[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25502-25503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10196]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on 
the Arts and Humanities.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has submitted 
the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval as required by 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling Susan G. Daisey, Director, 
Office of Grant Management, the National Endowment for the Humanities 
(202-606-8494) or may be requested by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#077463666e74627e4769626f29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3a0b7b2baa0b6aa93bdb6bbfdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>. 
Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the 
Humanities, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503 (202-395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is 
particularly interested in comments which: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be

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collected; and (4) 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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities.
    Title of Proposal: Generic Clearance Authority for the National 
Endowment for the Humanities.
    OMB Number: 3136-0134.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Applicants to NEH grant programs, reviewers of NEH 
grant applications, and NEH grantees.
    Total Respondents: 6,978.
    Average Time per Response: varied according to type of information 
collection.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 68,375 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This submission requests approval from OMB for a three 
year extension of NEH's currently approved generic clearance authority 
for all NEH information collections other than one-time evaluations, 
questionnaires and surveys. Generic clearance authority would include 
approval of forms and instructions for application to NEH grant 
programs, reporting forms for NEH grantees, panelists and reviewers and 
for program evaluation purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan G. Daisey, Director, Office 
of Grant Management, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 311, Washington, DC 20506, or by email 
to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e59681848c96809ca58b808dcb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcafb8bdb5afb9a59cb2b9b4f2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>. Telephone: 202-606-8494.

Carole Watson,
Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2012-10196 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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