[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19889-19890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05923]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2025-2027 
IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program and 
IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Notices 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. By 
this Notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning the Notices of 
Opportunity for two grant programs targeting the needs of specific 
museums and their communities nationwide: IMLS Museum Grants for 
African American History and Culture Program and IMLS Native American/
Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program. 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 May 19, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Senior Grants Management 
Specialist--Team Lead, 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: For IMLS Museum Grants for African 
American History and Culture Program, contact Jessica Ottley, Senior 
Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, 
DC 20024-2135. Ms. Ottley can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4666, 
or by email at [email protected]. For IMLS Native American/Native 
Hawaiian Museum Services Program, contact Sarah Glass, Senior Program 
Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 
20024-2135. Ms. Glass can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4668, 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

    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.

II. Current Actions

    The goals of Museum Grants for African American History and Culture 
(AAHC) are to build the capacity of African American museums and to 
support the growth and development of museum professionals at African 
American museums.
    The goal of Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) 
grant program is to support the capacity of Native American Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations to provide museum services to their 
communities.
    This action is to renew the content, forms, and instructions for 
each of the two Notices of Funding Opportunity for the next three 
years.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2025-2027 IMLS Museum Grants for African American History 
and Culture Program and IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum 
Services Program Notices of Funding Opportunity.
    OMB Number: 3137-0095.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Eligible museum organizations; 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Federally recognized 
Native American Tribes; non-profit organizations that primarily serve 
and represent Native Hawaiians.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 130.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 45.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,850.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $189,833.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $20,633.
    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.


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    Dated: March 15, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-05923 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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