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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9328]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted revisions 
to the following public information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Blanket 
Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting 
Requirements. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the 
Arts, 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.
    The Office of Management and Budget (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
     Could help minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
electronic submission of responses through Grants.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Endowment requests the review of 
revisions to two of its grantee reporting requirements. This entry is 
issued by the Endowment and contains the following information: (1) The 
title of the form; (2) how often the required information that is being 
revised must be reported; (3) who will be required or asked to report 
on the revised information; (4) what the revised forms will be used 
for; (5) an estimate of the number of responses to the revised forms; 
(6) the average burden hours per response for the revised forms; (7) an 
estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the revised 
forms. This entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines 
and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Number: 3135-0112.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 64.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 512.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    Description: According to OMB Circulars A-102 and A-110, recipients 
of federal funds are required to report on project activities and 
expenditures. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that 
grant projects have been completed, and that all terms and conditions 
have been fulfilled. This information collection revision serves to 
update only the portion of the blanket clearance of all NEA guidelines, 
applications, and reporting requirements that refer to the agency's 
state arts agency (SAA) and regional arts organization (RAO) grantees.

Kathleen Edwards,
Director, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2012-9328 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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