Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: The Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change Program Evaluation, 27535-27536 [2017-12402]

Agencies

• The National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
• Institute of Museum and Library Services

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27535-27536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12402]


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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: The Roles of 
Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators 
of Positive Community Change Program 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 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. 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 survey 
to collect information to build the capacity of a grantee cohort to 
successfully execute projects related to the ``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: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below on or before July 12, 2017.
    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: Sandra R. Webb, Senior Advisor, Grants and 
Initiatives, Office of the Director, 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 swebb@imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) 
for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra R. Webb, Senior Advisor, Grants 
and Initiatives, Office of the Director, Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW.,

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Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Webb can be reached by 
Telephone: 202-653-4718, Fax: 202-653-4608, or by email at 
swebb@imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 
difficulty 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: 

I. Background

    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. Chapter 72, 20 
U.S.C. 9108).

II. Current Actions

    The purpose of this collection is to build the capacity of the 
``The Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality 
and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change Program'' grantee cohort 
to successfully execute their projects while at the same time 
documenting community engagement and partnership processes, and 
identifying the outcomes of the projects' interventions. The Roles of 
Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community Vitality and Co-Creators 
of Positive Community Change Program Evaluation is designed to identify 
the factors, resources, partnerships, and practices that together 
increase the capacity of libraries, archives, and museums to 
successfully serve the needs of their local communities. An evaluation 
of the 9-20 museum and library projects can produce frameworks and 
methodologies that the library and museum fields can use to more deeply 
collaborate with their communities.
    The evaluation is intended to support the work of Community 
Catalyst grantee project teams and those in the museum and library 
fields who are interested in local community-based interventions and 
partnerships. Methods will include qualitative and quantitative data 
collection via a developmental evaluation approach. Data will be 
collected through activities such as online and/or paper and pencil 
surveys, phone interviews, in-person interviews, focus groups, video or 
photographs, and documentation of artifacts used by grantees in their 
work.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: The Roles of Libraries and Museums as Enablers of Community 
Vitality and Co-Creators of Positive Community Change Program 
Evaluation.
    OMB Number: To Be Determined.
    Frequency: One-time collection anticipated.
    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: To be determined.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: To be determined.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: To be determined.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: N/A.
    Total Annual costs: To be determined.
    Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Kim Miller,
Grants Management Specialist, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12402 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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