Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: National Museum Survey, 79649-79650 [2024-22257]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79649-79650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22257]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library Services


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request: National 
Museum Survey

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

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces 
that the following information collection request has been submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This annual survey 
will collect statistically valid data on the U.S. museum sector, which 
does not currently exist. The data will describe the scope, scale and 
nature of museums' presence and reach within the U.S. This 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 this assessment 
process, instructions, and data collections. This is the second notice 
for public comment. A copy of the proposed information collection 
request can be obtained by contacting

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the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted to the office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section below on or before October 30, 2024.
    OMB 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 submission of responses).

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice 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 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 at 202-653-4648, 
or by email at [email protected]. Persons who are deaf or hard of 
hearing (TTY users) may contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTY-
Based Telecommunications Relay Service.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Current Actions: This Notice proposes the clearance of a new 
information collection--the National Museum Survey (NMS). As noted in 
the 60-day notice, IMLS will be conducting a voluntary survey of 
museums that aims to capture the scope and scale of museums' presence 
and reach within the United States over time. This annual survey will 
collect statistically valid data on the U.S. museum sector, which does 
not currently exist. The data will describe the scope, scale and nature 
of museums' presence and reach within the U.S. NMS data will be useful 
to museum practitioners, policymakers at the federal, state, and local 
levels, the public, researchers, and journalists, and will be used for 
planning, research, evaluation, and policymaking.
    The 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register on April 
30, 2024 [89 FR 34277 (Document Number 2024-09276)]. We received one 
comment under this Notice. That comment came from a representative of 
the American Library Association who wanted to ensure that museums 
located within libraries were included in, and eligible for, the NMS. 
The representative subsequently provided a list of such institutions 
for IMLS to cross-reference against the agency's list of museums to 
whom the NMS will be administered. Any such institutions that were not 
already included were added to IMLS' list.
    Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
    Title: National Museum Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.
    Agency Number: 3137.
    Respondents/Affected Public: IMLS plans to conduct a census of all 
eligible U.S. museums representing a broad range of museum disciplines, 
including zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and arboretums; nature 
and science centers; history museums and historic sites; art museums; 
children's museums; natural history museums; and general and 
specialized museums.
    Institutions must meet all the following criteria to be eligible 
for selection:
     Be a unit of federal, state, local, or tribal government, 
or a not-for-profit institution.
     Serve the public in a physical location it owns or 
operates.
     Provide exhibitions and programs.
     Primarily function to house, display, and care for animate 
or inanimate objects that form the core of its exhibitions, programs, 
and research.
     Under normal circumstances, be open to the public 90 days 
or more per year, either through specific hours of operation or by 
appointment.
     Have at least one staff member, or the full-time 
equivalent, whether paid or unpaid.
    IMLS will request that a senior administrator at each institution 
be responsible for the completion of the survey at their institution.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: The survey's expected 
response rate is 35 percent, leading to approximately 7,500 completed 
cases.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
    Total Annual Cost Burden (dollars): $431,718.75 (7,500 hrs x 
$57.56/hr). $57.56 represents a simple average of hourly mean wage 
figures for government, academic, and company/enterprise managers 
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes113012.htm).
    Total Annual Federal Costs: $323,533.21.

    Dated: September 24, 2024.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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