[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02409]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection 
Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, comments request, collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces 
the following information collection has been submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This 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 the web form used by IMLS awardees to request 
advance or reimbursement payments. A copy of the proposed information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed 
below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before March 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute 
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have 
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and 
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please 
mail your written comments to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316.
    OMB is particularly 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 submission of responses).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Balutis, Senior Program Systems 
Analyst, 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. Balutis can be reached by telephone at 
202-653-4645, 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 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.
    Current Actions: The purpose of this collection is to administer 
the process by which IMLS awardees request advance or reimbursement 
payments. The proposed form will be embedded in the electronic grants 
management system that the agency uses to monitor and service all 
active awards during the period of performance and through closeout.
    The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December 
1, 2023 (88 FR 83974).
    The agency received no comments under this Notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Request for Advance or Reimbursement Web Form.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0124.
    Affected Public: IMLS financial assistance awardees.
    Total Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Frequency of Response: Average three times per year.
    Average Hours per Response: One.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
    Cost Burden: $174,600.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $52,500.

    Dated: February 1, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-02409 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
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