[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31368-31369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13481]
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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection:
IMLS Digital Collections and Content: An Assessment of Opening History
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, The National
Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review, comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces that
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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 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.
A copy of the proposed information collection request, with
applicable supporting documentation, may 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 June 27, 2011.
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 submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Chuck Thomas, Senior Program Officer, Institute of Museum
and Library Services, 1800 M Street, NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC
20036. Telephone: 202-653-4663. E-mail: [email protected] or by teletype
(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing difficulty at 202-653-4614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) is an independent Federal grant-making agency and is the primary
source of federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500
museums. IMLS provides a variety of grant programs to assist the
Nation's museums and libraries in improving their operations and
enhancing their services to the public. IMLS conducts policy research,
analysis, and data collection to extend and improve the Nation's
museum, library, and information services. The policy research,
analysis, and data collection is used to: Identify national needs for
and trends in museum, library, and information services; measure and
report on the impact and effectiveness of museum, library, and
information services throughout the United States; identify best
practices; and develop plans to improve museum, library, and
information services of the United States and strengthen national,
State, local, regional, and international communications and
cooperative networks. (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).
Abstract: This national survey of reference service providers in
public and academic libraries is intended to help the IMLS Digital
Collections and Content (DCC) project evaluate the Opening History
resource. Opening History is a publicly available registry and
repository of digital cultural heritage collections, expanded from a
strong base of collections digitized through IMLS support.
Approximately
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1,000 cultural heritage institutions contribute to Opening History,
including about 500 libraries and 130 museums. This data collection
will survey reference service providers about the perceptions of
Opening History, its quality and scope, and effectiveness in meeting
needs of their local user communities. This collection is necessary to
achieve a thorough understanding of how Opening History is used by its
target audience and to determine the most effective use of IMLS
resources with respect to future development of Opening History and the
IMLS DCC.
Current Actions: This notice proposes clearance of the IMLS Digital
Collections and Content: An Assessment of Opening History. The 60-day
notice for the IMLS Digital Collections and Content: Opening History of
Evaluation was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2010, (FR
vol. 75, No. 90, pg. 26283). No comments were received.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: IMLS Digital Collections and Content: An Assessment of
Opening History.
OMB Number: To be determined.
Agency Number: 3137.
Frequency: One-time survey of no more than 613 reference-service
providers.
Affected Public: General public, libraries, museums.
Number of Respondents: 613.
Burden hours per respondent: .3/hr.
Total burden hours: 183.9.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $23,922.
Total Costs: $4,921.16.
Contact: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
7316.
Dated: May 26, 2011.
Kim A. Miller,
Management Analyst, Institute of Museum & Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-13481 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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