Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices 9003 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests: Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

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 Service (‘‘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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 

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 continuance 

of the Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

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 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

April 15, 2014. 

IMLS is particularly 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 submissions of responses. 

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the documents 

contact: Matthew Birnbaum, Ph.D., 

Evaluation and Research Officer, 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M St. NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. Dr. Birnbaum 

can be reached by Telephone: 202–653– 

4760, Fax: 202–653–4601, or by email at 

mbirnbaum@imls.gov, or by teletype 

(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 

difficulty at 202–653–4614. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Institute of Museum and Library 

Services (IMLS) is an independent 

Federal grant-making agency and is the 

primary source of federal support for the 

Nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 

museums. 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. IMLS is 

responsible for identifying national 

needs for and trends in museum, 

library, and information services; 

measuring and reporting on the impact 

and effectiveness of museum, library 

and information services throughout the 

United States, including programs 

conducted with funds made available by 

IMLS; identifying, and disseminating 

information on, the best practices of 

such programs; and developing plans to 

improve museum, library and 

information services of the United 

States and strengthen national, State, 

local, regional, and international 

communications and cooperative 

networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 

U.S.C. 9108). 

II. Current Actions 

This proposed request is to renew 

IMLS’s generic clearance for collection 

of qualitative feedback on the Agency’s 

service delivery. This data collection 

activity provides a means to garner 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the Administration’s 

commitment to improving service 

delivery. By qualitative feedback, IMLS 

means information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

The Generic Clearance for the Collection 

of Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery has been conducted by 

the Institute of Museum and Library 

Services under the clearance number 

3137–0081, which expires June 30, 

2014. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Number: 3137–0081. 

Agency Number: 3137. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments, State library agencies, and 

public libraries. 

Number of Respondents: 4,900. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average minutes per response: 55 

minutes. 

Total burden hours: 1,418. 

Cost Burden (dollars): $38,102. 

Contact: Kim A. Miller, Management 

Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Institute of Museum 

and Library Services, 1800 M Street 

NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. 

Ms. Miller can be reached by 

Telephone: 202–653–4762, Fax: 202– 

653–4601, or by email at kmiller@

imls.gov. 

Dated: February 11, 2014. 

Kim A. Miller, 

Management Analyst, Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03308 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7036–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Comment Request: National Science 

Foundation Proposal/Award 

Information—Grant Proposal Guide 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request renewed clearance of this 

collection. In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we are providing opportunity for public 

comment on this action. After obtaining 

and considering public comment, NSF 

will prepare the submission requesting 

OMB clearance of this collection for no 

longer than 3 years. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

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