96-19630. Institute of Museum Services; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Institute of Museum Services; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

July 26, 1996.
    The Institute of Museum Services has submitted the following public 
information request to the Office of Management and Budget for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the 
Institute of Museum Services, Program Director, Rebecca Danvers (202) 
606-8539. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TTY/TDD) may call [phone].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn.: OMB Desk Officer for Education, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 [phone], within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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.
    Agency: Institute of Museum Services.
    Title: Status of Educational Programming between Museums and 
Schools.
    OMB Number: N/A.
    Agency Number: 3136.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 200 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operation/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: IMS supports museum school partnerships for K-12 
school children through the Museum Leadership Initiative program. In 
the fall of 1995, IMS sponsored a conference on museum school 
partnerships. Information about the projects IMS has supported an on 
selected conference proceedings will be published and disseminated 
widely to the museum and school communities. IMS also intends to 
collect, analyze and disseminate data to document the current status of 
educational programming activity between museums and schools.
    Currently, no body of data exists to identify how museums are 
interacting with schools to advance the education of the nation's 
school age population. Therefore, we propose to survey a portion of the 
museums community with a brief questionnaire to collect this 
information. The data collection is intended to provide the basis of 
statistical conclusions about the nature and level of educational 
programming between museums and schools, but rather to illustrate the 
current status and the possibilities for further development.
Diane B. Frankel,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-19630 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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