83 FR 62386 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection Requests: Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI): The Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change Program Cohort Evaluation

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 232 (December 3, 2018)

Page Range		62386-62387
FR Document		2018-26210

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. By this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning a proposed cohort evaluation project related to the ``Community Catalyst Initiative: Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change'' grant program and document processes related to community engagement, partnerships, and associated outcomes for the benefit of the museum and library fields. 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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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection 
Requests: Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI): The Roles of Libraries 
and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of 
Positive Community Change Program Cohort Evaluation

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. 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. By this notice, IMLS is 
soliciting comments concerning a proposed cohort evaluation project 
related to the ``Community Catalyst Initiative: Roles of Libraries and 
Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive 
Community Change'' grant program and document processes related to 
community engagement, partnerships, and associated outcomes for the 
benefit of the museum and library fields.
    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 December 31, 
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 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: 

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. 
Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to 
work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To 
learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

II. Current Actions

    IMLS plays an essential role in ensuring that the public dollars 
invested in museums and libraries benefit the communities they serve. 
To remain vital to the communities they serve, museums and libraries 
are increasingly expected to contribute to community wellbeing through 
activities that promote community assets and address community needs. 
Making such contributions, however, requires knowledge and skills for 
community engagement that are not typically part of educational 
programs that prepare people for professions in these institutions. In 
addition, organizational structures and processes in museums and 
libraries are not typically set up to support and facilitate such 
engagement.
    In recognition of this capacity-building opportunity, IMLS designed

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CCI, a grant program for museums, libraries, and their community 
partners interested in enhancing the benefits of their collaborative, 
community-based efforts (i.e., asset-focused, community-driven 
collaboration) through (1) intensive training to build museums and 
libraries capacity for asset-based community engagement, (2) consulting 
to support implementation of the project grants in local communities, 
and (3) creating peer opportunities for the museum and library 
grantees, along with their core partners, to learn from each other and 
share innovative ideas and promising practices. One- to two-year grants 
were awarded to 12 organizations in each of two consecutive cohorts, 
the first in the fall of 2017 and the second in the fall of 2018. 
Grantee organizations are either museums, libraries, or other 
institutions that proposed to collaborate closely with museums and 
libraries.
    This proposed evaluation supports the Agency's FY 2018-2022 
Strategic Plan, which frames how the Agency plans to meet the essential 
information, education, research, economic, cultural, and civic needs 
of the American public. Under the Strategic Plan, IMLS's objectives 
include ``adapt to the changing needs of the museum and library fields 
by incorporating proven approaches as well as new ideas into IMLS 
programs and services'' (4.2), ``encourage library and museum 
professionals and institutions to share and adopt best practices and 
innovations'' (2.2), and ``identify trends in the museum and library 
fields to help organizations make informed decisions'' (2.3).
    This proposed study will be the first evaluation of the entire CCI 
initiative. It is a summative assessment of CCI implementation and 
initial outcomes across the two cohorts of grantees and their 24 
diverse projects. This assessment builds on the 24 grantees' 
evaluations of their own individual projects. It uses a set of common 
indicators to assess implementation and interim outcomes among museums, 
libraries, local networks, and communities across all grantee projects.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: Community Catalyst Initiative: The Roles of Libraries and 
Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive 
Community Change Program Cohort Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 3137-TBD.
    Frequency: One-time collection anticipated.
    Affected Public: Libraries, community agencies, institutions of 
higher education, museums, and other entities that are associated with 
or advance the museum and library fields.
    Number of Respondents: 599.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: $24.26.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 668.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: n/a.
    Total Annual costs: $18,528.

    Dated: November 28, 2018.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Grants Policy and Management.
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additional substantive information NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE • Enhance the quality, utility, and
about this ICR, see the related notice ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES clarity of the information to be
published in the Federal Register on collected; and
August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42697). Institute of Museum and Library • Minimize the burden of the
Services collection of information on those who
Interested parties are encouraged to
are to respond, including through the
send comments to the OMB, Office of Submission for OMB Review, use of appropriate automated,
Information and Regulatory Affairs at Comment Request, Proposed electronic, mechanical, or other
the address shown in the ADDRESSES Collection Requests: Community technological collection techniques or
section within thirty (30) days of Catalyst Initiative (CCI): The Roles of other forms of information technology
publication of this notice in the Federal Libraries and Museums as Enablers of (e.g., permitting electronic submission
Register. In order to help ensure Community Vitality and Co-Creators of of responses).
appropriate consideration, comments Positive Community Change Program ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
should mention OMB Control Number Cohort Evaluation Office of Information and Regulatory
1205–0519. OMB is particularly Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for
interested in comments that: AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation Education, Office of Management and
• Evaluate whether the proposed on the Arts and the Humanities. Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
collection of information is necessary 20503, (202) 395–7316.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review,
for the proper performance of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
comment request.
functions of the agency, including Sandra Webb, Director of Grant Policy
whether the information will have SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and and Management, Institute of Museum
practical utility; Library Services announces the and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
• Evaluate the accuracy of the following information collection has North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC
agency’s estimate of the burden of the been submitted to the Office of 20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
Management and Budget (OMB) for by Telephone: 202–653–4718 Fax: 202–
proposed collection of information,
review and approval in accordance with 653–4608, or by email at swebb@
including the validity of the
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
methodology and assumptions used;
program helps to ensure that requested persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
• Enhance the quality, utility, and data can be provided in the desired 653–4614.
clarity of the information to be format, reporting burden (time and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collected; and financial resources) is minimized,
I. Background
• Minimize the burden of the collection instruments are clearly
collection of information on those who understood, and the impact of collection The Institute of Museum and Library
are to respond, including through the requirements on respondents can be Services is the primary source of federal
use of appropriate automated, properly assessed. By this notice, IMLS support for the nation’s libraries and
electronic, mechanical, or other is soliciting comments concerning a museums. We advance, support, and
technological collection techniques or proposed cohort evaluation project empower America’s museums, libraries,
related to the ‘‘Community Catalyst and related organizations through grant
other forms of information technology,
Initiative: Roles of Libraries and making, research, and policy
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Museums as Enablers of Community development. Our vision is a nation
responses.
Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive where museums and libraries work
Agency: DOL–ETA. Community Change’’ grant program and together to work together to transform
Title of Collection: H–2A Sheepherder document processes related to the lives of individuals and
Recordkeeping Requirement. community engagement, partnerships, communities. To learn more, visit
and associated outcomes for the benefit www.imls.gov.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0519.
of the museum and library fields. II. Current Actions
Affected Public: Private Sector— A copy of the proposed information
Farms. collection request can be obtained by IMLS plays an essential role in
Total Estimated Number of contacting the individual listed below ensuring that the public dollars invested
Respondents: 654. in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. in museums and libraries benefit the
communities they serve. To remain vital
Total Estimated Number of DATES: Comments must be submitted to to the communities they serve,
Responses: 34,008. the office listed in the FOR FURTHER museums and libraries are increasingly
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: INFORMATION CONTACT section below on expected to contribute to community
3,401 hours. or before December 31, 2018. wellbeing through activities that
OMB is particularly interested in promote community assets and address
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs comments that help the agency to: community needs. Making such
Burden: $0. • Evaluate whether the proposed contributions, however, requires
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). collection of information is necessary knowledge and skills for community
Dated: November 26, 2018. for the proper performance of the engagement that are not typically part of
functions of the agency, including educational programs that prepare
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Section		Notices
Action		Submission for OMB review, comment request.
Dates		Comments must be submitted to the office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below on or before December 31, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 62386

83 FR 62386 - Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection Requests: Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI): The Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change Program Cohort Evaluation

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 232 (December 3, 2018)

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