Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SHARP Subrecipient SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations) Form	Unchanged
Form SHARP subrecipient SHARP subrecipient selection report (individuals) Form	Unchanged
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report Form	Unchanged
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Council SHARP final report Form	Unchanged
Form State Humanities C State Humanities Councils SHARP interim report Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Individual Pro NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form Form	Unchanged
Form Final performance NEH Final Progress Performance Report - Challenge Programs Form	Unchanged
Form Interim Performanc NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs Form	Unchanged
Form Activities and Out Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Final Performa NEH Final Performance Progress Report Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Interim Perfor NEH Interim Performance Progress Report Form	Unchanged
Form Individual Progres NEH Individual Progress Report Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Institutional NEH Institutional Profile Form	Unchanged
Form Panelist Sign Up F NEH Panelist Sign Up Form Form	Unchanged
Form Supplementary Cove Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils Form	Unchanged
Form Supplementary Cove Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Supplemental I NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Organizational NEH Organizational Survey Form	Unchanged
Form Certification of G NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges Form	Unchanged
Form NEH Assurances to NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards Form	Unchanged
Form Certification of M Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants Form	Unchanged
Form FPIRI evaluation f FPIRI Evaluation Form Form	Unchanged
Supporting Statement A Supplement 06.09.2022.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-06-09
NEH FR Notice - 30-Day - Generic Clearance for applications (4-6-2021).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-09
Supporting Statement A September 2021 (original) and June 2022 (nonsubstanative change).pdf Supporting Statement A	2022-06-09
NEH FR Notice - 60-Day - Generic Clearance for applications (1-27-2021).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-09

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3136-0134	ICR Reference No: 202206-3136-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-3136-001
Agency/Subagency: NEH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/09/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2024	10/31/2024
Responses	13,074	12,349
Time Burden (Hours)	302,057	300,160
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,370,153	21,235,922

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Abstract: NEH requests a three-year extension of the NEH's Generic Clearance Authority. This clearance includes NEH’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) template, agency specific application and award related forms, and agency-specific performance reports. On June 9, 2023, NEH requests a non-substantive change to increase the burden estimate under this generic clearance. This request includes sixteen new information collections with a total burden estimate of 1,897 hours, increasing the total burden estimate from 300,160 hours to 302,057 hours and $21,235,922 to $21,370,153.72.

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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: 23

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils	Activities and Outcomes Report	Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils
Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants	Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge	Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants
FPIRI Evaluation Form	FPIRI evaluation form	FPIRI evaluation form
NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards	NEH Assurances to Labor Standards	NEH Assurances to Labor Standards
NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges	Certification of Gifts/Pledges	Certification of Gifts/Pledges
NEH Final Performance Progress Report	NEH Final Performance Progress Report	NEH Final Performance Progress Report
NEH Final Progress Performance Report - Challenge Programs	Final performance report (Challenge)	NEH Final Performance Report - Challenge Programs
NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form	NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form	NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form
NEH Individual Progress Report	Individual Progress Report	Individual Progress Report
NEH Institutional Profile	NEH Institutional Profile	NEH Institutional Profile
NEH Interim Performance Progress Report	NEH Interim Performance Report	NEH Interim Performance Report
NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs	Interim Performance Report (Challenge Grants)	Interim Performance Report (Challenge Grants)
NEH Notice of Funding Opportunity template
NEH Organizational Survey	NEH Organizational Survey	NEH Organizational Survey
NEH Panelist Sign Up Form	Panelist Sign Up Form	Panelist Sign Up Form
NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals	NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals	NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals
SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations)	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report - orgs	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report - organizations
SHARP subrecipient selection report (individuals)	SHARP subrecipient selection report - individuals	SHARP subrecipient selection report - individuals
State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report	State Humanities Councils SHARP SSR	State Humanities Councils SHARP Subrecpient Selection Report
State Humanities Council SHARP final report	State Humanities Councils SHARP final report	State Humanities Councils SHARP final report
State Humanities Councils SHARP interim report	State Humanities Councils SHARP annual report	State Humanities Councils SHARP annual report
Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs
Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs

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ICR Summary 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	13,074	12,349	0	725	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	302,057	300,160	0	1,897	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,370,153	21,235,922	0	134,231	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: NEH requests adding sixteen additional information collections under this generic clearance. See Attachment A.

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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: 06/09/2022

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