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electronic submissions of responses.
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 transform the
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To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
The purpose of this collection is to
administer the IMLS processes of grants
and cooperative agreements, IMLS uses
standardized application forms,
guidelines and reporting forms for
eligible libraries, museums, and other
organizations to apply for its funding.
These forms submitted for public review
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Program Information Form, the IMLS
Library-Discretionary Program
Information Form, the IMLS
Combination Program Information
Form, and the IMLS Supplementary
Form. This collection of information
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grant application process.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
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OMB Number: 3137–0092.
Frequency: TBD.
Affected Public: Library and Museum
grant applicants.
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Public Comments Invited: Comments
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be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB’s clearance of this
information collection.
Dated: October 2, 2020.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist,
Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; National
Science Board
The National Science Board’s
Committee on National Science and
Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to
NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the
National Science Foundation Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a
CHANGE in the scheduling of a
teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business, as
follows:
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCEMENT: 85 FR 60272, which
appeared on September 24, 2020.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF
THE MEETING: Tuesday, September 29,
2020 at 4:30–5:00 p.m. EDT.
The new date
and time for the meeting are October 14,
2020 from 1:30–2:00 p.m. EDT. Other
information about the meeting remains
unchanged.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Point of contact for this meeting is:
Chris Blair, cblair@nsf.gov, 703–292–
7000. To listen to this teleconference,
members of the public must send an
email to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov at
least 24 hours prior to the
teleconference. The National Science
Board Office will send requesters a tollfree dial-in number. Meeting
information and updates (time, place,
subject matter or status of meeting) may
be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/
meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. Please
refer to the National Science Board
website www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional
information.
CHANGES IN THE MEETING:
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science
Board Office.
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National Science Foundation.
Request for Information.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of
2018 requires federal agencies to
develop evidence-building plans to
identify and address questions relevant
to Agency policies, programs,
regulations, management, and
operations. Through this Request for
Information (RFI), the National Science
Foundation (NSF), seeks to expand
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ongoing efforts to identify priority
questions that can guide evidencebuilding activities by soliciting input
from the public.
DATES: Please send comments on or
before December 31, 2020. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1.800.877.8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, 365 days a year (including
Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence
Act, Pub. L. 115–435) requires federal
agencies to develop evidence-building
plans to identify and address questions
relevant to Agency policies, programs,
regulations, management, and
operations.
Invitation to Comment: NSF invites
comments from the public to inform the
development of NSF’s evidencebuilding plan. NSF invites suggestions
in many forms, as questions to be
answered, hypotheses to be tested, or
problems to be investigated. NSF will
analyze information collected from this
RFI to continue developing its evidencebuilding plan.
1.0
Background
NSF was created ‘‘to promote the
progress of science; to advance the
national health, prosperity, and welfare;
to secure the national defense . . .’’
(1950, as amended). NSF seeks to
achieve these goals through an
integrated strategy that advances the
frontiers of knowledge; cultivates a
world-class, broadly inclusive science
and engineering workforce; expands the
scientific literacy of all citizens; builds
the nation’s research capability through
investments in advanced
instrumentation and facilities; and
supports excellence in science and
engineering research and education.
NSF by the numbers provides a brief
overview of NSF’s work. NSF is
committed to evaluating the efficacy
and efficiency of its strategy, leveraging
research and evaluation to help the
Agency achieve its mission.
2.0
Request for Information
Through this RFI, NSF is soliciting
suggestions from a broad array of
stakeholders across public and private
sectors that may be familiar with or
interested in the work of NSF and wish
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board
The National Science Board's Committee on National Science and
Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part
614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-
5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby
gives notice of a CHANGE in the scheduling of a teleconference for the
transaction of National Science Board business, as follows:
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 85 FR 60272, which
appeared on September 24, 2020.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING: Tuesday, September
29, 2020 at 4:30-5:00 p.m. EDT.
CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The new date and time for the meeting are
October 14, 2020 from 1:30-2:00 p.m. EDT. Other information about the
meeting remains unchanged.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Point of contact for this meeting
is: Chris Blair, [email protected], 703-292-7000. To listen to this
teleconference, members of the public must send an email to
[email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the
teleconference. The National Science Board Office will send requesters
a toll-free dial-in number. Meeting information and updates (time,
place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the
National Science Board website www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional
information.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
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