[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52017-52018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21168]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 
Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections

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 
addressee section below on or before September 18, 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.

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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: Libraries and museums have invested in digitizing their 
rare or unique special collections content, often with funds from the 
government. The data collection phase of this project will provide a 
much-needed landscape of the current activities and costs incurred by 
institutions that host and manage digitized special collections. The 
subsequent case studies will permit a deeper exploration of strategies 
that project leaders are using to make these resources most valuable to 
users.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the Sustaining 
Digitized Special Collections and Archives Survey. The 60-day notice 
for the Sustaining Digitized Special Collections and Archives Survey 
was published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2011, (FR vol. 76, No. 
104, pg. 31367). No comments were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections.
    OMB Number: To be determined.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Frequency: One-time survey of no more than 761 reference-service 
providers.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government, General 
public, libraries, museums.
    Number of Respondents: 761.
    Total burden hours: 543.08.
    Total cost for respondents: $24,279.61.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $24,279.61.
    Total Annual Costs: N/A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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: August 15, 2011.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Institute of Museum & Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-21168 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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