[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73335-73336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26026]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Research for 
the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture Program

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on 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 about Research for the 
Grants for American Latino History and Culture Program, specifically to 
inform IMLS how to structure and implement this new grantmaking program 
so that it is useful to potential grantees and has an impact on the 
field of American Latino museums and education organizations. 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 
ADDRESSES section below on or before January 28, 2023.

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: Gibran Villalobos, Project Manager, 
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, 
Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-2135. Gibran Villalobos can be reached 
by telephone at 202-653-4649, or by email at [email protected]. 
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: IMLS is particularly interested in public 
comments that help the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the

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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, 
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 Research for Grants for American Latino History and Culture 
Program (ALHC Program) is intended to inform IMLS as it designs and 
implements a new grantmaking program to build the capacity of American 
Latino museums and education organizations nationwide. The ALHC Program 
was authorized for creation by NMALA in 2020 (H.R. 2420)--the same Act 
that authorized creation of a new Smithsonian National Museum of the 
American Latino. This proposed research will be the first for the ALHC 
Program to help ensure its relevance to the field and accessibility to 
potential grantees as well as the measurement of project outcomes. 
Coupled with a secondary data collection effort (which will include 
reviewing administrative records, museum/nonprofit grantee databases, 
and a literature review), this study will include three specific 
primary data collection activities: community listening sessions, semi-
structured interviews, potential applicants, and a survey of potential 
ALHC Program grantees.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Research for the Museum Grants for American Latino History 
and Culture Program.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Museum and cultural professionals at 
organizations that would be interested in seeking public funding 
through a new IMLS Museum Grants for American Latino History and 
Culture Program, and other stakeholders with expertise in the American 
Latino Museum History and Culture space.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: To be determined.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: To be determined.
    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: November 23, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-26026 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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