[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45031-45032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11241]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


30-Day Notice for the ``ArtsHERE Grant Program Forms''; Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data 
can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and 
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents 
can be properly assessed. Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed collection of information for the evaluation of 
the ArtsHERE grant program. 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 the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days from the date of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection 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 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: ArtsHERE Grant Program Forms.
    OMB Control Number: New.

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    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Businesses and 
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 225.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent (Hours): 4.86.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,093.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): The total annual cost to the Federal Government for all 
activities associated with this collection is $73,860.41.
    Description: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in 
partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the five other 
U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs), has launched a new pilot 
subgrant program, ArtsHERE (https://usregionalarts.org/artshere/). 
ArtsHERE subgrants, which will be referred to as ``grants'', are for 
specific projects that will strengthen the organization's capacity to 
sustain meaningful community engagement and increase arts participation 
for underserved groups/communities. For the purpose of the ArtsHERE 
funding guidelines, ``underserved group/community'' refers to those 
whose opportunities to experience the arts have been limited by factors 
such as geography, race/ethnicity, economics and/or disability.
    The National Endowment for the Arts will conduct a program 
evaluation of the ArtsHERE initiative, which may inform the future of 
the ArtsHERE program as well as generate insights to strengthen the 
arts and culture sector and to inform future practice and national 
strategy for public funding for the arts. This OMB request is for 
approval of the program evaluation plan and the instruments used in the 
evaluation.

    Dated: May 17, 2024.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Deputy Director, Office of Administrative Services & Contracts, 
National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2024-11241 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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