[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2464-2465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00647]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS
Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native American, Native
Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
for 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 about the proposed IMLS
evaluation of four specific grant programs: The Native American Library
Services: Basic Grants; Native American Library Services: Enhancement
Grants; Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services; and Native
Hawaiian Library Services. The purpose of the evaluation will be to
determine how well the agency's grant-making aligns with the needs of
communities served by these specific programs; to lay a foundation for
improving the quality, reach, and impact of the agency's grant programs
in the future; and to inform increasing organizational capacity of
eligible applicants to submit high-quality grant applications and of
awardees to successfully complete their award responsibilities.
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
ADDRESSES section below on or before March 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., 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. Dr. Bodner can be reached by
telephone: 202-653-4636, 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: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Supervising
Social Scientist, Office 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 at
202-653-4760, or by email at [email protected].
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;
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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
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.
II. Current Actions
IMLS began making awards to improve core services in Native
American and Native Hawaiian libraries in 1998 and to sustain heritage,
culture, and knowledge in Native American and Native Hawaiian
communities through museum services in 2005. The proposed evaluation of
IMLS's four grant programs specifically designed and congressionally
mandated to serve Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native
communities will be the first comprehensive consideration of this suite
of grant programs. The evaluation will employ a mixed methods approach
to assess the fit between these IMLS grant programs and the expressed
needs of the communities they are serving; identify gaps in reaching
potential grant applicants; examine the differences among those who
apply and are funded, those who apply and are not funded, and those who
do not apply; assess the impact of IMLS's grant programs on awardees;
and assess the performance of IMLS as a federal grant-maker and how
well it aligns with White House and Congressional priorities.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Communities.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museum and library professionals
working at organizations that have sought or would like to seek public
funding through IMLS's grant programs serving Native American, Native
Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: TBD.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: TBD.
Cost Burden (dollars): TBD.
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: January 10, 2022.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-00647 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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