Notice of Proposed Information Collection: IMLS Digital Collections and Content: Opening History of Evaluation, 26283 [2010-11027]
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Title: State Library Administrative
Agencies Survey, FY 2011–2013.
OMB Number: 3137–0072.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: Federal, State and
local governments, State library
administrative agencies, libraries,
general public.
Number of Respondents: 51.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden hours per respondent: 26.
Total burden hours: 1,326.
Total Annual Costs: $34,874.
Contact: Kim A. Miller, Management
Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning,
Research, and Communication, Institute
of Museum and Library Services, 1800
M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington
DC 20036. Ms. Miller can be reached by
Telephone: 202–653–4762, Fax: 202–
653–4600, or by e-mail at
kmiller@imls.gov.
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Office of Policy,
Planning, Research, and Communication.
[FR Doc. 2010–11028 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am]
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: IMLS Digital Collections
and Content: Opening History of
Evaluation
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
The Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance 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. Chapter 35).
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.
By this notice, IMLS is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
evaluation that would collect
information to assess the usefulness to
reference-service providers in museums
and libraries of the IMLS Digital
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Collections and Content project’s
Opening History resource.
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
addressee section below on or before
July 5, 2010. IMLS 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: Send comments to: Kim
Miller, Management Analyst, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 1800 M
St., NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Telephone: 202–653–4762, Fax: 202–
653–4600 or by e-mail at
kmiller@imls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the information collection is
to continue the development of the
Institute of Museum and Library
Services’ Digital Collections and
Content (DCC) project, which has
created two publicly available portals to
digital collections hosted at institutions
across the country: (1) IMLS DCC, a
publicly available registry of IMLS
National Leadership Grant (NLG) and
Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) digital collections and a
repository of item-level metadata
available from these collections; and (2)
Opening History, a publicly available
registry of digital U.S. History
collections from cultural heritage
institutions and a repository of itemlevel metadata from these collections.
The DCC, which is available to the
public via the Internet, provides
important information about and access
to the digital collections funded through
IMLS grant programs. Opening History,
also available to the public via the
Internet, provides possibly the largest
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aggregation of digital collections
focusing on U.S. History. The proposed
information collection, which is the
subject of this notice, would collect
information to assess the usefulness to
reference-service providers in museums
and libraries of the IMLS DCC Opening
History resource.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: IMLS Digital Collections and
Content Opening History Evaluation
OMB Number: To be determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Frequency: One-time survey of no
more than 450 reference-service
providers.
Affected Public: General public,
libraries, museums.
Number of Respondents: To be
determined.
Estimated Time per Respondent: To
be determined.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: To be determined
Total Costs: To be determined.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer,
Institute of Museum and Library
Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor,
Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202/
653–4663. E-mail: cthomas@imls.gov.
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Institute of Museum
& Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2010–11027 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am]
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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Proposed Collection, Submission for
OMB Review, Museums for America
Grant Program Evaluation
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and
Library Services, The National
Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, Proposed Collection,
Submission for OMB Review.
SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and
Library Services announces the
following information collection has
been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 653–4614.
This review 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
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: IMLS Digital
Collections and Content: Opening History of Evaluation
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 preclearance 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. Chapter 35). 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. By this notice, IMLS is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed evaluation that would collect information to
assess the usefulness to reference-service providers in museums and
libraries of the IMLS Digital Collections and Content project's Opening
History resource.
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
addressee section below on or before July 5, 2010. IMLS 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: Send comments to: Kim Miller, Management Analyst, Institute
of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Telephone: 202-653-4762, Fax: 202-653-4600 or by e-mail at
kmiller@imls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the information collection is
to continue the development of the Institute of Museum and Library
Services' Digital Collections and Content (DCC) project, which has
created two publicly available portals to digital collections hosted at
institutions across the country: (1) IMLS DCC, a publicly available
registry of IMLS National Leadership Grant (NLG) and Library Services
and Technology Act (LSTA) digital collections and a repository of item-
level metadata available from these collections; and (2) Opening
History, a publicly available registry of digital U.S. History
collections from cultural heritage institutions and a repository of
item-level metadata from these collections. The DCC, which is available
to the public via the Internet, provides important information about
and access to the digital collections funded through IMLS grant
programs. Opening History, also available to the public via the
Internet, provides possibly the largest aggregation of digital
collections focusing on U.S. History. The proposed information
collection, which is the subject of this notice, would collect
information to assess the usefulness to reference-service providers in
museums and libraries of the IMLS DCC Opening History resource.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Digital Collections and Content Opening History
Evaluation
OMB Number: To be determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Frequency: One-time survey of no more than 450 reference-service
providers.
Affected Public: General public, libraries, museums.
Number of Respondents: To be determined.
Estimated Time per Respondent: To be determined.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: To be determined
Total Costs: To be determined.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., 9th Floor,
Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202/653-4663. E-mail:
cthomas@imls.gov.
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Institute of Museum & Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-11027 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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