[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39591-39592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14096]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

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

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information 
collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, NEH is requesting comments from all interested individuals 
and organizations on this proposed collection.

DATES: Please submit comments by July 31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy Carrigan, Chief Funding 
Opportunity Officer, Office of Grant Management, National Endowment for 
the Humanities: 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20506, or 
[email protected]; or 202-606-8377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NEH first published notice of its intent to 
seek OMB approval for this information

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collection in the Federal Register of April 13, 2020 (85 FR 20531) and 
allowed 60 days for public comment. The agency received one public 
comment, dated April 13, 2020, which expressed general concern about 
high taxes and doubt about the benefit of this information collection 
to the taxpayer. NEH acknowledged the comment but determined that it 
did not call for any change to the planned information collection since 
the opinion expressed was of a general nature and did not pertain to 
any specific aspects of the information collection. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
    Title of Information Collection: General Clearance Authority to 
Develop Grantee Survey Instruments for the National Endowment for the 
Humanities.
    Abstract: The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to 
revise its general clearance authority to develop survey instruments 
for recipients of its grant programs. The NEH regularly monitors its 
grants, relying primarily on data obtained in performance reports. In 
many instances, outcomes are not readily observable during the one- to 
three-year period of performance. The clearance to collect data from 
grant recipients beyond the period of performance is essential to the 
NEH's ability to assess it programs systemically and to measure 
progress in achieving the goals articulated in the agency's strategic 
plan.
    The proposed revision adjusts the overall burden estimate from 580 
to 615 hours, to reflect the anticipated change in the number of 
respondents from 1,160 to 1,230. The estimated time per response 
remains unchanged.
    OMB Number: 3136-0139.
    Affected Public: NEH grant recipients.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Respondents: 1,230.
    Total Responses: 1,230.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 615 hours.

Request for Comments

    The public is invited to comment on all aspects of this ICR, 
including: (a) 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; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide 
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed 
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able 
to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.

    Dated: June 25, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2020-14096 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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