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OMB Control No: 3137-0125	ICR Reference No: 202402-3137-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-3137-001
Agency/Subagency: IMLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: IMLS Generic Clearance To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/28/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/27/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2024	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	9,650	0	9,650
Time Burden (Hours)	18,650	0	18,650
Cost Burden (Dollars)	560,175	0	560,175

Abstract: This is a request to renew a generic clearance for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that allows IMLS to develop, test, and improve its surveys and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to tests of various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive interviews and laboratory activities, respondent debriefing questionnaires, field tests, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments. This generic testing clearance is a helpful vehicle for evaluating quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments and various data collection procedures. It will allow IMLS to take advantage of a variety of methods to identify quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments and procedural problems, suggest solutions, and measure the relative effectiveness of alternative solutions. Using these techniques IMLS will strive to simplify quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments for respondents, reduce respondent burden, and increase the quality of the quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments used in continuing research. Thus, with the potential to increase respondent comprehension of questions and use of data collection tools, an increase in the quality of the data collected through these surveys would be achieved as well. During the three-year generic clearance and depending on the methodological need, IMLS may administer various methodological testing activities, which may include cognitive testing of new quantitative and qualitative data collection items or instruments, field tests including split sample experiments in multiple panels, and usability testing of electronic data collection or dissemination instruments. The focus of these activities will include testing of items and research about one-off/topical surveys, as well as other methodologies of creating, administering, or disseminating results from quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments. IMLS will rely on the following authorizing statute for data collections submitted under this generic clearance with each generic Information Collection (IC) submission to OMB: • Section 9108 of the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 provides general legislative authority for the planned data collection. This section authorizes policy research, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination of information. 20 U.S.C. § 9108. The specific methods proposed for coverage by this clearance are described in Part B.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 87462	12/18/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 14526	02/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Change due to adjustment in agency estimate previously based on 3 years instead of annually.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,004

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. 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

Agency Contact: Sandra Narva 202 653-4634 snarva@imls.gov

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