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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. Ms. Narva 

can be reached by telephone: 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: 

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. 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: 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 

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 

The IMLS National Leadership Grants 

for Libraries Program supports projects 

that enhance the quality of library and 

archive services nationwide by 

advancing theory and practice and by 

generating results such as new tools, 

research findings, models, services, 

practices, or collaborative approaches 

that can be widely used, adapted, 

scaled, or replicated to extend the 

benefits of Federal investment. 

The IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century 

Librarian Program supports developing 

a diverse workforce of librarians to 

better meet the changing learning and 

information needs of the American 

public by enhancing the training and 

professional development of library and 

archives professionals; developing 

faculty and library leaders; and 

recruiting, educating, and retaining the 

next generation of library and archives 

professionals. 

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: IMLS National Leadership 

Grants for Libraries and the IMLS Laura 

Bush 21st Century Librarian Program 

Notices of Funding Opportunity. 

OMB Control Number: 3137–0091. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Library 

applicants. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 400. 

Frequency of Response: One per 

request. 

Average Hours per Response: 45. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 18,000. 

Total Annual Cost Burden: $560,520. 

Total Annual Federal Costs: $90,783. 

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: February 22, 2024. 

Suzanne Mbollo, 

Grants Management Specialist, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03983 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services 

Submission for OMB Review, 

Comment Request, Proposed 

Collection: Generic Clearance To 

Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, National Foundation 

on the Arts and the Humanities. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review, 

comment request, collection of 

information. 

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and 

Library Services (IMLS) announces 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. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the agency’s 

desired 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. This notice 

proposes the renewal of a generic 

clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of 

Surveys, comprising of quantitative and 

qualitative data collection instruments 

and their related data collection 

procedures, in order to improve the 

quality and usability of information 

collection instruments. For more 

information on the types of proposed 

information collection requests for pretesting survey IMLS may administer, 

contact the individual listed below in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

March 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Institute of Museum and 

Library Services’’ under ‘‘Currently 

Under Review;’’ then check ‘‘Only Show 

ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. 

Once you have found this information 

collection request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ 

and enter or upload your comment and 

information. Alternatively, please mail 

your written comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or 

call (202) 395–7316. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Soffronoff, Survey Methodologist, Office 

of Research and Evaluation, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, 955 

L’Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, 

Washington, DC 20024–2135. Mr. 

Soffronoff can be reached by telephone: 

202–653–4648, or by email at 


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jsoffronoff@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: OMB is 

particular 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 submission 

of responses). 

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. 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. 

Current Actions: This notice proposes 

a new three-year Generic Clearance to 

Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys that will 

allow the agency to develop, test, and 

improve its surveys and methodologies. 

IMLS envisions using a variety of 

techniques including but not limited to 

tests of various types of survey 

operations, focus groups, cognitive 

interviews and laboratory activities, 

respondent debriefing questionnaires, 

field tests, pilot testing, exploratory 

interviews, experiments with 

questionnaire design, and user 

experience testing in order to identify 

questionnaire and procedural problems, 

suggest solutions, and measure the 

relative effectiveness of alternative 

solutions. Following standard OMB 

requirements, IMLS will submit a 

change request to OMB for each data 

collection activity undertaken under 

this generic clearance. Participants in 

some of these pre-testing activities may 

be subject to the safeguards provided by 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

If any pre-testing activities are covered, 

you will find more information in a 

forthcoming System of Records Notice. 

IMLS will provide OMB with the 

instruments and supporting materials 

describing the research project and 

specific pre-testing activities. 

The 60-Day Notice was published in 

the Federal Register on December 18, 

2023 (88 FR 87462) (Document Number 

2023–27694). No comments were 

received under this notice. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title of Collection: Generic Clearance 

to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 3137–0125. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments; libraries; museums. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,225. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,113. 

Total Annual Cost Burden: $67.178. 

Total Annual Federal Costs: $11,004. 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Suzanne Mbollo, 

Grants Management Specialist, Institute of 

Museum and Library Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03786 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Civil Service Retirement System Board 

of Actuaries Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this meeting 

is for the Civil Service Retirement 

System Board of Actuaries to review the 

actuarial methods and assumptions 

used in the valuations of the Civil 

Service Retirement and Disability Fund 

(CSRDF). 

DATES: The Civil Service Retirement 

System Board of Actuaries plans to meet 

on Friday, May 17, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will start at 10 

a.m. EDT and will be held at the U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 

1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 

20415. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Kissel, Senior Actuary for 

Pension Programs, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW, Room 4316, Washington, DC 

20415, or by email to actuary@opm.gov 

or by phone at (202) 606–1774. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

1. Summary of Recent Legislative 

proposals 

2. Review of Actuarial Assumptions 

a. Demographic Assumptions 

b. Economic Assumptions 

3. CSRDF Annual Report 

Persons desiring to attend this 

meeting of the Civil Service Retirement 

System Board of Actuaries, or to make 

a statement for consideration at the 

meeting, should contact OPM at least 5 

business days in advance of the meeting 

date at the address shown in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. Any 

detailed information or analysis 

requested for the Board to consider 

should be submitted at least 15 business 

days in advance of the meeting date. 

The manner and time for any material 

presented to or considered by the Board 

may be limited. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Kayyonne Marston, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04011 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–64–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: According to the provisions of 

section 10 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given 

that a virtual meeting of the Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee 

will be held on Thursday, March 21, 

2024. There will be no in-person 

gathering for this meeting. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will be held 

on March 21, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. 

(ET). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will convene 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Paunoiu, 202–606–2858, or email payleave-policy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee is composed of a Chair, five 

representatives from labor unions 

holding exclusive bargaining rights for 

Federal prevailing rate employees, and 

five representatives from Federal 

agencies. Entitlement to membership on 


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