88980 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2023 / Notices 

By the National Credit Union 

Administration Board. 

Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28302 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests: Collection of 

Information To Assess the Current 

State of Library and Museum 

Infrastructure To Identify Infrastructure 

Needs 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

on the Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, 

and 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 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 preclearance consultation program helps to 

ensure that requested data will be 

provided in the appropriate format; that 

respondents’ reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized; that 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood and cover material to which 

respondents can be responsive; and, that 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

February 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Sandra 

Narva, Acting Director of Grants Policy 

and Management, Institute of Museum 

and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza 

North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 

20024–2135. Ms. Narva can be reached 

by telephone at 202–653–4634, or by 

email at snarva@imls.gov. Office hours 

are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Persons who are deaf or hard 

of hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS 

at 202–207–7858 via 711 for TTY-Based 

Telecommunications Relay Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

a copy of the documents, contact: 

Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., Director of 

Research and Evaluation, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, 955 

L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, 

Washington, DC 20024–2135. Dr. 

Birnbaum can be reached by telephone: 

202–653–4760, or by email at 

mbirnbaum@imls.gov. Persons who are 

deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) can 

contact IMLS at 202–207–7858 via 711 

for TTY-Based Telecommunications 

Relay Service. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments about a proposed IMLS study 

of library and museum infrastructure. 

This study will follow the requirements 

of the House Appropriations Labor, 

Health and Human Services 

Subcommittee’s 2023 Appropriations 

Bill for the Department of Labor (Report 

117–403), and the Senate 

Appropriations Subcommittee’s 

Departments of Labor, Health and 

Human Services, and Education, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act 

(2023) (S.4659). IMLS intends to assess 

the physical conditions of libraries and 

museums to inform potential 

grantmaking initiatives focused on 

improving library and museum 

facilities, including those in 

underserved communities and those 

impacted by national disasters. 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the individual listed below 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

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. 

IMLS is particularly interested in 

public comments that help the agency 

to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information appropriately 

responds to Congressional direction 

authorizing this study. 

• 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. 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submissions of response. 

I. Background 

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. 

II. Current Actions 

This notice proposes the Collection of 

Information to Assess the Current State 

of Library and Museum Infrastructure to 

Identify Infrastructure Needs 

recommended by the U.S. Congress in 

Reports 117–403 and S.4659. This 

evaluation will enable IMLS to make 

well-informed decisions about potential 

future investments and funding 

allocations to strategically address areas 

with the greatest need. The proposed 

collection of primary data from key 

stakeholders will lead to an 

understanding of the diversity of library 

and museum facilities. This study will 

inform IMLS as to the most critical 

needs of library and museum 

infrastructures and where to allocate 

funding for the most significant impact. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: Collection of Information to 

Assess the Current State of Library and 

Museum Infrastructure to Identify 

Infrastructure Needs. 

OMB Control Number: 3137–NEW. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Museum and library management; 

museum and library associations, state, 

municipal, and city level stakeholders. 

Total Number of Annual 

Respondents: Approximately 500. 

Frequency of Response: Expected to 

be once per request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 

Estimated at 30 minutes per response. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: Approximately 250 

hours. 

Cost Burden (dollars): Estimated at 

$8,844. 

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: December 20, 2023. 

Suzanne Mbollo, 

Grants Management Specialist, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28405 Filed 12–22–23; 8:45 am] 

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