31196 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 16, 2000 / Notices

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.

Rebecca Danvers, Director of the Office

of Research and Technology, Institute of

Museum and Library Services, 1100

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 802,

Washington, DC 20506. Dr. Danvers can

be reached on Telephone: 202–606–

2478 Fax: 202–606–1077 or at

rdanvers@imls.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Institute of Museum and Library

Services is an independent Federal

grant-making agency. The 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. Museums and libraries of all

sizes and types may receive support

from IMLS programs. The Museum and

Library Services Act of 1996 includes a

strong emphasis on supporting library

services through the use of technology

and on assisting museums in their

educational role and in modernizing

their methods and facilities. This

solicitation is to develop plans to collect

information to assist IMLS in

understanding the current status and

capacity of museums and libraries to

participate in national networks to

deliver educational resources to

students, life-long learners, underserved

populations, and the general public.

II. Current Actions

The core duties of the Institute of

Museum and Library Services, as stated

in its strategic plan, are to promote

excellence in library services and to

promote access to museum and library

services for a diverse public. This goal

will be accomplished in part by

promoting access to learning and

information resources held by museums

and libraries through electronic

linkages. IMLS is seeking assistance in

developing specific plans to collect

information from the US library and

museum communities to assess the

digitization readiness and capacity of

libraries and the technological readiness

and capacity of museums. These

information collections will be

developed based on the varying

characteristics of each community. A

great deal of information has been

collected on the internet access of

libraries for internal and public access.

The information IMLS collects should

build on but not duplicate existing or

ongoing collections.

Agency: Institute of Museum and

Library Services.

Title: Museum Technology Survey.

OMB Number: Agency Number: 3137.

Frequency: Once.

Affected Public: museums and

museum organizations.

Number of Respondents: 650.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1⁄2

hour.

Total Burden Hours: 325.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: 0.

Total Annual Costs: 0.

Agency: Institute of Museum and

Library Services.

Title: Library Digitization Survey.

OMB Number: Agency Number: 3137.

Frequency: Once.

Affected Public: Libraries and library

organizations.

Number of Respondents: 1000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Total Burden Hours: 1000.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: 0.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mamie Bittner, Director of Public and

Legislative Affairs, Institute of Museum

and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506,

telephone (202) 606–4648.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Mamie Bittner,

Director of Public and Legislative Affairs.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the

Humanities, NFAH.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for

the Humanities (NEH) has submitted the

following public information collection

request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval as required by the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with

applicable supporting documentation,

may be obtained by calling Susan G.

Daisey, Deputy Director, Grants Office,

the National Endowment for the

Humanities (202–606–8494) or may be

requested by e-mail to sdaisey@neh.gov.

Comments should be sent to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National

Endowment for the Humanities, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202–

3995–7316), within 30 days from the

date of this publication in the Federal

Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) is

particularly interested in comments

which:

(1) 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; (2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) 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.

Agency: National Endowment for the

Humanities.

Title of Proposal: Generic Clearance

Authority for the National Endowment

for the Humanities.

OMB Number: 3136–0134.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Affected Public: Applicants to NEH

grant programs, reviewers of NEH grant

applications, and NEH grantees.

Number of Respondents: 20,569.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

Varied according to type of information

collection.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 91,301

hours.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Cost: 0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: This submission requests

approval from OMB for a three year

extension of NEH’s currently approved

generic clearance authority for all NEH

information collections other than onetime evaluations, questionnaires and

surveys. Generic clearance authority

would include approval of forms and

instructions for application to NEH

grant programs, reporting forms for NEH

grantees, panelists and reviewers and

for program evaluation purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Susan G. Daisey, Deputy Director,

Grants Office, National Endowment for

the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Room 311, Washington,

DC 20506, or by email to:

sdaisey@neh.gov. Telephone: 202–606–

8494.

John W. Roberts,

Deputy Chairman.

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