[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 49 (Thursday, March 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05089]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review: Comment 
Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts, on behalf of the Federal 
Council on the Arts and the Humanities, will submit 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 (PRA95): Application for Domestic 
Indemnification. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained at www.reginfo.gov.

DATES: 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 thirty days of this publication in the 
Federal Register. Copies of any comments should be provided to Patricia 
Loiko (National Endowment for the Arts, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20506-0001, email [email protected], telephone 202/682-5541--this is 
not a toll-free number; fax 202/682-5721).
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Endowment requests the review of its 
application guidelines. This entry is issued by the Endowment and 
contains the following information: (1) The title of the form; (2) how 
often the required information must be reported; (3) who will be 
required or asked to report; (4) what the form will be used for; (5) an 
estimate of the number of responses; (6) the average burden hours per 
response; (7) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to 
prepare the form. This entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Application for Domestic Indemnification.
    OMB Number: 3135-0123.
    Frequency: Renewed every three years.
    Affected Public: Non-profit, tax exempt organizations, and 
governmental units.
    Number of Respondents: 18 per year.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 hours.
    Estimate Cost per Respondent: $2,097.
    Total Burden Hours: 720.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $121,200.
    Description: This application form is used by non-profit, tax-
exempt organizations (primarily museums), 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 lenders in the United States 
for exhibition in United States. The indemnity agreement is backed by 
the full faith and credit of the United States. In the event of loss or 
damage to an indemnified object, the Federal Council on the Arts and 
the Humanities 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.

    Dated: March 9, 2020.
Jillian Miller,
Director, Guidelines and Panel Operations,National Endowment for the 
Arts.
[FR Doc. 2020-05089 Filed 3-11-20; 8:45 am]
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