis, and data collection is used to: Identify national needs for 
and trends in museum, library, and information services; measure and 
report on the impact and effectiveness of museum, library, and 
information services throughout the United States; identify best 
practices; and develop plans to improve museum, library, and 
information services of the United States and strengthen national, 
State, local, regional, and international communications and 
cooperative networks. (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).
    Abstract: This national survey of reference service providers in 
public and academic libraries is intended to help the IMLS Digital 
Collections and Content (DCC) project evaluate the Opening History 
resource. Opening History is a publicly available registry and 
repository of digital cultural heritage collections, expanded from a 
strong base of collections digitized through IMLS support. 
Approximately

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1,000 cultural heritage institutions contribute to Opening History, 
including about 500 libraries and 130 museums. This data collection 
will survey reference service providers about the perceptions of 
Opening History, its quality and scope, and effectiveness in meeting 
needs of their local user communities. This collection is necessary to 
achieve a thorough understanding of how Opening History is used by its 
target audience and to determine the most effective use of IMLS 
resources with respect to future development of Opening History and the 
IMLS DCC.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the IMLS Digital 
Collections and Content: An Assessment of Opening History. The 60-day 
notice for the IMLS Digital Collections and Content: Opening History of 
Evaluation was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2010, (FR 
vol. 75, No. 90, pg. 26283). No comments were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: IMLS Digital Collections and Content: An Assessment of 
Opening History.
    OMB Number: To be determined.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Frequency: One-time survey of no more than 613 reference-service 
providers.
    Affected Public: General public, libraries, museums.
    Number of Respondents: 613.
    Burden hours per respondent: .3/hr.
    Total burden hours: 183.9.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $23,922.
    Total Costs: $4,921.16.
    Contact: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316.

    Dated: May 26, 2011.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Institute of Museum & Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-13481 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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