Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2025-2027 IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity, 19888-19889 [2024-05922]

Download as PDF 19888 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / Notices MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Sunshine Act Meetings Institute of Museum and Library Services 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (MST–AZ), Wednesday, April 3, 2024. TIME AND DATE: Virtual Board of Trustees Meeting via Microsoft Teams. PLACE: This virtual meeting of the Board of Trustees will be open to the public. Members of the public who would like to attend this meeting may request remote access by contacting Sara Moeller at moeller@udall.gov prior to April 3, 2024, to obtain the teleconference connection information. STATUS: (1) Call to Order and Acting Chair’s Remarks; (2) Executive Director’s Remarks; (3) Consent Agenda Approval (Minutes of the November 7–8, 2023, Board of Trustees Meeting; Board Reports submitted for Data and Information Technology, Education Programs, Finance and Internal Controls, John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, including the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy and The University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections; and Board takes notice of any new and updated personnel policies and internal control methodologies); (4) Disband Ad Hoc Committee on Grants, Gifts, and Donations; (5) U.S. Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance Summit; (6) July 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting Updates; (7) Board Officer and Executive Committee Elections; and (8) Hatch Act Training. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sara Moeller, Administrative Officer, 434 E University Blvd., Suite 300, Tucson, AZ 85705, (520) 901–8568. Dated: March 18, 2024. David P. Brown, Executive Director, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. [FR Doc. 2024–06042 Filed 3–18–24; 4:15 pm] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6820–FN–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Mar 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2025–2027 IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity 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. By this Notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning the Notice of Funding Opportunity for an initiative targeting the needs of small museums and their communities nationwide: IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Program. 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 May 19, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Senior Grants Management Specialist—Team Lead, 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: Reagan Moore, Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–2135. Ms. Moore can be reached by telephone at 202–653–4637, or by email at rmoore@ 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. I. 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. II. Current Actions The goal of IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is to help small museums implement projects that address priorities identified in their strategic plans. It has three project categories: Lifelong Learning, Institutional Capacity, and Collections Stewardship and Access. This action is to renew the content, forms, and instructions for the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the next three years. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: 2025–2027 IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity. OMB Number: 3137–0111. Respondents/Affected Public: Eligible museum organizations. E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / Notices Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250. Frequency of Response: Once per year. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 35. Total Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,750. Total Annual Cost Burden: $283,938. Total Annual Federal Costs: $38,056. 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: March 15, 2024. Suzanne Mbollo, Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2024–05922 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Institute of Museum and Library Services Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2025–2027 IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program and IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Notices of Funding Opportunity 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. By this Notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning the Notices of Opportunity for two grant programs targeting the needs of specific museums and their communities nationwide: IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program and IMLS Native American/ khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Mar 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program. 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 May 19, 2024. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Senior Grants Management Specialist—Team Lead, 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: For IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program, contact Jessica Ottley, Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024– 2135. Ms. Ottley can be reached by telephone at 202–653–4666, or by email at jottley@imls.gov. For IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program, contact Sarah Glass, Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024–2135. Ms. Glass can be reached by telephone at 202–653–4668, or by email at sglass@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 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19889 • 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 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 goals of Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) are to build the capacity of African American museums and to support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The goal of Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program is to support the capacity of Native American Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide museum services to their communities. 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: 2025–2027 IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Program and IMLS Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Notices of Funding Opportunity. OMB Number: 3137–0095. Respondents/Affected Public: Eligible museum organizations; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Federally recognized Native American Tribes; non-profit organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 130. Frequency of Response: Once per year. Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 45. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,850. Total Annual Cost Burden: $189,833. Total Annual Federal Costs: $20,633. 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. E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2025-2027 
IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity

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. By 
this Notice, IMLS is soliciting comments concerning the Notice of 
Funding Opportunity for an initiative targeting the needs of small 
museums and their communities nationwide: IMLS Inspire! Grants for 
Small Museums Program. 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 May 19, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Senior Grants Management 
Specialist--Team Lead, 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 [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: Reagan Moore, Senior Program Officer, 
Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 
955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Ms. 
Moore can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4637, 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

    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.

II. Current Actions

    The goal of IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is to help small 
museums implement projects that address priorities identified in their 
strategic plans. It has three project categories: Lifelong Learning, 
Institutional Capacity, and Collections Stewardship and Access. This 
action is to renew the content, forms, and instructions for the Notice 
of Funding Opportunity for the next three years.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: 2025-2027 IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of 
Funding Opportunity.
    OMB Number: 3137-0111.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Eligible museum organizations.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 35.
    Total Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,750.
    Total Annual Cost Burden: $283,938.
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $38,056.
    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: March 15, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-05922 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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