[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36886-36887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13188]
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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:
IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native American, Native
Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, request for comments, collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces that
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. This Notice proposes the
clearance of the IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities. A copy of the
proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting
the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before July 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then
check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please
mail your written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235,
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Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Supervising
Social Scientist, Office of Research and Evaluation, 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 at
202-653-4760, or by email at imls.gov">mbirnbaum@imls.gov. 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.
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 grantmaking, research, and policy
development. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS
Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native American, Native
Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities. The 60-day Notice was
published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2022 (87 FR 2464-
2465). No public comments were received under this Notice.
IMLS has four active grant programs designed to serve Native
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities: the Native
American Library Services: Basic Grants; Native American Library
Services: Enhancement Grants; Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum
Services; and Native Hawaiian Library Services. The purpose of this
evaluation is to determine how well the agency's grantmaking aligns
with the needs of communities served by these specific programs; lay a
foundation for improving the quality, reach, and impact of the agency's
grant programs in the future; and inform increasing organizational
capacity of eligible applicants to submit high-quality grant
applications and of awardees to complete their award responsibilities
successfully.
The evaluation will focus on the experiences of those who have
prepared and submitted applications and those who have received awards
through each of the four IMLS programs. It will also aim to determine
whether such experiences differed before and during the COVID-19
pandemic. The specific primary information collection activities are:
1. semi-structured interviews with grantees, unsuccessful
applicants, eligible non-applicants, service and intertribal
organizations, funders, tribal leadership, and IMLS staff,
2. a survey of grantees and eligible non-applicants, and
3. a virtual convening of grantees, unsuccessful applicants, and
eligible non-applicants using an appreciative inquiry model and a
benefits-based, semi-structured discussion format.
This qualitative information collection will be coupled with a
secondary analysis of publicly available information and IMLS
administrative data relating to applications, awarded grants, and
information extracted from grantees' interim and final performance
reports.
IMLS will use the evaluation findings to establish a foundation for
improving the quality, reach, and impact of the agency's grant programs
in the future. IMLS will publicly post the final evaluation report on
imls.gov and host at least one public virtual meeting to share and
invite discussion of the findings.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: Museum and library professionals working at
organizations that have sought or would like to seek public funding
through IMLS's grant programs serving Native American, Native Hawaiian,
and Alaska Native communities; individuals representing service and
intertribal organizations; community leaders; and individuals working
in public and private funding organizations.
Total Number of Respondents: 418.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Hours per Response: 0.64.
Total Burden Hours: 262.5.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
Total Annual Cost Burden: $8,991.05.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $10,216.46.
Dated: June 15, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-13188 Filed 6-17-22; 8:45 am]
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