[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77145-77146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27342]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Internship 
and Fellowship Program for American Latino Museums Notice of Funding 
Opportunity

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on the Arts and 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 a plan to 
offer a new grant program to support internships and fellowships for 
American Latino museums. 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 February 14, 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, 
Office of Museum Services, 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 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.

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II. Current Actions

    The goal of the Internship and Fellowship Program for American 
Latino Museums is to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions and 
Minority-Serving Institutions in providing learning opportunities for 
students who are pursuing careers or carrying out studies in the arts, 
humanities, and sciences in the study of American Latino life, art, 
history, and culture. The Latino American Museum Program was authorized 
for creation by the National Museum of the American Latino Act in 2020 
(20 U.S.C. 80u) the same Act that authorized the creation of a new 
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Internship and Fellowship Program for American Latino 
Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Minority-Serving Institutions and 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions that offer or wish to offer fellowships 
or internships that focus on museum studies, Latino art, history, and 
culture.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 300.
    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: December 16, 2022.
Connie Bodner,
Director, Office of Grants Policy and Management, Institute of Museum 
and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-27342 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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