Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Justification A Museums Empowered 20210521.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-01	Repair queued
Grant App justification A Museums Empowered 2020_20200514.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-21	Repair queued
Museums Empowered - Special NOFO burden estimate - 20200514.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-21	Repair queued
Justification for Nonsubstantive Changes ME NOFO 20220701.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-07-01	Repair queued
Grant App justification A Museums Empowered 2017_revised_Final.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-05-15	Repair queued
Justification for deadline change - Museums Empowered 3-3-17.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2017-03-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
247993	Museum Empowered FY2023 NOFO	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3137-0107	ICR Reference No: 202207-3137-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-3137-003
Agency/Subagency: IMLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/01/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	07/31/2024
Responses	75	75
Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,920	88,920

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Abstract: Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program with the goal of strengthening the ability of an individual museum to serve its public through professional development activities that cut across various departments to generate systemic change within the museum. The information collection in this package consists of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with instructions necessary to apply for IMLS support as part of the agency’s grant programs.

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 1538	06/08/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 28642	05/27/2021
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
Museum Empowered FY2023 NOFO

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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	75	75	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,920	88,920	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Decrease in number of respondents, total burden hours and cost.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,786

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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.     Yes

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? No

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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: 07/01/2022

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