Communities for Immunity Evaluation (Round 1)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
IMLS OMB C4I Round 1_Supplementary Docs_20211021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-10-22
IMLS OMB C4I Round 1_Supporting Statement Part B_20211021.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-10-22
IMLS OMB C4I Round 1_Supporting Statement Part A_20211021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
249891	Communities for Immunity Evaluation (Round 1) Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202110-3137-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: IMLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Communities for Immunity Evaluation (Round 1)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 10/29/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/22/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,188	0
Time Burden (Hours)	120	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,570,128	0

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Abstract: This is a new request to collect data from awardees, participants, and staff for an evaluation of an urgent, short-term project. The data to be collected are not available elsewhere. Data collection activities are planned for October 2021 through December 2021. The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has contracted SRI International (SRI) to evaluate the Communities for Immunity (C4I) project. The C4I project, administered by ASTC in partnership with the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), supports libraries, museums, and their partners to engage local communities with the aim of increasing vaccine confidence and, ultimately, to improve community vaccination rates. The project also aims to increase libraries’ and museums’ organizational capacity to partner in addressing critical national and local issues. This data collection fills an urgent need to understand promising strategies for mitigating vaccine hesitancy and improving vaccination-seeking behavior and vaccination rates in communities around the country. More than 700,000 Americans have died of COVID-19-related causes since February 2020 and, despite widespread availability of the vaccine in the US, only 68 percent of adults nationwide are fully vaccinated. In a 2020 survey measuring potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccines, just two-thirds (66%) of Americans said that they would definitely or probably get vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine became available; subsequent surveys have shown that vaccine hesitancy is a key reason for this choice. Sources of vaccine hesitancy included concerns that fast vaccine approval could reflect lowered quality standards, concerns about the newness of mRNA vaccine development, and misinformation circulated on social media—all despite evidence that vaccines are safe to use. As new COVID-19 variants cause spikes in rates of severe illness and death, increasing vaccination rates in the US remains a top national priority. It will also be vital to quickly build confidence among parents and caregivers in the vaccine for children ages 5–11 soon to be approved. The new data collection will provide nationally relevant information. While numerous strategies have been used to incentivize or motivate still-unvaccinated eligible people to get vaccines, there is little evidence of what strategies work well—much less how strategies work for specific target populations or types of vaccine hesitancy. The evaluation will identify promising engagement strategies that libraries, museums, and cultural institutions and their partners around the country can replicate locally, including strategies that increase confidence in the vaccine for children ages 5–11.

Emergency Justfication: This data collection fills an urgent need to understand promising strategies for mitigating vaccine hesitancy and improving vaccination-seeking behavior and vaccination rates in communities around the country. More than 700,000 Americans have died of COVID-19-related causes since February 2020 and, despite widespread availability of the vaccine in the US, only 68 percent of adults nationwide are fully vaccinated. In a 2020 survey measuring potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccines, just two-thirds (66%) of Americans said that they would definitely or probably get vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine became available; subsequent surveys have shown that vaccine hesitancy is a key reason for this choice. Sources of vaccine hesitancy included concerns that fast vaccine approval could reflect lowered quality standards, concerns about the newness of mRNA vaccine development, and misinformation circulated on social media—all despite evidence that vaccines are safe to use. As new COVID-19 variants cause spikes in rates of severe illness and death, increasing vaccination rates in the US remains a top national priority. It will also be vital to quickly build confidence among parents and caregivers in the vaccine for children ages 5–11 soon to be approved.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 57453	10/15/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Communities for Immunity Evaluation (Round 1)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,188	0	0	1,188	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	120	0	0	120	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,570,128	0	0	5,570,128	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Minor change in burden for the Communities for Immunity Evaluation (Round 1)

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,293

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/22/2021

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