[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03308]



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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Generic 
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 
Delivery

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

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Service (``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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 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 
concerning the continuance of the Generic Clearance for the Collection 
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
    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 
ADDRESSES section below on or before April 15, 2014.
    IMLS 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: For a copy of the documents contact: Matthew Birnbaum, 
Ph.D., Evaluation and Research Officer, Planning, Research and 
Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M St. NW., 
9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Dr. Birnbaum can be reached by 
Telephone: 202-653-4760, Fax: 202-653-4601, or by email at 
[email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 
difficulty at 202-653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    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 is responsible for identifying national 
needs for and trends in museum, library, and information services; 
measuring and reporting on the impact and effectiveness of museum, 
library and information services throughout the United States, 
including programs conducted with funds made available by IMLS; 
identifying, and disseminating information on, the best practices of 
such programs; and developing 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).

II. Current Actions

    This proposed request is to renew IMLS's generic clearance for 
collection of qualitative feedback on the Agency's service delivery. 
This data collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative 
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in 
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service 
delivery. By qualitative feedback, IMLS means information that provides 
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical 
surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the 
population of study. The Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery has been conducted by 
the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the clearance number 
3137-0081, which expires June 30, 2014.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Number: 3137-0081.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: State and local governments, State library 
agencies, and public libraries.
    Number of Respondents: 4,900.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 55 minutes.
    Total burden hours: 1,418.
    Cost Burden (dollars): $38,102.
    Contact: Kim A. Miller, Management Analyst, Office of Planning, 
Research, and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Ms. Miller can be 
reached by Telephone: 202-653-4762, Fax: 202-653-4601, or by email at 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 11, 2014.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2014-03308 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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