1538 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 

Museums Empowered Notice 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 a special initiative of the 

Museums for America grant program 

that will target professional 

development needs for museums: 

Museums Empowered. 

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: 

Mark Isaksen, 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. Mr. Isaksen can be reached 

by telephone at 202–653–4667, or by 

email at misaksen@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 Museums Empowered is 

to strengthen the ability of an individual 

museum to serve its public through 

professional development activities that 

cross-cut various departments to 

generate systemic change within the 

museum. It has four project categories: 

Diversity and Inclusion, Digital 

Technology, Evaluation, and 

Organizational Management. 

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: 2022–2024 IMLS Museums 

Empowered Notice of Funding 

Opportunity. 

OMB Number: 3137–0107. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Museums that meet 

the IMLS Museums for America 

institutional eligibility criteria. 

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. 2021–00070 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 

Library and Museum Reviewer 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 annual IMLS Library and 

Museum Reviewer Forms which are 

used by library and museum 

professionals to submit their interest 

and expertise to be considered for 

selection as an IMLS peer reviewer. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the individual listed below 

in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 


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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 

All proposals submitted for IMLS 

competitive awards are reviewed by 

library and museum professionals who 

know the needs of communities, can 

share promising practices, and are well 

versed in the issues and concerns of 

museums and libraries today. Peer 

reviewers dedicate their time and 

expertise to advance the highest 

professional practices in the field. The 

IMLS review process is well respected, 

and the success of our grant programs is 

largely due to the expertise of our 

reviewers. These peer reviewer forms, 

accessed through the IMLS website, 

allow library and museum professionals 

to indicate their interest and expertise to 

be considered for selection as an IMLS 

peer reviewer. 

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 Library and 

Museum Reviewer Forms. 

OMB Number: 3137–0099. 

Frequency: Once per year. 

Affected Public: Library and Museum 

professionals. 

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. 2021–00069 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 

Native American Library Services 

Basic Grants Program—Final 

Performance Report Form 

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 IMLS Native American Basic Library 

Grant Program Final Performance 

Report Form. 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 


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