Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SHARP Subrecipient SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations)	Form	New	Repair queued
Form SHARP subrecipient SHARP subrecipient selection report (individuals)	Form	New	Available
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report	Form	New	Available
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Council SHARP final report	Form	New	Available
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Councils SHARP interim report	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Individual Pro NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form	Form	New	Available
Form Final performance NEH Final Progress Performance Report - Challenge Programs	Form	New	Repair queued
Form Interim Performanc NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs	Form	New	Available
Form Activities and Out Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Final Performa NEH Final Performance Progress Report	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Interim Perfor NEH Interim Performance Progress Report	Form	New	Available
Form Individual Progres NEH Individual Progress Report	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Institutional NEH Institutional Profile	Form	New	Available
Form Panelist Sign Up F NEH Panelist Sign Up Form	Form	New	Available
Form Supplementary Cove Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils	Form	New	Available
Form Supplementary Cove Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Supplemental I NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Organizational NEH Organizational Survey	Form	New	Available
Form Certification of G NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges	Form	New	Available
Form NEH Assurances to NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards	Form	New	Available
Form Certification of M Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants	Form	New	Available
Form FPIRI evaluation f FPIRI Evaluation Form	Form	New	Available
NEH FR Notice - 30-Day - Generic Clearance for applications (4-6-2021).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-04-09	Repair queued
Generic Clearance for NEH, 3136-0134, 2021 Supporting Statement A 04.06.2021.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-04-09	Repair queued
NEH FR Notice - 60-Day - Generic Clearance for applications (1-27-2021).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-04-09	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
249359	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations)	Form	New
249355	SHARP subrecipient selection report (individuals)	Form	New
249354	State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report	Form	New
249353	State Humanities Council SHARP final report	Form	New
249352	State Humanities Councils SHARP interim report	Form	New
249325	NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form	Form	New
247831	NEH Final Progress Performance Report - Challenge Programs	Form	New
247830	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs	Form	New
247824	Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils	Form	New
247816	NEH Final Performance Progress Report	Form	New
247815	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report	Form	New
247814	NEH Individual Progress Report	Form	New
247809	NEH Institutional Profile	Form	New
247808	NEH Panelist Sign Up Form	Form	New
247796	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils	Form	New
247795	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	Form	New
247794	NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals	Form	New
247793	NEH Organizational Survey	Form	New
247792	NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges	Form	New
247791	NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards	Form	New
247782	Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants	Form	New
247778	FPIRI Evaluation Form	Form	New
247634	NEH Notice of Funding Opportunity template	Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3136-0134	ICR Reference No: 202104-3136-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-3136-001
Agency/Subagency: NEH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/09/2021

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2021
Responses	6,767	7,815
Time Burden (Hours)	296,433	88,885
Cost Burden (Dollars)	209,755,990	0

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Abstract: NEH requests a three-year extension of the NEH's Generic Clearance Authority. The Generic Clearance Authority includes all NEH information collections except one-time evaluations, questionnaires, and surveys.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 951 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and 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:
	86 FR 16	01/27/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 64	04/06/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 0

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Request	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	6,767	7,815	0	-2,528	1,480	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	296,433	88,885	0	0	207,548	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	209,755,990	0	0	194,784,573	14,971,417	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: Our reported increases and decreases in burden are attributed solely to adjustments in agency estimates. (For some reason, there are locked figures in the above table that could not be adjusted in the "Program Change Due to Agency Discretion.") See Statement A for information on the adjustments to our estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,912,354

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? No

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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: 04/09/2021

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