[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15813]


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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 8, 2004.
    The National Endowment for the Arts, on behalf of the Federal 
Council on the Arts and the Humanities, has submitted 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 
Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the National Endowment for the Arts' Indemnity 
Administrator, Alice Whelihan (202) 682-5574.
    Comments should be sent to 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) 395-4718, within 30 days of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The 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
--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 Arts.
    Title: Application for Indemnification.
    OMB Number: 3135-0094.
    Frequency: renewed every three years.
    Affected Public: Non-profit, tax exempt organizations, individuals 
and governments.
    Number of Respondents: 40 per year.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 1800.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $100,000.
    Description: This application form is used by non-profit, tax-
exempt organizations (primarily museums), individuals and governmental 
units to apply to the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities 
(through the National Endowment for the Arts) for indemnification of 
eligible works of art and artifacts, borrowed from aboard for 
exhibition in the United States, or sent from the United States for 
exhibition abroad. The indemnity agreement is backed by the full faith 
and credit of the United States. In the event of loss of damage to an 
indemnified object, the Federal Council certifies the validity of the 
claim and requests payment from Congress. 20 U.S.C. 973 et seq. 
requires such an application and specifies information which must be 
supplied. This statutory requirement is implemented by regulation at 45 
CFR 1160.4.

Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services.
[FR Doc. 04-15813 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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