NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New
Form 6 NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New
Form 4 NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New
FDR Supporting Statement 2018.pdf Supporting Statement A	2018-09-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
232958	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New
232957	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New
232951	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3135-0140	ICR Reference No: 201809-3135-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/07/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/18/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,507	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	24,239	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	557,153	0	0

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Abstract: Final Descriptive Reports (FDR) elicit relevant information from individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government arts agencies that receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that grant projects have been completed and all terms and conditions are met.

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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:
	83 FR 30195	06/27/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 43710	08/27/2018
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
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later	3, 5, 6, 1, 2, 4, 7	FY19 FDR Poetry Out Loud ,   FY18 FDR for SAA-RAO ,   FY15-17 FDR SAA-RAO ,   FY14 FDR SAA ,   FY14 FDR RAO ,   FY15-17 FDR Poetry Out Loud ,   FY18 FDR Poetry Out Loud
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later	1, 2	FY17 FDR Literature Fellowship ,   FY18 LIT-Fellowship-Final-Descriptive-Financial-Report
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later	5, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11	FY12-14 FDR - Livability ,   FY12-14 FDR - Standard ,   FY15- FY17-FDR-Livability ,   FY15-FY17-FDR Arts Education ,   FY17 Geographic Location of Project Activity Instructions and Form ,   FY19 FDR Standard ,   FY18 NEA-Multi-use FDR ,   FY18 Geographic Location of Project Activity Instructions and Form ,   FY18 GEO Form attachment ,   FY 19 Arts Education FDR ,   FY19 FDR Our Town

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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	2,507	0	0	2,507	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,239	0	0	24,239	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	557,153	0	0	557,153	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Increases in cost burden, both for respondents and the federal government, are due primarily to: increased number of applications and grant awards; cost of living increases over the three-year period; and additional reporting requirements associated with OMB 2 CFR Part 200.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 09/18/2018

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