83 FR 15642 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 2019-2021 IMLS Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 70 (April 11, 2018)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 70 (April 11, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07376 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15642-15643] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07376] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Institute of Museum and Library Services Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: 2019-2021 IMLS Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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: Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before May 8, 2018. 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 [[Page 15643]] technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. ADDRESSES: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718, Fax: 202-653-4608, or by email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's 120,000 libraries and 35,000 museums and related organizations. The Institute's mission is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. Our grant making, policy development, and research help libraries and museums deliver valuable services that make it possible for communities and individuals to thrive. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: This notice proposes the clearance of the IMLS Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms. The 60-day Notice for the ``Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2019-2021 IMLS ``Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms'' was published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2018 (83 FR 8507). The agency has received no public comments under this notice. All proposals submitted for IMLS competitive awards are reviewed by library and museum professionals who know the needs of communities, can share promising practices, and are well versed in the issues and concerns of museums and libraries today. Peer reviewers dedicate their time and expertise to advance the highest professional practices in the field. The IMLS review process is well respected, and the success of our grant programs is largely due to the expertise of our reviewers. These Peer Reviewer Nomination forms, accessed through the IMLS website, allow library and museum professionals to indicate their interest and expertise to be considered for selection as an IMLS peer reviewer. There are two forms, one for library professionals and one for museum professionals. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms. OMB Number: 3137-0099. Frequency: Once per year. Affected Public: Library and Museum applicants. Number of Respondents: 1770. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 850 hours. Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a. Total Annual costs: $23,749. Dated: April 5, 2018. Kim A. Miller, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grant Policy and Management. [FR Doc. 2018-07376 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036-01-P
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IMLS is soliciting comments concerning who, before 1778, occupied and Dated: April 5, 2018.
a plan to offer a grant program targeted exercised sovereignty in the area that Kim Miller,
to the needs of libraries, aligned to the now comprises the State of Hawaii. Grants Management Specialist, Office of
updated IMLS Strategic Framework for Successful Native Hawaiian grant Grant Policy and Management.
2019–2021, IMLS Grants for Native projects should result in measureable [FR Doc. 2018–07378 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am]
Hawaiian Library Program. changes and outcomes, such as BILLING CODE 7036–01–P
A copy of the proposed information increased understanding, interest, and
collection request can be obtained by confidence among participants.
contacting the individual listed below Successful Native Hawaiian grant NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. projects support the activities described ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DATES: Written comments must be in 20 U.S.C. 9141, for example:
submitted to the office listed in the • Support for individuals’ needs for Institute of Museum and Library
addressee section below on or before education, lifelong learning, workforce Services
June 8, 2018. development, and digital literacy skills;
• Improvement of the quality of and Submission for OMB Review,
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
access to library and information Comment Request, Proposed
Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of Collection: 2019–2021 IMLS Peer
services; and
the Director, Institute of Museum and • Enhancement of the skills of the Reviewer Nomination Forms
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza current library workforce and
North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC leadership. AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached This action is to renew the forms and Library Services, National Foundation
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202– instructions for the Notice of Funding on the Arts and Humanities.
653–4608, or by email at swebb@ Opportunities for the next three years. ACTION: Submission for OMB review,
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for Agency: Institute of Museum and comment request.
persons with hearing difficulty at 202– Library Services.
653–4614. Title: 2019–2021 IMLS Native SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hawaiian Program Notice of Funding Library Services announces the
Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of Opportunity. following information collection has
the Director, Institute of Museum and OMB Number: 3137–0102. been submitted to the Office of
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza Frequency: Once per year. Management and Budget (OMB) for
North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC Affected Public: Nonprofit review and approval in accordance with
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached organizations that primarily serve and the Paperwork Reduction Act. This
by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202– represent Native Hawaiians. program helps to ensure that requested
653–4608, or by email at swebb@ Number of Respondents: 7. data can be provided in the desired
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for Estimated Average Burden per format, reporting burden (time and
persons with hearing difficulty at 202– Response: 40 hours. financial resources) is minimized,
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 280 collection instruments are clearly
653–4614.
hours. understood, and the impact of collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Total Annualized capital/startup requirements on respondents can be
I. Background costs: n/a. properly assessed.
Total Annual costs: $7933. A copy of the proposed information
The Institute of Museum and Library Public Comments Invited: Comments
Services is the primary source of federal collection request can be obtained by
submitted in response to this notice will
support for the nation’s approximately contacting the individual listed below
be summarized and/or included in the
120,000 libraries and 35,000 museums in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
request for OMB’s clearance of this
and related organizations. Our mission information collection. DATES: Comments must be submitted to
is to inspire libraries and museums to IMLS is particularly interested in the office listed in the FOR FURTHER
advance innovation, lifelong learning, comments that help the agency to: INFORMATION CONTACT section below on
and cultural and civic engagement. Our • Evaluate whether the proposed or before May 8, 2018.
grant making, policy development, and collection of information is necessary OMB is particularly interested in
research help libraries and museums for the proper performance of the comments that help the agency to:
deliver valuable services that make it functions of the agency, including • Evaluate whether the proposed
possible for communities and whether the information will have collection of information is necessary
individuals to thrive. To learn more, practical utility; for the proper performance of the
visit www.imls.gov. • Evaluate the accuracy of the functions of the agency, including
agency’s estimate of the burden of the whether the information will have
II. Current Actions practical utility;
proposed collection of information
Native Hawaiian grants are including the validity of the • Evaluate the accuracy of the
competitive grants available to carry out methodology and assumptions used; agency’s estimate of the burden of the
activities, described in 20 U.S.C. 9141, • Enhance the quality, utility, and proposed collection of information,
that enhance existing library services or clarity of the information to be including the validity of the
implement new library services. Native collected; and methodology and assumptions used;
Hawaiian Library Services grants are • Minimize the burden of the • Enhance the quality, utility, and
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available to nonprofit organizations that collection of information on those who clarity of the information to be
primarily serve and represent Native are to respond, including through the collected; and
Hawaiians (as the term is defined in 20 use of appropriate automated electronic, • Minimize the burden of the
U.S.C. 7517). The term ‘‘Native mechanical, or other technological collection of information on those who
Hawaiian’’ refers to an individual who collection techniques, or other forms of are to respond, including through the
is a citizen of the United States and a information technology, e.g., permitting use of appropriate automated,
descendant of the aboriginal people electronic submissions of responses. electronic, mechanical, or other
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technological collection techniques or Agency: Institute of Museum and contacting the individual listed below
other forms of information technology, Library Services. in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Title: Peer Reviewer Nomination DATES: Written comments must be
responses. Forms. submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to OMB Number: 3137–0099.
addressee section below on or before
Office of Information and Regulatory Frequency: Once per year.
Affected Public: Library and Museum June 8, 2018.
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
applicants.
Education, Office of Management and Number of Respondents: 1770. Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC Estimated Average Burden per the Director, Institute of Museum and
20503, (202) 395–7316. Response: 30 hours. Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 850 North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy hours. 20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
and Management, Institute of Museum Total Annualized capital/startup by Telephone: 202–653–4718, Fax: 202–
and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza costs: n/a. 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC Total Annual costs: $23,749. imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached Dated: April 5, 2018. persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
by Telephone: 202–653–4718, Fax: 202– Kim A. Miller, 653–4614.
653–4608, or by email at swebb@ Grants Management Specialist, Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for Grant Policy and Management.
persons with hearing difficulty at 202– Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
[FR Doc. 2018–07376 Filed 4–10–18; 8:45 am] the Director, Institute of Museum and
653–4614.
BILLING CODE 7036–01–P Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
Institute of Museum and Library
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
Services is the primary source of federal THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE by Telephone: 202–653–4718, Fax: 202–
support for the Nation’s 120,000 ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
libraries and 35,000 museums and
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
related organizations. The Institute’s Institute of Museum and Library
persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
mission is to inspire libraries and Services
653–4614.
museums to advance innovation,
lifelong learning, and cultural and civic Notice of Proposed Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
engagement. Our grant making, policy Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS
Native American Basic Library I. Background
development, and research help
libraries and museums deliver valuable Program Notice of Funding The Institute of Museum and Library
services that make it possible for Opportunity Services is the primary source of federal
communities and individuals to thrive. support for the nation’s approximately
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. 120,000 libraries and 35,000 museums
Library Services, National Foundation
Current Actions: This notice proposes and related organizations. Our mission
on the Arts and the Humanities
the clearance of the IMLS Peer Reviewer is to inspire libraries and museums to
ACTION: Notice, request for comments on
Nomination Forms. The 60-day Notice advance innovation, lifelong learning,
this collection of information. and cultural and civic engagement. Our
for the ‘‘Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: 2019–2021 IMLS SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and grant making, policy development, and
‘‘Peer Reviewer Nomination Forms’’ was Library Services (IMLS), as part of its research help libraries and museums
published in the Federal Register on continuing effort to reduce paperwork deliver valuable services that make it
February 27, 2018 (83 FR 8507). The and respondent burden, conducts a pre- possible for communities and
agency has received no public clearance consultation program to individuals to thrive. To learn more,
comments under this notice. provide the general public and federal visit www.imls.gov.
All proposals submitted for IMLS agencies with an opportunity to II. Current Actions
competitive awards are reviewed by comment on proposed and/or
library and museum professionals who continuing collections of information in Native American Basic Grants support
know the needs of communities, can accordance with the Paperwork existing library operations and maintain
share promising practices, and are well Reduction Act. This pre-clearance core library services, particularly as they
versed in the issues and concerns of consultation program helps to ensure relate to the following goals in the
museums and libraries today. Peer that requested data can be provided in Museum and Library Services Act (20
reviewers dedicate their time and the desired format, reporting burden U.S.C. 9141).
expertise to advance the highest (time and financial resources) is 1. Expanding services for learning and
professional practices in the field. The minimized, collection instruments are access to information and educational
IMLS review process is well respected, clearly understood, and the impact of resources in a variety of formats, in all
and the success of our grant programs is collection requirements on respondents types of libraries, for individuals of all
largely due to the expertise of our can be properly assessed. By this notice, ages in order to support such
reviewers. These Peer Reviewer IMLS is soliciting comments concerning individuals’ need for education, lifelong
Nomination forms, accessed through the a plan to offer a grant program targeted learning, workforce development, and
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
IMLS website, allow library and to the needs of Native American digital library skills.
museum professionals to indicate their libraries, aligned to the updated IMLS 2. Establishing or enhancing
interest and expertise to be considered Strategic Framework for 2019–2021, electronic and other linkages and
for selection as an IMLS peer reviewer. IMLS Native American Basic Library improved coordination among and
There are two forms, one for library Program. between libraries and entities, as
professionals and one for museum A copy of the proposed information described in 20 U.S.C. 9134(b)(6), for
professionals. collection request can be obtained by the purpose of improving the quality of
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| Contact | Dr. Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Webb can be reached by Telephone: 202-653-4718, Fax: 202-653-4608, or by email at [email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614. | |
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