[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05843]


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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: 
Collection of Information To Assess the Current State of Library and 
Museum Infrastructure To Identify Infrastructure Needs

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

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces 
that 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. This 
Notice proposes the clearance of the Collection of Information to 
Assess the Current State of Library and Museum Infrastructure to 
Identify Infrastructure Needs. 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 April 19, 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: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Director of 
Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 
L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. 
Birnbaum can be reached by telephone: 202-653-4760, or by email at 
[email protected]. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) 
may 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: This Notice proposes the clearance of the 
Collection of Information to Assess the Current State of Library and 
Museum Infrastructure to Identify Infrastructure Needs. This study will 
be carried out according to the requirements set forth by The House 
Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee's 2023 
Appropriations Bill for the Department of Labor (Report 117-403), and 
the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee's Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act (2023) (S.4659). The subcommittees recommended that IMLS conduct an 
investigation to examine the physical condition of museum and library 
facilities, prioritizing those serving rural and underserved 
communities and facilities affected by natural disasters and extreme 
weather events.
    In compliance with this legislation, IMLS intends to assess museum 
and library infrastructures to ascertain the status of their physical 
condition. This study is a formative needs assessment, and as such, 
data collected will be used to illuminate priorities that the agency 
should consider in informing future data collections and potential 
future facilities investments throughout the United States.
    The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December 
26, 2023 (88 FR 88980) (Document Number: 2023-28405). The agency has 
taken into consideration one comment that was received under this 
Notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Collection of Information to Assess the Current State of 
Library and Museum Infrastructure to Identify Infrastructure Needs.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: Museum and library management; museum and library 
associations, state, municipal, and city level stakeholders.
    Total Number of Respondents: 36.
    Frequency of Response: Once per response.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.25.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 45.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $1,814.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $15,684.

    Dated: March 14, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-05843 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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