Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB Clearance Supporting Statement Revision 20120406.pdf Supporting Statement A	2012-04-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
181654	Blanket Justification forNEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Individuals Instruction	Unchanged
181650	Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Government Agencies Instruction	Modified
181641	Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Nonprofit Organizations Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3135-0112	ICR Reference No: 201203-3135-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-3135-001
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No: 3135 NEA
Title: Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/02/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/23/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2013
Responses	5,714	0	5,714
Time Burden (Hours)	165,637	0	165,637
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Application guidelines and forms elicit relevant information from individuals, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies that apply for funding in NEA grant categories. This information is necessary for the accurate, fair, and thorough consideration of competing proposals in the review process. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that grant projects have been completed and all terms and conditions are met. The blanket clearance NEA submitted September 1, 2010 (OMB Control Number 3135-0112) included new reporting requirements for the agency's nonprofit organization grant recipients that align with the NEA's new 2012-2016 strategic plan outcomes. Reporting requirements that align with the NEA's 2012-2016 strategic plan outcomes now have been developed for state arts agencies (SAAs) and regional arts organizations (RAOs) that have Partnership Agreements with the NEA. This information collection revision serves to update only that portion of the earlier blanket clearance. The changes to the information collection involve no change in burden, either to the public or to the government. As a result, only items 1 and 8 of this supporting statement include revisions to the the information collection package submitted in 2010.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 9	01/13/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 75	04/18/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Nonprofit Organizations	3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112	NEA Organization and Project Profile Form ,   Project Budget Form ,   Financial Infomration Form ,   Consortium Partner Information Form ,   Revised Project Budget Form ,   Payment Request Form ,   Organizations Final Descriptive Report for FY 11 and Earlier ,   Geographic Location of Project Activity Forms and Instructions ,   Standard Final Report for FY 12 and Later ,   Community Livability Final Report for FY 12 and Later
Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Government Agencies	3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112	Project Budget Form ,   Partnership Revenue Sources Information Form (for Regional Arts Orgs) ,   Payment Request Form ,   Poetry Out Loud Final Descriptive Report ,   NEA Regional Touring Program Advance Report ,   State Arts Agencies Final Descriptive Report Instructions and Forms ,   Regional Arts Organizations Final Descriptive Report Instructions and Forms
Blanket Justification forNEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Individuals	3135-0112, 3135-0112, 3135-0112	Literature Supplemental Information Form ,   Individual Payment Request Form ,   Individual Final Descriptive Report Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,714	5,714	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	165,637	165,637	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,244,084

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/23/2012

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