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: 2025-2027 IMLS
National Leadership Grants for Museums and IMLS Museums for America Program
Notices of Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation for the Arts and the
Humanities.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review, comment request.
SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services 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 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 about this assessment process, instructions, and data collections.
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 July 20, 2024.
OMB 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 submission of responses).

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 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: For the IMLS National Leadership for
Museums Program, contact Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, Office
of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North, SW,
Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-2135. Ms. Wechsler can be reached by telephone at 202-6534779, or by email at hwechsler@imls.gov. For the IMLS Museums for America Program, contact
Mark Feitl, Senior Program Officer, Office of Museum Services, Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 20024-2135. Mr.
Feitl can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4635, or by email at mfeitl@imls.gov. Persons who
are deaf or hard of hearing (TTY users) can contact IMLS at 202-207-7858 via 711 for TTYBased Telecommunications Relay Service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Museum and Library Services
(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.
Current Actions: The goal of IMLS National Leadership Grants for Museums is to support
projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance
practice in the profession so that museums can improve services for the American public.
The goal of IMLS Museums for America Program is to support projects that strengthen the
ability of an individual museum to serve its public. It has three project categories: Lifelong
Learning, Community Engagement, and Collections Stewardship and Access.
The 60-Day Notice was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2024 (89 FR 19891). No
comments were received.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title of Collection: 2025-2027 IMLS National Leadership Grants for Museums and IMLS
Museums for America Program Notices of Funding Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0094.
Agency Number: 3137.
Affected Public: Museum organization applicants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 395.
Frequency of Response: Once per year.
Average Hours Per Response: 45.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 17,775.
Total Annual Cost Burden: $576,798.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $55.052.
Dated: June 14, 2024.

Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist,

Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-13505 Filed: 6/18/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/20/2024]