[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 71 (Monday, April 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20531-20532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07663]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking comment 
concerning a proposed revision to an existing information collection 
that it uses to survey agency funding recipients.

DATES: Please submit comments by June 12, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments to 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].

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, (202) 606-
8377, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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.

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    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

    NEH will make comments submitted in response to this notice, 
including names and addresses where provided, a matter of public 
record. NEH will summarize the contents and include them in the request 
for OMB approval. We are requesting comments on all aspects of this 
clearance request, 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.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2020-07663 Filed 4-10-20; 8:45 am]
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