[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88135-88136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27900]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Museums for 
All Program Evaluation

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 preclearance 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 proposed 
IMLS study of the impacts of the IMLS Museums for All Initiative. A 
copy of the proposed information collection request can be

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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 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Acting 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. Ms. Narva can be reached by 
Telephone: 202-653-4634 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: Helen Wechsler, 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. Ms. Wechsler can be reached by Telephone: 
202-653-4779, 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 especially 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 submissions of responses.

I. Background

    IMLS 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. Our vision is a nation where museums 
and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and 
communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

II. Current Actions

    This Notice is to solicit comments on a program evaluation of the 
IMLS Museums for All Initiative, which began in 2014. A current IMLS 
cooperative agreement includes an evaluation of the Museums for All 
initiative, a program through which participating institutions offer 
free or reduced-price admission to families facing financial need. The 
goal is to assess the impact of the Museums for All initiative on 
participating institutions. As part of this evaluation effort, a 
questionnaire, which is the subject of this Notice, will be undertaken 
to solicit information from participating institutions in Museums for 
All about the initiative's implementation, benefits, and areas for 
improvement. A small number of participating institution staff will be 
interviewed virtually or in person as part of case study research. 
These information collections will be developed based on what is needed 
to undertake the evaluation. The information IMLS collects will build 
on, but not duplicate existing or ongoing information collections.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Museums for All Program Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: To be determined.
    Agency Number: 3137-NEW.
    Affected Public: Museums.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: TBD.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Average Minutes per Response: TBD.
    Total Burden Hours: TBD.
    Total 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: December 14, 2023.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-27900 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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