[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6583-6584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02223]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection 
Requests: Assessment of the IMLS African American History and Culture 
(AAHC) Grant Program

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on 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 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. 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. 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 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before March 6, 
2020.
    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 submission of responses).

ADDRESSES: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Matthew Birnbaum, 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: 202-653-4608, or by email at [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 
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 work together to transform the lives of individuals and 
communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    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

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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.
    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. The 60-day notice for the 
Assessment of the IMLS African American History and Culture (AAHC) 
Grant Program, was published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2019 
(84 FR 44942-43). No comments were received.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Assessment of the IMLS African American History and Culture 
(AAHC) Grant Program.
    OMB Number: 3137-TBD.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: Federal, State and local governments, State 
library administrative agencies, libraries, general public.
    Number of Respondents: 256.
    Frequency: Once.
    Burden Hours per Respondent: 0.35.
    Total Burden Hours: 90.20.
    Total Annual Costs: $2,577.82.

    Dated: January 31, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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