Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, 48918 [2023-16072]
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Dated: July 25, 2023.
Jessica Graves,
Legal Administrative Specialist, National
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[FR Doc. 2023–16055 Filed 7–27–23; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: IMLS Evaluation
of Grant Programs Funded by the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
AGENCY:
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. 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. The purpose
of this Notice is to solicit comments
about the proposed evaluation of IMLS’s
grant programs funded through the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act. 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
ADDRESSES section below on or before
September 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie
Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants Policy
and Management, Office of Grants
Policy and Management, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955
L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington, DC 20024–2135. Dr.
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Bodner can be reached by telephone:
202–653–4636, or by email at cbodner@
imls.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Persons who are deaf or hard of
hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS at
202–207–7858 via 711 for TTY-Based
Telecommunications Relay Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Plagman-Frank, Strategic
Evaluation and Research Officer, Office
of Research and Evaluation, Institute of
Museum and Library Services, 955
L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000,
Washington DC 20024–2135. Ms.
Plagman-Frank can be reached by
telephone at 202–653–4763 or by email
at eplagman@imls.gov. Persons who are
deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) can
contact IMLS at 202–207–7858 via 711
for TTY-Based Telecommunications
Relay Service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is
particularly interested in public
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.
represent Native Hawaiians. The
proposed evaluation of IMLS’s ARPA
and CARES Act grant programs will
include a review of the relevant
administrative processes and the
distribution and use of the funds in
order to improve the agency’s
understanding of the effectiveness of the
program and the lessons learned,
identify gaps and needs in continuing
post-recovery, and improve or inform
future design, technical support, and
distribution of special use funds as part
of an overall emergency response plan.
Agency: Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Title: IMLS Evaluation of Grant
Programs Funded by the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act.
OMB Control Number: 3137–NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS
applicants and awardees, museum staff,
library staff, State Library
Administrative Agency staff.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: TBD.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: TBD.
Cost Burden (dollars): TBD.
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: July 25, 2023.
Connie Bodner,
Director, Office of Grants Policy and
Management, Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
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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. To learn more, visit
www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
In direct response to the COVID–19
pandemic, IMLS awarded roughly $250
million in ARPA and CARES Act funds
to State Library Administrative
Agencies, libraries, museums, federally
recognized Indian tribes, and nonprofit
organizations that primarily serve and
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: IMLS
Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on 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. The
purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments about the proposed
evaluation of IMLS's grant programs funded through the American Rescue
Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act. 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
ADDRESSES section below on or before September 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants
Policy and Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW,
Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Dr. Bodner can be reached by
telephone: 202-653-4636, or by email at [email protected]. Office hours
are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) can contact
IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay
Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Plagman-Frank, Strategic
Evaluation and Research Officer, Office of Research and Evaluation,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW,
Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-2135. Ms. Plagman-Frank can be reached
by telephone at 202-653-4763 or by email at [email protected]. Persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS at 202-
207-7858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public
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.
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.
To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions
In direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, IMLS awarded roughly
$250 million in ARPA and CARES Act funds to State Library
Administrative Agencies, libraries, museums, federally recognized
Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations that primarily serve and
represent Native Hawaiians. The proposed evaluation of IMLS's ARPA and
CARES Act grant programs will include a review of the relevant
administrative processes and the distribution and use of the funds in
order to improve the agency's understanding of the effectiveness of the
program and the lessons learned, identify gaps and needs in continuing
post-recovery, and improve or inform future design, technical support,
and distribution of special use funds as part of an overall emergency
response plan.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Evaluation of Grant Programs Funded by the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act.
OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS applicants and awardees, museum
staff, library staff, State Library Administrative Agency staff.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: TBD.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: TBD.
Cost Burden (dollars): TBD.
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: July 25, 2023.
Connie Bodner,
Director, Office of Grants Policy and Management, Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-16072 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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