[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01743]


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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 solicit grant applications, recruit peer reviewers, and 
monitor the performance of recipients.

DATES: Please submit comments by March 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit 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, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of This Information Collection

    Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
    Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance Authority for 
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    Abstract: The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to 
renew its generic clearance authority. The generic clearance authority 
includes all NEH information collections, except one-time evaluations, 
questionnaires, and surveys.
    The proposed revision adjusts the overall burden estimate from 
88,815 to 296,433 hours. This estimate reflects the anticipated change 
in the number of respondents from 7,815 to 6,767 and the updated 
estimated time per response that more accurately reflects the hours 
required to complete a grant application. Previously, NEH estimated 
fifteen hours were needed to complete a grant application. Further 
study has increased the estimate to sixty hours per proposal. The 
burden estimate for associated forms and reporting requirements has not 
changed.
    OMB Number: 3136-0134.
    Affected Public: Applicants to NEH grant programs, reviewers of NEH 
grant applications, and NEH award recipients.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Respondents: 6,767.
    Total Responses: 6,767.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies according to type of 
information collection.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 296,433.

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: January 15, 2021.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2021-01743 Filed 1-26-21; 8:45 am]
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