[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73132-73133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29876]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: Public Demand
for Museum and Library Services (PDMLS) Survey
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, The National
Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. Chapter 35). 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 proposed survey to collect information to monitor the use,
expectations of and satisfaction with cultural programs and services,
most especially library and museum services.
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 January 22, 2011.
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: Send comments to: Carlos Manjarrez, Associate Deputy for
Research and Statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800
M St., NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Mr. Manjarrez can be
reached by Telephone: 202-653-4671, Fax: 202-653-4600, or by e-mail at
[email protected], 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 is the primary source
of Federal support for the Nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500
museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and
museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute
works at the national level and in coordination with State and local
organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance
learning and innovation; and support professional development. IMLS is
responsible for identifying national needs for, and trends of, museum
and library services funded by IMLS; reporting on the impact and
effectiveness of programs conducted with funds made available by IMLS
in addressing such needs; and identifying, and disseminating
information on, the best practices of such programs. (20 U.S.C. Chapter
72, 20 U.S.C. 9108).
II. Current Actions
Libraries and museums help create vibrant, energized learning
communities. Our achievement as individuals and our success as a
democratic society depend on learning continually, adapting to change
readily, and evaluating information critically.
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As stewards of cultural heritage, information and ideas, museums
and libraries have traditionally played a vital role in helping us
experience, explore, discover and make sense of the world. That role is
now more essential than ever. Through building technological
infrastructure and strengthening community relationships, libraries and
museums can offer the public unprecedented access to and expertise in
transforming information overload into knowledge. IMLS provides
leadership and funding for the nation's museums and libraries, to help
them fulfill their mission of becoming centers of life-long learning
crucial to achieving personal fulfillment, a productive workforce and
an engaged citizenry.
Consistent with this (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 U.S.C. 9108), the
intention of the PDMLS is to monitor expectations of and satisfaction
with library and museum services. A wide range of topics will be
covered, with a small number of questions about each topic included on
the survey.
The purpose of this survey is to determine attitudes, assess
awareness of issues related to library and museum services, and
tracking trends. The survey will be used to gather information on a
wide range of library and museum services. The design of the PDMLS will
be a random digital dial (``RDD'') telephone survey of the adult, non-
institutionalized U.S. population which will yield a minimum of 3,000
cases.
The PDMLS will include a core set of demographic questions (e.g.,
age, gender, race, geographic area) as well as a core set of questions
that are based on critical information needs within IMLS (e.g.,
satisfaction with the library and museum services as a whole; frequency
of utilization of various services; physical and virtual access to
services). In addition to these core questions, supplemental questions
may also be included. The telephone survey is projected to average 18
to 20 minutes to complete.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: Public Demand for Museum and Library Services Survey.
OMB Number: To Be Determined.
Frequency: Anticipated for Every Three Years.
Affected Public: The target population for the Public Demand for
Museum and Library Services Survey is the noninstitutionalized
population, aged 18 and older, who live in the United States. A
national probability sample of households generated using list-assisted
random digit dialing (RDD) methodology will be employed by the survey.
Individual survey respondents within selected households will be chosen
at random.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 18 minutes based on the size of the
questionnaire.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900 hours (that is 18 minutes times
3,000 respondents equals 54,000) minutes or 900 hours).
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: n/a.
Total Annual Costs: To be determined.
Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of
IMLS; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of
the collected information. Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Manjarrez, Associate Deputy for
Research and Statistics, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1800
M St., NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. Mr. Manjarrez can be
reached by Telephone: 202-653-4671, Fax: 202-653-4600, or by e-mail at
[email protected], or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing
difficulty at 202/653-4614. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Dated: November 22, 2010.
Kim Miller,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2010-29876 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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