[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46816-46817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15369]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 21st Century
Museum Professionals Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
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 concerning a plan to
offer a new discretionary grant program to support the development and
enhancement of a diverse workforce of museum professionals with an
initial emphasis on spurring economic growth through workforce
development in the post-pandemic environment, particularly for cultural
institutions in rural and economically distressed communities.
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 September 18, 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: 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]. 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.
II. Current Actions
The purpose of the 21st Century Museum Professionals (21MP) Program
will be to develop and enhance a
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diverse workforce of museum professionals by offering professional
development opportunities; employing strategies for training and
recruiting future museum professionals; and supporting evaluation
efforts to identify and share effective practices. There will be an
initial emphasis on spurring economic growth through workforce
development in the post-pandemic environment, particularly for cultural
institutions in rural and economically distressed communities.
IMLS recognizes the important role of strong local and regional
networks as essential tools for providing peer-to-peer learning,
training, and mentoring opportunities. The 21MP Program will thus
encourage applications from not only museums but also museum
associations, museum studies programs at Institutions of Higher
Education, and museums that serve as essential parts of the
professional learning and training environment.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: 21st Century Museum Professionals Program Notice of Funding
Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museums, museum associations, museum
studies programs at Institutions of Higher Education, and museums that
serve as essential parts of the professional learning and training
environment.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes/Hours per Response: TBD.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: TBD.
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: July 14, 2023.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-15369 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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