[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62330-62331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21857]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Maker/STEM 
Education Support for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program 
Evaluation

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 Services (IMLS), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
conducts a preclearance 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 concerning a proposed 
survey and interviews to document the implementation of the Maker/STEM 
Education Support for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st 
CCLC) program and investigate outcomes for museum staff, 21st CCLC 
staff, and youth participants. 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 November 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants 
Policy and Management, 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. Bodner can be reached by 
Telephone: 202-653-4636 or by email at [email protected], or by teletype 
(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614. Office 
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reagan Moore, Senior Program Officer, 
Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Ms. 
Moore can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4637, or by email at 
[email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 
difficulty at 202-653-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public 
comment 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.

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,

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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 Maker/STEM Education Support for 21st Century Community 
Learning Centers program is designed to enhance science, technology, 
engineering, and math (STEM) education learning in 21st CCLC programs 
by providing 21st CCLC site staff with maker-related professional 
development, and a curriculum and activities to implement with youth at 
approximately forty 21st CCLC sites across seven states. The purpose of 
this collection is to document the program's implementation across 
these sites and investigate the associated outcomes for participating 
youth, 21st CCLC site staff, and museum staff.
    The evaluation is intended to provide insight for programmatic 
improvements and learning for potential future implementations. Methods 
will include qualitative and quantitative data collection via a mixed 
methods approach. Data collection activities will include interviews 
with 21st CCLC youth, staff, and museum staff, and surveys with 21st 
CCLC staff.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Maker/STEM Education Support for 21st Century Community 
Learning Centers Program Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0108.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff, 21st CCLC staff, and 
21st CCLC youth participants.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 115.
    Frequency of Response: One-time collection anticipated.
    Average Minutes per Response: Adult surveys: 20 minutes; adult 
interviews: 45 minutes; youth interviews: 10 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51 hours.
    Cost Burden (dollars): To be determined.
    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: September 29, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-21857 Filed 10-1-20; 8:45 am]
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