81 FR 54609 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: STEM Expert Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and Museums (STEMeX)-A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range		54609-54610
FR Document		2016-19451

The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces 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 (44 U.S.C. 35). 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. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
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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: 
STEM Expert Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and Museums 
(STEMeX)--A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative

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

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces 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 (44 U.S.C. 35). 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.
    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 
Contact section below on or before September 11, 2016.
    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 submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Institute of

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Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, 
Washington, DC 20024-2135. Mrs. Burwell can be reached by Telephone: 
202-653-4684, Fax: 202-653-4625, or by email at sburwell@imls.gov or by 
teletype (TTY/TDD) at 202-653-4614. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 
is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's 123,000 
libraries and 35,000 museums. The Institute's mission is to inspire 
libraries and museums to advance innovation, learning, and civic 
engagement. The Institute works at the national level and in 
coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, 
culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support 
professional development. IMLS is responsible for identifying national 
needs for and trends in museum, library, and information services; 
measuring and reporting on the impact and effectiveness of museum, 
library and information services throughout the United States, 
including programs conducted with funds made available by IMLS; 
identifying, and disseminating information on, the best practices of 
such programs; and developing plans to improve museum, library, and 
information services of the United States and strengthen national, 
State, local, regional, and international communications and 
cooperative networks (20 U.S.C. 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).
    The purpose of this survey is to administer the STEM Expert 
Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and Museums (STEMeX)--A 
National Leadership Grants Special Initiative. National Leadership 
Grants for Libraries (NLG-Libraries) and National Leadership Grants for 
Museums (NLG-Museums), under which this special initiative falls, 
support projects that address challenges faced by the library and 
museum fields and that have the potential to advance practice in those 
fields. Successful projects will generate results such as new tools, 
research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that can 
be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits 
of federal investment. This special joint NLG-Libraries and NLG-Museums 
initiative invites proposals for research on informal educational 
approaches that leverage community Science, Technology, Engineering, 
and Math (STEM) professionals in the broadest sense. Funded research 
projects will create a foundation for reaching children and families 
from diverse economic, social, and cultural backgrounds, with different 
levels of knowledge about STEM.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the STEM Expert 
Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and Museums (STEMeX)--A 
National Leadership Grants Special Initiative, was published in the 
Federal Register on May 25, 2016 (FR vol. 81, No. 101, pgs. 33273-
33274). There were no public comments.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: STEM Expert Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and 
Museums (STEMeX)--A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative.
    OMB Number: TBD.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Libraries, agencies, institutions of higher 
education, museums, and other entities that advance the museum and 
library fields and that meet the eligibility criteria.
    Number of Respondents: 37.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,480.
    Total Annualized Cost to Respondents: $43,805.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annualized Cost to Federal Government: $9,890.
    Contact: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Kim A. Miller,
Grants Specialist, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
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• Evaluate the accuracy of the communications and cooperative NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
agency’s estimate of the burden of the networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
proposed collection of information U.S.C. 9108).
including the validity of the Institute of Museum and Library
methodology and assumptions used; II. Current Actions Services
• Enhance the quality, utility, and Pursuant to Public Law 107–279, this
clarity of the information to be Submission for OMB Review,
Public Libraries Survey collects annual Comment Request, Proposed
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the descriptive data on the universe of Collection: STEM Expert Facilitation of
collection of information on those who public libraries in the United States and Family Learning in Libraries and
are to respond, including through the the Outlying Areas. Information such as Museums (STEMeX)—A National
use of appropriate automated electronic, public service hours per year, Leadership Grants Special Initiative
mechanical, or other technological circulation of library books, number of
librarians, population of legal service AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
collection techniques or other forms of Library Services, National Foundation
information technology (e.g. permitting area, expenditures for library collection,
on the Arts and the Humanities.
electronic submissions of responses). programs for children and young adults,
staff salary data, and access to ACTION: Submission for OMB review,
ADDRESSES: For a copy of the documents comment request.
contact: Marisa Pelczar, Ph.D., Program technology, etc., would be collected.
Analyst, Office of Impact Assessment The Public Libraries Survey has been SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and
and Learning, Institute of Museum and conducted by the Institute of Museum Library Services announces the
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza and Library Services under the following information collection has
North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC clearance number 3137–0074, which been submitted to the Office of
20024–2135. Dr. Pelczar can be reached expires December 31, 2016. Management and Budget (OMB) for
by Telephone: 202–653–4647, Fax: 202– Agency: Institute of Museum and review and approval in accordance with
653–4604, Email: mpelczar@imls.gov, or Library Services. the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with 35). This program helps to ensure that
hearing difficulty at 202–653–4614. Title: Public Libraries Survey, 2016– requested data can be provided in the
2018. desired format, reporting burden (time
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information OMB Number: 3137–0074. and financial resources) is minimized,
Officer, Office of the Chief Information Agency Number: 3137. collection instruments are clearly
Officer, Institute of Museum and Library understood, and the impact of collection
Affected Public: State and local requirements on respondents can be
Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW.,
governments, State library agencies, and properly assessed.
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–
2135. Ms. Burwell can be reached by public libraries. A copy of the proposed information
Telephone: 202–653–4684, Fax: 202– Number of Respondents: 56. collection request can be obtained by
653–4625, Email: sburwell@imls.gov, or Note: 56 is the number of State contacting the individual listed below
by teletype (TTY/TDD at 202–653–4614. Library Administrative Agencies in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 (SLAAs) that are responsible for the DATES: Written comments must be
p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, collection of this information and for submitted to the office listed in the
except Federal holidays. reporting it to IMLS. In gathering this Contact section below on or before
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information, the SLAAs will request September 11, 2016.
OMB is particularly interested in
I. Background that their sub-entities (i.e., public
comments that help the agency to:
libraries in their respective States and • Evaluate whether the proposed
The Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) is an independent Outlying Areas) provide information to collection of information is necessary
Federal grant-making agency and is the the respective SLAA. As the number of for the proper performance of the
primary source of federal support for the sub-entities and questions varies from functions of the agency, including
Nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 SLAA to SLAA, it is difficult to assess whether the information will have
museums. IMLS provides a variety of the exact number of burden hours and practical utility;
grant programs to assist the Nation’s costs. • Evaluate the accuracy of the
museums and libraries in improving Frequency: Annually. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
their operations and enhancing their proposed collection of information
Burden hours per respondent: 91.32.
services to the public. IMLS is including the validity of the
responsible for identifying national Total burden hours: 5,113.92. methodology and assumptions used;
needs for and trends in museum, Total Annualized capital/startup • Enhance the quality, utility and
library, and information services; costs: n/a. clarity of the information to be
measuring and reporting on the impact collected; and
Total Annual Costs: $142,882.92. • Minimize the burden of the
and effectiveness of museum, library
and information services throughout the Dated: August 11, 2016. collection of information on those who
United States, including programs Kim A. Miller, are to respond, including through the
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conducted with funds made available by Grants Specialist, Office of the Chief use of appropriate automated electronic,
IMLS; identifying and disseminating Financial Officer. mechanical, or other technological
information on the best practices of [FR Doc. 2016–19457 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] collection techniques or other forms of
such programs; and developing plans to information technology, e.g. permitting
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improve museum, library, and electronic submissions of responses.
information services of the United ADDRESSES: Stephanie Burwell, Chief
States and strengthen national, State, Information Officer, Office of the Chief
local, regional, and international Information Officer, Institute of

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Action		Submission for OMB review, comment request.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the Contact section below on or before September 11, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 54609

81 FR 54609 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: STEM Expert Facilitation of Family Learning in Libraries and Museums (STEMeX)-A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIESInstitute of Museum and Library Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services