Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys, 14526-14527 [2024-03786]

Download as PDF 14526 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices 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. Ms. Narva can be reached by telephone: 202–653– 4634, or by email at snarva@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: Anthony D. Smith, Associate Deputy Director, Office of Library Services Discretionary Programs, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mr. Smith can be reached by telephone at 202– 653–4716, or by email at asmith@ 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. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 IMLS 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 The IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program supports projects that enhance the quality of library and archive services nationwide by 16:53 Feb 26, 2024 Dated: February 22, 2024. Suzanne Mbollo, Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2024–03983 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P I. Background VerDate Sep<11>2014 advancing theory and practice and by generating results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or collaborative approaches that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of Federal investment. The IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public by enhancing the training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and library leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals. This action is to renew the content, forms, and instructions for each of the two Notices of Funding Opportunity for the next three years. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Notices of Funding Opportunity. OMB Control Number: 3137–0091. Agency Number: 3137. Respondents/Affected Public: Library applicants. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 400. Frequency of Response: One per request. Average Hours per Response: 45. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,000. Total Annual Cost Burden: $560,520. Total Annual Federal Costs: $90,783. 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. Jkt 262001 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Institute of Museum and Library Services Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Submission for OMB review, comment request, collection of information. ACTION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 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 agency’s desired format; that respondents’ reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; that collection instruments are clearly understood and cover material to which respondents can be responsive; and, that the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. This notice proposes the renewal of a generic clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys, comprising of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments and their related data collection procedures, in order to improve the quality and usability of information collection instruments. For more information on the types of proposed information collection requests for pretesting survey IMLS may administer, contact the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the ADDRESSES section below on or before March 24, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection request by selecting ‘‘Institute of Museum and Library Services’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review;’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. Once you have found this information collection request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ and enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please mail your written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395–7316. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist, Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mr. Soffronoff can be reached by telephone: 202–653–4648, or by email at SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices jsoffronoff@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: OMB is particular 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). Background: IMLS 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 lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov. Current Actions: This notice proposes a new three-year Generic Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys that will allow the agency to develop, test, and improve its surveys and methodologies. IMLS envisions using a variety of techniques including but not limited to tests of various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive interviews and laboratory activities, respondent debriefing questionnaires, field tests, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and user experience testing in order to identify questionnaire and procedural problems, suggest solutions, and measure the relative effectiveness of alternative solutions. Following standard OMB requirements, IMLS will submit a change request to OMB for each data collection activity undertaken under this generic clearance. Participants in some of these pre-testing activities may be subject to the safeguards provided by VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Feb 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). If any pre-testing activities are covered, you will find more information in a forthcoming System of Records Notice. IMLS will provide OMB with the instruments and supporting materials describing the research project and specific pre-testing activities. The 60-Day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2023 (88 FR 87462) (Document Number 2023–27694). No comments were received under this notice. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title of Collection: Generic Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys. OMB Control Number: 3137–0125. Agency Number: 3137. Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments; libraries; museums. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,225. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average Minutes per Response: 30. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,113. Total Annual Cost Burden: $67.178. Total Annual Federal Costs: $11,004. 14527 20415, or by email to actuary@opm.gov or by phone at (202) 606–1774. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 1. Summary of Recent Legislative proposals 2. Review of Actuarial Assumptions a. Demographic Assumptions b. Economic Assumptions 3. CSRDF Annual Report Persons desiring to attend this meeting of the Civil Service Retirement System Board of Actuaries, or to make a statement for consideration at the meeting, should contact OPM at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting date at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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ADDRESSES: The meeting will start at 10 a.m. EDT and will be held at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Kissel, Senior Actuary for Pension Programs, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 4316, Washington, DC Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting. DATES: The virtual meeting will be held on March 21, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. (ET). ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene virtually. SUMMARY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Frm 00098 Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03786]


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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: 
Generic Clearance To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request, collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 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 agency's desired format; that 
respondents' reporting burden (time and financial resources) is 
minimized; that collection instruments are clearly understood and cover 
material to which respondents can be responsive; and, that the impact 
of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
This notice proposes the renewal of a generic clearance to Conduct Pre-
Testing of Surveys, comprising of quantitative and qualitative data 
collection instruments and their related data collection procedures, in 
order to improve the quality and usability of information collection 
instruments. For more information on the types of proposed information 
collection requests for pre-testing survey IMLS may administer, contact 
the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before March 24, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``Institute 
of Museum and Library Services'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have 
found this information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and 
enter or upload your comment and information. Alternatively, please 
mail your written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist, 
Office of Research and Evaluation, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 
20024-2135. Mr. Soffronoff can be reached by telephone: 202-653-4648, 
or by email at

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[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: OMB is particular 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).
    Background: IMLS 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 lives of 
individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
    Current Actions: This notice proposes a new three-year Generic 
Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys that will allow the agency 
to develop, test, and improve its surveys and methodologies. IMLS 
envisions using a variety of techniques including but not limited to 
tests of various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive 
interviews and laboratory activities, respondent debriefing 
questionnaires, field tests, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, 
experiments with questionnaire design, and user experience testing in 
order to identify questionnaire and procedural problems, suggest 
solutions, and measure the relative effectiveness of alternative 
solutions. Following standard OMB requirements, IMLS will submit a 
change request to OMB for each data collection activity undertaken 
under this generic clearance. Participants in some of these pre-testing 
activities may be subject to the safeguards provided by the Privacy Act 
of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). If any pre-testing activities are covered, you 
will find more information in a forthcoming System of Records Notice. 
IMLS will provide OMB with the instruments and supporting materials 
describing the research project and specific pre-testing activities.
    The 60-Day Notice was published in the Federal Register on December 
18, 2023 (88 FR 87462) (Document Number 2023-27694). No comments were 
received under this notice.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title of Collection: Generic Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of 
Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-0125.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments; libraries; 
museums.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,225.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,113.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $67.178.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $11,004.

    Dated: February 20, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-03786 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7036-01-P

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