[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72432-72433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19897]


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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: 
Gathering Community Spotlights To Highlight Efforts of Local 
Practitioners To Improve Information Literacy: Collection Process To 
Populate Community Spotlights

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 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 Gathering Community Spotlights to Highlight Efforts of 
Local Practitioners to Improve Information Literacy: Collection Process 
to Populate Community Spotlights.
    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 October 04, 2024.

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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: Katherine Maas, Chief of Staff, 
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, 
Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-2135. Ms. Maas can be reached by 
telephone at 202-653-4798, 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: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 
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 Gathering 
Community Spotlights to Highlight Efforts of Local Practitioners to 
Improve Information Literacy: Collection Process to Populate Community 
Spotlights.
    IMLS, in conjunction with the Information Literacy Taskforce 
(Taskforce), is leading an initiative to develop guidance, 
instructional materials, and national strategies on Information 
Literacy. IMLS seeks to gather Community Spotlights from their network 
of local practitioners known to be successfully building information 
literacy in their communities and to publish the Community Spotlights 
on InformationLiteracy.gov. This network of local practitioners 
includes IMLS grantees, Taskforce member agency grantees, and knowledge 
sharing cohort members and recruitment lists. IMLS is seeking approval 
to gather information from 3 organizations per quarter. All 
participation is strictly voluntary.
    The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on June 4, 
2024 (89 FR 47992) (Document Number: 2024-12242). The agency received 
no comments in response to this Notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Gathering Community Spotlights to Highlight Efforts of Local 
Practitioners to Improve Information Literacy: Collection Process to 
Populate Community Spotlights.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS will seek to collect Community 
Spotlights from grantees, Taskforce member agency grantees, and 
knowledge sharing cohort members and recruitment lists. Examples of 
practitioners doing this work are museum workers and librarians.
    Total Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes Per Response: 50.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 45.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $1,508.40.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $41,762.88.

    Dated: August 29, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-19897 Filed 9-4-24; 8:45 am]
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