1534 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2021 / Notices 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests: 2022–2024 IMLS 

National Leadership Grants for 

Museums and IMLS Museums for 

America Program Notices of Funding 

Opportunity 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

for the Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: 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 

a plan to offer two grant programs 

targeting the needs of museums 

nationwide: IMLS National Leadership 

Grants for Museums and IMLS 

Museums for America 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 

March 8, 2021. 

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 at 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants 

Management Specialist, Office of 

Museum Services, Institute of Museum 

and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza 

North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 

20024–2135. Ms. Wechsler can be 

reached by telephone at 202–653–4779, 

or by email at hwechsler@imls.gov. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

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. 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 National Leadership 

Grants for Museums is to support 

projects that address critical needs of 

the museum field and that have the 

potential to advance practice in the 

profession so that museums can 

improve services for the American 

public. 

The goal of IMLS Museums for 

America is to support projects that 

strengthen the ability of an individual 

museum to serve its public. It has three 

project categories: Lifelong Learning, 

Community Engagement, and 

Collections Stewardship and Access. 

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: 2022–2024 IMLS National 

Leadership Grants for Museums and 

IMLS Museums for America Program 

Notices of Funding Opportunity. 

OMB Number: 3137–0094. 

Frequency: Once per year. 

Affected Public: Museum organization 

applicants. 

Number of Respondents: TBD. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: TBD. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: TBD. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: n/a. 

Total Annual Costs: 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: January 4, 2021. 

Kim Miller, 

Senior Grants Management Specialist, 

Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00073 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests: 2022–2024 Grant 

Performance Report Forms 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

for the Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: 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 

concerning the three-year approval of 

the forms necessary to report on grant 

and cooperative agreement activities on 

interim and final bases for all IMLS 

grant programs. 


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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 

March 8, 2021. 

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 at 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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 at 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. 

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. 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 

To administer the IMLS processes 

associated with grants and cooperative 

agreements, IMLS uses standardized 

application forms, guidelines, and 

reporting forms for eligible libraries, 

museums, and other organizations to 

apply for its funding and to report on 

performance of funded projects. The 

forms submitted for public review in 

this Notice are the Interim Performance 

Report and the Final Performance 

Report, with the instructions associated 

with each one. The collection of 

information using these forms is core to 

IMLS grant performance reporting 

requirements and monitoring processes. 

This action is to renew the content, 

forms, and instructions for the next 

three years. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: 2022–2024 IMLS Grant 

Performance Report Forms. 

OMB Number: 3137–0100. 

Frequency: Once per year. 

Affected Public: Library and Museum 

grant program awardees. 

Number of Respondents: TBD. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: TBD. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: TBD. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: n/a. 

Total Annual Costs: 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: January 4, 2021. 

Kim Miller, 

Senior Grants Management Specialist, 

Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00066 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests: 2022–2024 IMLS 

National Leadership Grants for 

Libraries and the IMLS Laura Bush 

21st Century Librarian Program 

Notices of Funding Opportunity 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

for the Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: 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 

a plan to offer two grant programs 

targeting the needs of libraries and their 

communities nationwide: IMLS 

National Leadership Grants for Libraries 

and the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century 

Librarian 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 

March 8, 2021. 

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 at 

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. 

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. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

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 


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