[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67979-67980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25967]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: Museum 
Assessment Program Application Forms

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 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 concerning the three-year 
approval of the forms necessary to support the implementation of the 
Museum Assessment Program (MAP). They are designed to collect 
information to support both applications to the program by museums and 
post-program evaluations. 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 January 28, 2022.

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]. Office hours 
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) 
can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based 
Telecommunications Relay Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Isaksen, Supervisory Grants 
Management Specialist, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum 
and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, 
Washington DC 20024-2135. Mr. Isaksen can be reached by telephone at 
202-653-4667, or by email at [email protected].

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

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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, 
support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related 
organizations through grant making, research, and policy development. 
To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

II. Current Actions

    The Museum Assessment Program (MAP) offers museums an opportunity 
to strengthen operations and plan for the future through a process of 
self-assessment, institutional activities, and consultative peer 
review. MAP is supported through a cooperative agreement between IMLS 
and the American Alliance of Museums. Program participants choose from 
among five assessments: Organizational, Collections Stewardship, 
Education and Interpretation, Community and Audience Engagement, and 
Board Leadership. Those who complete the assessment receive a report 
with prioritized recommendations reflecting the assessment type chosen. 
The forms submitted for public review will include the MAP Application, 
the MAP Follow-Up Visit Request Form, and seven online evaluations 
addressing specific aspects of the assessment process, the materials 
used, the individual(s) serving as peer reviewers, and the impact one 
year after the assessment's conclusion.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Museum Assessment Program Application Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0101.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 125.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 420 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 875.
    Cost Burden (dollars): 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: November 23, 2021.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-25967 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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