[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44942-44943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18392]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Assessment of
the IMLS African American History and Culture (AAHC) Grant Program
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments on this 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 this assessment
process, instructions and data collections.
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 October 25, 2019.
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: Send comments to: Dr. Sandra Webb, Director, Office of
Grants Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr.
Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718 Fax: 202-653-4608, or by
email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with
hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Supervisory
Statistician, Office of Impact Assessment and Learning, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Birnbaum can be reached by Telephone:
202-653-4760 Fax: 202-653-4604, 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 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.
Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to
transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more,
visit www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC)
program is one of these six OIMLS Office of Museum Services (OMS) grant
programs, and it was created by an Act of Congress in 2003--the same
act that created the Smithsonian National Museum of African American
History and Culture. This legislation directed IMLS to create a grant
program to improve operations, care of collections, and development of
professional management at African American museums. Now in its 13th
year of funding grants, AAHC funds projects that nurture museum
professionals; builds institutional capacity; and increases access to
museum and archival collections at African American museums and
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Museums of all
sizes and geographic areas whose primary purpose, as reflected in their
mission is African American art, life, history, and culture, are
eligible to apply for an AAHC grant.
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The agency now seeks to undertake a systematic assessment to
evaluate the performance of the AAHC grant program. The proposed
evaluation approach is intended to provide a reasonable balance between
scientific considerations for valid and reliable evidence with
stakeholder utilization of the acquired knowledge. This investigation
is tended to inform IMLS decision-making for current and future grant-
making in this grant program, as well as for practices in this segment
of the museum sector.
This action is to create the survey forms and instructions for the
assessment for the next three years.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Assessment of the IMLS African American History and Culture
(AAHC) Grant Program.
OMB Number: 3137-TBD.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Federal, State and local governments, African
American museums.
Number of Respondents: TBD.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: TBD __ hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: TBD __ hours.
Total Annualized capital/startup costs: N/A.
Total Annual costs: TBD.
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: August 22, 2019.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-18392 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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