82_FR_5620 82 FR 5609 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: “Museums Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity Building Opportunities for Museums”-A Museums for America Special Initiative

82 FR 5609 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: “Museums Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity Building Opportunities for Museums”-A Museums for America Special Initiative

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)

Page Range5609-5610
FR Document2017-00953

The Institute of Museum and Library Service (``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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5609-5610]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00953]


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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 Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity Building 
Opportunities for Museums''--A Museums for America 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 Service (``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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 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 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before February 17, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Institute of 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 [email protected] 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 a special initiative in 
the Museums for America (MFA) grant program titled ``Museums Empowered: 
Professional Development and Capacity Building Opportunities for 
Museums''--A Museums for America Special Initiative.

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    Museums for America (MFA) grants support projects that strengthen 
the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. This special 
MFA initiative will provide professional development and capacity 
building opportunities for eligible museums.
    As centers of innovation and discovery, as well as catalysts of 
community revitalization, museums are at the forefront of change in our 
communities. Like any other institution, museums need to remain dynamic 
to respond to fast-evolving technological advances and changing 
demographics. Museums also need to generate and share outcomes-based 
data and results of their community impact and develop sustainable 
organizational structures and strategies for continued growth and 
vitality. Professional Development is critical for museums to deliver 
on these areas of need.
    To support and empower museums of all sizes and disciplines in 
responding to the evolving needs and changes, this MFA special 
initiative has four areas of focus for professional development and 
capacity building 1. Diversity and Inclusion 2. Digital Technology 3. 
Evaluation 4. Organizational Management. Potential projects will 
address one of these four priority areas and help strengthen the 
capability of an individual museum to better serve its public.
    Funded projects may support a wide variety of training 
opportunities for museum staff at a variety of levels (senior 
leadership, middle management, front-line staff, interns and 
volunteers) and in various lines of museum work or a combination of 
(education and outreach, interpretation, curation, registration, 
conservation, exhibition design, administration, finance, marketing, 
public relations, community engagement, visitor services security and 
other).
    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.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the ``Museums 
Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity Building Opportunities 
for Museums''--A Museums for America Special Initiative, was published 
in the Federal Register on October 13, 2016 (FR vol. 81, No. 198, pgs. 
70707-70708). There were no public comments.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: ``Museums Empowered: Professional Development and Capacity 
Building Opportunities for Museums''--A Museums for America Special 
Initiative.
    OMB Number: TBD.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Museums that meet the IMLS Museums for America 
institutional eligibility criteria.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,000.
    Total Annualized cost to respondents: $109,600.00.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total Annualized Cost to Federal Government: $13,651.84.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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: January 11, 2017.
Kim A. Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-00953 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2017 / Notices 5609 to provide insight for future changes the in-depth interview, and 10 minutes requested data can be provided in the and programmatic improvements. for the visitor survey. desired format, reporting burden (time Methods will include online surveys Estimated Total Annual Burden: and financial resources) is minimized, and in-depth interviews. 64.33 hours (that is 10 minutes times collection instruments are clearly The institutional online survey, 350 respondents plus 20 minutes per understood, and the impact of collection expected to require an average of 10 respondent times 18 interview requirements on respondents can be minutes to complete, will consist of 1– respondents, equaling 3,860 minutes or properly assessed. 3 questions focused on the Museums for 64.33 hours). A copy of the proposed information All program’s implications for Total Annualized capital/startup collection request can be obtained by participating museums, allowing for a costs: n/a. contacting the individual listed below broad understanding of the program’s Total Annual costs: To be determined. in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. institutional participants, their Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this notice will DATES: Written comments must be perceptions of the program, and be summarized and/or included in the submitted to the office listed in the FOR potential future directions. In-depth request for OMB’s clearance of this FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section interviews with 15–18 survey information collection. below on or before February 17, 2017. participants, each projected to require 20 minutes to complete, will add depth FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES: Stephanie Burwell, Chief and clarity of understanding to the Stephanie Burwell, Chief Information Information Officer, Office of the Chief online survey. An additional online Officer, Office of the Chief Information Information Officer, Institute of survey, projected to require 10 minutes Officer, Institute of Museum and Library Museum and Library Services, 955 to complete, will be conducted with a Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW., L’Enfant Plaza North SW., Suite 4000, sampling of adult museum participants Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024– Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mrs. in the program to gauge the level of 2135. Mrs. Burwell can be reached by Burwell can be reached by Telephone: awareness of the program and its Telephone: 202–653–4684, Fax: 202– 202–653–4684, Fax: 202–653–4625, or influence on their museum experience. 653–4625, or by email at sburwell@ by email at sburwell@imls.gov or by IMLS is particularly interested in imls.gov or by teletype (TTY/TDD) at teletype (TTY/TDD) at 202–653–4614. comments that help the agency: 202–653–4614. Office hours are from Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 • Evaluate whether the proposed 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, collection of information is necessary through Friday, except Federal holidays. except Federal holidays. for the proper performance of the Dated: January 11, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The functions of the agency, including Institute of Museum and Library Kim Miller, whether the information will have Services is the primary source of federal Grants Management Specialist, Office of Chief practical utility; support for the Nation’s 123,000 Information Officer. • Evaluate the accuracy of the libraries and 35,000 museums. The [FR Doc. 2017–00954 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] agency’s estimate of the burden of the Institute’s mission is to inspire libraries proposed collection of information BILLING CODE 7036–01–P and museums to advance innovation, including the validity of the learning, and civic engagement. The methodology and assumptions used; Institute works at the national level and • Enhance the quality, utility, and NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES in coordination with state and local clarity of the information to be organizations to sustain heritage, collected; and Institute of Museum and Library culture, and knowledge; enhance • Minimize the burden of the Services learning and innovation; and support collection of information on those who professional development. IMLS is are to respond, including through the Submission for OMB Review, responsible for identifying national use of appropriate automated electronic, Comment Request, Proposed needs for and trends in museum, mechanical, or other technological Collection: ‘‘Museums Empowered: library, and information services; collection techniques, or other forms of Professional Development and measuring and reporting on the impact information technology, e.g., permitting Capacity Building Opportunities for and effectiveness of museum, library electronic submissions of responses. Museums’’—A Museums for America and information services throughout the Agency: Institute of Museum and Special Initiative United States, including programs Library Services. Title: Museum Assessment Program AGENCY: Institute of Museum and conducted with funds made available by Evaluation. Library Services, National Foundation IMLS; identifying, and disseminating OMB Number: To Be Determined. on the Arts and the Humanities. information on, the best practices of Frequency: One-time collection such programs; and developing plans to ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, anticipated. improve museum, library, and Comment Request. Affected Public: The target population information services of the United is museums that have chosen to SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and States and strengthen national, State, participate in the Museums for All Library Service (‘‘IMLS’’) as part of its local, regional, and international program and their visitors. continuing effort to reduce paperwork communications and cooperative Number of Respondents: 150 museum and respondent burden, conducts a pre- networks (20 U.S.C. 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108). staff to respond to institutional survey; clearance consultation program to The purpose of this survey is to mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 18 museum staff to respond to provide the general public and federal administer a special initiative in the institutional interview; and 200 agencies with an opportunity to Museums for America (MFA) grant museum visitors. comment on proposed and/or program titled ‘‘Museums Empowered: Estimated Average Burden per continuing collections of information in Professional Development and Capacity Response: The burden per respondent is accordance with the Paperwork Building Opportunities for Museums’’— estimated to be an average of 10 minutes Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 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5610 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2017 / Notices Museums for America (MFA) grants mechanical, or other technological the Office of Management and Budget support projects that strengthen the collection techniques or other forms of (OMB) provide interested Federal ability of an individual museum to serve information technology, e.g. permitting agencies and the public an early its public. This special MFA initiative electronic submissions of responses. opportunity to comment on information will provide professional development Current Actions: This notice proposes collection requests. OMB may amend or and capacity building opportunities for clearance of the ‘‘Museums Empowered: waive the requirement for public eligible museums. Professional Development and Capacity consultation to the extent that public As centers of innovation and Building Opportunities for Museums’’— participation in the approval process discovery, as well as catalysts of A Museums for America Special would defeat the purpose of the community revitalization, museums are Initiative, was published in the Federal information collection, violate State or at the forefront of change in our Register on October 13, 2016 (FR vol. Federal law, or substantially interfere communities. Like any other institution, 81, No. 198, pgs. 70707–70708). There with any agency’s ability to perform its museums need to remain dynamic to were no public comments. statutory obligations. The Assistant respond to fast-evolving technological Agency: Institute of Museum and Chief of Staff, Administration publishes advances and changing demographics. Library Services. that notice containing proposed Museums also need to generate and Title: ‘‘Museums Empowered: information collection requests prior to share outcomes-based data and results Professional Development and Capacity submission of these requests to OMB. of their community impact and develop Building Opportunities for Museums’’— Each proposed information collection sustainable organizational structures A Museums for America Special contains the following: (1) Type of and strategies for continued growth and Initiative. review requested, e.g. new, revision vitality. Professional Development is OMB Number: TBD. extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) critical for museums to deliver on these Agency Number: 3137. Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) areas of need. Frequency: One time. Description of the need for, and To support and empower museums of Affected Public: Museums that meet proposed use of, the information; (5) all sizes and disciplines in responding the IMLS Museums for America Respondents and frequency of to the evolving needs and changes, this institutional eligibility criteria. collection; and (6) Reporting and/or MFA special initiative has four areas of Number of Respondents: 100. Record keeping burden. OMB invites focus for professional development and Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 public comment. capacity building 1. Diversity and hours. Currently, the National Mediation Inclusion 2. Digital Technology 3. Total Burden Hours: 4,000. Board is soliciting comments Evaluation 4. Organizational Total Annualized cost to respondents: concerning the proposed extension of Management. Potential projects will $109,600.00. the Application for Alternative Dispute address one of these four priority areas Total Annualized capital/startup Resolution (ADR) Services and is and help strengthen the capability of an costs: 0. interested in public comment individual museum to better serve its Total Annualized Cost to Federal addressing the following issues: (1) Is public. Government: $13,651.84. this collection necessary to the proper Funded projects may support a wide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: functions of the agency; (2) will this variety of training opportunities for Comments should be sent to Office of information be processed and used in a museum staff at a variety of levels Information and Regulatory Affairs, timely manner; (3) is the estimate of (senior leadership, middle management, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, burden accurate; (4) how might the front-line staff, interns and volunteers) Office of Management and Budget, agency enhance the quality, utility, and and in various lines of museum work or Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, clarity of the information to be a combination of (education and (202) 395–7316. collected; and (5) how might the agency outreach, interpretation, curation, Dated: January 11, 2017. minimize the burden of this collection registration, conservation, exhibition Kim A. Miller, on the respondents, including through design, administration, finance, the use of information technology. Grants Management Specialist, Office of the marketing, public relations, community Chief Financial Officer. engagement, visitor services security Dated: January 11, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–00953 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] Samantha Jones, and other). OMB is particularly interested in BILLING CODE 7036–01–P Assistant Chief of Staff, Administration, comments that help the agency to: National Mediation Board. • Evaluate whether the proposed A. Application for ADR Services collection of information is necessary NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD for the proper performance of the Type of Review: Extension. functions of the agency, including Notice of Proposed Information Title: Application for ADR Services. whether the information will have Collection Requests Frequency: On occasion. practical utility; Affected Public: Union Officials and AGENCY: National Mediation Board. • Evaluate the accuracy of the Officials of Railroads and Airlines. SUMMARY: The Assistant Chief of Staff, Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour agency’s estimate of the burden of the Administration invites comments on the Burden: proposed collection of information proposed information collection Responses: Estimate about 45 including the validity of the requests as required by the Paperwork annually. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility and Reduction Act of 1995. Burden Hours: 9. clarity of the information to be DATES: Interested persons are invited to Abstract: The Railway Labor Act, 45 collected; and submit comments within 30 days from U.S.C., 151 a. General Purposes, • Minimize the burden of the the date of this publication. provides that the purposes of the Act are collection of information on those who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section (1) to avoid any interruption to are to respond, including through the 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of commerce or to the operation of any use of appropriate automated electronic, 1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that carrier engaged therein. * * * (4) to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Jan 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionSubmission for OMB Review, Comment Request.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before February 17, 2017.
ContactComments 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.
FR Citation82 FR 5609 
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