Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Museums for All Program Evaluation

Published date26 February 2024
Record Number2024-03794
Citation89 FR 14119
CourtInstitute Of Museum And Library Services,National Foundation On The Arts And The Humanities
SectionNotices
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 14119-14120]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-03794]
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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:
                Museums for All Program Evaluation
                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 (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 Museums for All Program
                Evaluation. 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 24, 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: Helen Wechsler, 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. Ms. Wechsler can be reached by Telephone:
                202-653-4779, 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: This Notice proposes the clearance of a program
                evaluation of the IMLS Museums for All Initiative to assess the impact
                of the program on participating institutions. A current IMLS
                cooperative agreement includes an evaluation of the Museums for All
                initiative, a program through which participating institutions offer
                free or reduced-price admission to families facing financial need. As
                part of this evaluation effort, a questionnaire, which is the subject
                of this Notice, will be undertaken to solicit information from
                participating institutions in Museums for All about the initiative's
                implementation, benefits, and areas for improvement. A small number of
                participating institution staff will be interviewed virtually or in
                person as part of case study research. These information collections
                will be developed based on what is needed to undertake the evaluation.
                The information IMLS collects will build on,
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                but not duplicate existing or ongoing information collections.
                 The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December
                20, 2023 (88 FR 88135) (Document Number 2023-27900). The agency has
                taken into consideration the one comment that was received under this
                Notice.
                 Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
                 Title: Museums for All Program Evaluation.
                 OMB Control Number: 3137--NEW.
                 Agency Number: 3137.
                 Affected Public: Museum staff.
                 Total Number of Respondents: 914.
                 Frequency of Response: One time.
                 Average Hours per Response: .268.
                 Total Burden Hours: 245.
                 Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
                 Total Annual Cost Burden: $7,951.
                 Total Annual Federal Costs: $50,000.
                 Dated: February 20, 2024.
                Suzanne Mbollo,
                Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
                [FR Doc. 2024-03794 Filed 2-23-24; 8:45 am]
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