[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71937-71938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19821]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Museum 
Assessment Program Application Forms and Surveys

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. The 
purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning the three-year 
approval of application forms and surveys to support the implementation 
of the Museum Assessment Program. 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 November 02, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Julie Balutis, 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. Balutis can be reached by telephone: 
202-653-4645, 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: Mark Isaksen, 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. Mr. Isaksen can be reached by telephone at 
202-653-4667, 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 Museum Assessment Program (MAP) offers museums an opportunity 
to strengthen operations and plan for the future through a process of 
self-assessment, institutional activities, and consultative peer 
review. MAP is supported through a cooperative agreement between IMLS 
and the American Alliance of Museums. Program participants choose from 
among four assessments: Collections Stewardship, Community and Audience 
Engagement, Education and Interpretation, and Organizational. Those who 
complete the assessment receive a report with prioritized 
recommendations reflecting the assessment type chosen. The forms 
submitted for public review will include the MAP Application, the MAP 
Follow-Up Visit Request, the Implementation Stipend Request, and five 
online customer satisfaction surveys for MAP participants and peer 
reviewers.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Museum Assessment Program Application Forms and Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0101.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff and peer reviewers.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 415.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Estimated Average Burden (Hours) per Response: 13.30.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 811.25.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $23,898.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $3,527.
    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 29, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-19821 Filed 9-3-24; 8:45 am]
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