NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts 

45 CFR Ch. XI 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, NFAH. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 to 612) and Executive Order 

12866, the National Endowment for the Arts publishes this regulatory agenda describing Agency 

regulations under development or review. The complete Unified Agenda is available at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: India Pinkney, General Counsel, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506; or call (202) 

682-5595. 

DATED: October 19, 2012.

NAME: India Pinkney, 

General Counsel. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

 

Institute of Museum and Library Services 

2 CFR Ch. XXXI 

45 CFR Ch. XI 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, NFAH. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Planning and Review Act, the 

Institute of Museum and Library Services publishes this regulatory agenda describing agency regulations 

under development or review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy E. Weiss, General Counsel, Institute of Museum 

and Library Services, 1800 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036; email: nweiss@imls.gov, or call (202) 

653-4640. 

 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the Internet will be the basic 

means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at 

www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the 

Agenda database. 
 Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas 

required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), Institute of Museum and Library Services’ printed 

agenda entries include only: 

(1) Rules that are in the Agency’s regulatory flexibility agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, because they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 

small entities; and 

(2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory 

 Flexibility Act. 

 Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’s Agenda requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in the Unified 

Agenda published on the Internet. In addition, for fall editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan 

will continue to be printed in the Federal Register, as in past years, including the Institute of Museum 

and Library Services’ regulatory plan. 

NAME: Nancy E. Weiss, 

General Counsel. 

 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

45 CFR Ch. XI 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities, NFAH. 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 to 612, and Executive Order 

12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," dated September 30, 1993, the National Endowment for 

the Humanities is required to publish, semiannually, an agenda of proposed regulations that the 

Endowment has issued or expects to issue and current rules that are under agency review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. McDonald, General Counsel, National 

Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 529, Washington, DC 

20506; (202) 606-8322. 

NAME: Carole M. Watson, 

Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities.
The 14 Regulatory Agendas

National Endowment for the Arts - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Revision of NEA Supplemental Standards of Conduct--Outside Activities 3135-AA25

Establishment of NEA FOIA Regulations 3135-AA27

Implementing the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 3135-AA28

Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 3135-AA29

National Endowment for the Arts - Final Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 3135-AA24

Revision of Joint FOIA Regulations 3135-AA26

Revision of NEA Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 3135-AA30

Update of Privacy Act Regulations 3135-AA31

National Endowment for the Humanities - Proposed Rule

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Privacy Act Regulations 3136-AA18

Statement for the Guidance of the Public - Organization, Procedure and Availability of Information 3136-AA31

Freedom of Information Act 3136-AA32

Institute of Museum and Library Services - Long-term Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Technical Amendments to Conform to the Museum and Library Services Act of 2010 3137-AA21

Freedom of Information Act 3137-AA22

Institute of Museum and Library Services - Completed Action

Title

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number

Testimony by IMLS Employees Relating to Agency Information and Production of Records in Legal Proceedings 3137-AA20

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA25

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Title: Revision of NEA Supplemental Standards of Conduct--Outside Activities

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposes to revise its Supplemental Standards of Conduct, located at 5

CFR part 6501. These regulations apply only to employees of the NEA and supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for

Employees of the Executive Branch contained in 5 CFR part 2635. Under the NEA's current Supplemental Standards of

Conduct, employees are required to seek approval prior to engaging in outside activities with a prohibited source, which is

defined at 5 CFR 2635.203(d). The revisions will broaden the requirements for seeking approval, as well as prohibit specific

outside activities with certain types of organizations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 5 CFR 6501 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: EO 12731; 5 CFR 2635.803

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 10/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA27

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Title: Establishment of NEA FOIA Regulations

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposes to establish its own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

regulations, which will be located in 45 CFR chapter XI. Through a separate regulatory action, the NEA will remove any

reference to itself from the joint FOIA regulations that it shares with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The joint regulations are located at 45 CFR part 1100.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 11/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No
Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 3135-AA26

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA28

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Title: Implementing the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposes rules to implement the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of

1986 (PFCRA), which authorizes the NEA to impose, through administrative adjudication, civil penalties and assessments

against any person who makes, submits, or presents a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim or written statement to the agency or

against any person causing such fraudulent actions to occur. The regulations establish the procedures the NEA will follow in

implementing the provisions of the PFCRA and specifies the hearing and appeal rights of persons subject to penalties and

assessments under the PFCRA.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 31 USC 3801 to 3812; 5 USC app 8G(a)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jody Devine 

Assistant General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5796 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: devinej@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA29

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Title: Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposes rules to implement the National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA). Under NEPA, each Federal department and agency conducting or supporting public works activities which affect

the environment must implement the policies established under existing law. NEPA's basic policy is to assure that all branches

of government give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly

affects the environment. These rules will ensure the NEA's integration of the NEPA process at the earliest possible time to

reflect environmental values.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1154 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 4321 to 4347; 40 CFR 1500 to 1508

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Business; Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Jody Devine 

Assistant General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5796 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: devinej@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA24

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Title: Implementation of OMB Guidance on Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adopting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on

drug-free workplace requirements for financial assistance. It is removing its regulation implementing the Governmentwide

common rule, currently located at 45 CFR part 1155, and issuing a new regulation to adopt the OMB guidance at 2 CFR part

182. These regulatory actions constitute an administrative simplification that would make no substantive change in NEA's policy

or procedures for drug-free workplace.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 2 CFR 3255; 45 CFR 1155 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 41 USC 8101 et seq; 2 CFR 182; 74 FR 28149

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:
Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 02/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA26

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Title: Revision of Joint FOIA Regulations

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) proposes to revise the joint Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

regulations that it shares with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library

Services (IMLS) at 45 CFR part 1100. These revisions will remove any reference to the NEA from the joint regulations. At the

same time, the NEA will establish its own FOIA regulations through a separate regulatory action.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 11/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related RINs: Related to 3135-AA27 Related Agencies: Joint: IMLS; Joint: NEH

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506
Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA30

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Title: Revision of NEA Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is proposing an interim final rule to update the agency's regulation

implementing the federally assisted provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (sec. 504), as well as to update

the term "handicapped" to "individuals with disabilities." The NEA will replace the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

(UFAS) with a different standard approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. This new standard establishes that compliance

with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards) will be the required means of complying with Section 504

accessibility requirements for new construction and alterations. The NEA will update all relevant provisions and definitions.

Priority: Other Significant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule

Major: Undetermined Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1151.3; 45 CFR 1151.103; 45 CFR 1151.23; 45 CFR 1153.140 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the

Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Interim Final Rule 03/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Local; State; Tribal

Small Entities Affected: Business; Governmental Jurisdictions;

Organizations Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) RIN: 3135-AA31

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Title: Update of Privacy Act Regulations

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will amend its current Privacy Act regulations to update agency contact

information and other administrative provisions. The substance of the regulation will not be affected.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule
Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1159 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a(f)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Direct Final Rule 06/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: India Pinkney 

General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 608, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 682-5595 

FAX: 202 682-5572

E-Mail: pinkneyi@arts.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Humanities ( NEH ) RIN: 3136-AA18

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Title: Privacy Act Regulations

Abstract: This regulation will amend the current Privacy Act regulations to update the agency's system of records and to

perform a general review and updating of the Privacy regulations.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1115 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a)(F)

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 04/00/2013 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No
Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michelle Ghim 

Attorney Advisor

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 529, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 606-8322 

FAX: 202 606-8600

E-Mail: mghim@neh.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Humanities ( NEH ) RIN: 3136-AA31

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Title: Statement for the Guidance of the Public - Organization, Procedure and Availability of Information

Abstract: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) proposes to revise 45 CFR part 1100, which contains the NEH's

joint Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and

Library Services. The proposed revisions will remove any reference to the NEH and the Federal Council on the Arts and the

Humanities (FCAH), an agency for which the NEH provides legal counsel, as the NEH will be issuing separate FOIA regulations

for itself and the FCAH in 45 CFR part 1171.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1100 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Related Agencies: Joint : NEA; Joint : IMLS

Agency Contact: Michelle Ghim 

Attorney Advisor

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 529, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 606-8322 

FAX: 202 606-8600

E-Mail: mghim@neh.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

National Endowment for the Humanities ( NEH ) RIN: 3136-AA32

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Title: Freedom of Information Act
Abstract: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) proposes to unilaterally rescind its joint Freedom of Information

Act Regulations with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, currently located in

45 CFR part 1100, and issue its own separate FOIA regulations. The new regulations will provide the NEH's proposed

procedures for disclosure of records, as required by the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended. These regulations will also provide

the procedures for disclosing records of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, an agency for which the NEH

provides legal counsel. The proposed regulations will incorporate the changes brought by the amendments to the FOIA under

the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Public Law 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524 and reflect developments in FOIA case law.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: 45 CFR 1171 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

NPRM 12/00/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Small Entities Affected: No Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Michelle Ghim 

Attorney Advisor

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 529, Washington, DC 20506

Washington , DC 20506 

Phone: 202 606-8322 

FAX: 202 606-8600

E-Mail: mghim@neh.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) RIN: 3137-AA21

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Title: Technical Amendments to Conform to the Museum and Library Services Act of 2010

Abstract: To make technical amendments to the Institute of Museum Library Services (IMLS) grant regulations to conform to

the Museum and Library Services Act of 2010.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 20 USC 9101 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:
Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Calvin Durand Trowbridge III 

Deputy General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Institute of Museum and Library Services

9th Floor, 1800 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036

Washington , DC 20036 

Phone: 202 653-4675 

TDD Phone: 202 653-4614

FAX: 202 653-4610

E-Mail: ctrowbridge@imls.gov

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) RIN: 3137-AA22

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Title: Freedom of Information Act

Abstract: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) proposes to update its FOIA regulations. The proposed updated

regulations will include procedures for disclosure of records, as required by the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended. The proposed

regulations will incorporate changes to reflect the amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Public

Law 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524 as well as developments in FOIA case law.

Priority: Info./Admin./Other Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-term Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Next Action Undetermined 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: No

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Calvin Durand Trowbridge III 

Deputy General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Institute of Museum and Library Services

9th Floor, 1800 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036

Washington , DC 20036 

Phone: 202 653-4675 

TDD Phone: 202 653-4614

FAX: 202 653-4610

E-Mail: ctrowbridge@imls.gov
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (ARTS) 

Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) RIN: 3137-AA20

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Title: Testimony by IMLS Employees Relating to Agency Information and Production of Records in Legal Proceedings

Abstract: The proposed regulation is intended to establish procedures governing the testimony and production of records by

Institute personnel in proceedings in which the Institute is not a party. It is intended to promote efficiency, minimize the

possibility of involving the Institute in issues not related to its functions, maintain the Institute's impartiality among litigants, and

protect sensitive information and the deliberative process.

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Action

Major: No Unfunded Mandates: No

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations ) 

Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Regulatory Plan:

Statement of Need:

Legal Basis:

Alternatives:

Costs and Benefits:

Risks:

Timetable:

Action Date FR Cite

Withdrawn 10/22/2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal; Local; State; Tribal

Federalism: No

Energy Affected: No

Agency Contact: Calvin Durand Trowbridge III 

Deputy General Counsel

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Institute of Museum and Library Services

9th Floor, 1800 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036

Washington , DC 20036 

Phone: 202 653-4675 

TDD Phone: 202 653-4614

FAX: 202 653-4610

E-Mail: ctrowbridge@imls.gov