[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4854-4855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01432]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


30-Day Notice for the ``Application for International 
Indemnification''; Proposed Collection; 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: Application for International 
Indemnification. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.reginfo.gov.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``National 
Endowment for the Arts'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then check 
``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have found this 
information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and enter or upload 
your comment and information. Alternatively, comments can be sent to 
the 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, or call (202) 395-7316, 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is 
particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary

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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 
the electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Application for International Indemnification.
    OMB Number: 3135-0094.
    Frequency: Renewed every three years.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit, tax exempt organizations, and 
governmental units.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40 per year.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 hours.
    Estimated Cost per Respondent: $2,097.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,800 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $163,888.
    Description: This application form is used by nonprofit, 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 abroad for exhibition in 
the United States, from within the United States when the foreign works 
of art are integral to the exhibition, 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 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: January 19, 2023.
Bonita Smith,
Director, Office of Administrative Services and Contracts, National 
Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2023-01432 Filed 1-24-23; 8:45 am]
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