[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60989-60990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19138]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Generic 
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 
Delivery

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

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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 renewal of the 
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency 
Service Delivery. 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 November 4, 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: Jake Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist, 
Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-
2135. Mr. Soffronoff can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4648, 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

    This proposed request is to renew IMLS's Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. This 
data collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative 
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient and timely manner in 
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service 
delivery. By qualitative feedback, IMLS means information that provides 
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but whose collection does 
not yield results that can be generalized to the population of study. 
The Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery has been conducted by the Institute of Museum 
and Library Services under the clearance number 3137-0081, which 
expires December 31, 2023.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0081.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff; library staff; IMLS 
awardees; State, Local and Tribal Governments; State Library 
Administrative Agencies.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9,975.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 18.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,975.
    Cost Burden (dollars): $90,619.
    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: August 30, 2023.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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