Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 202435 FPIRI Financial Report Form	New
Form 202434 FPIRI Fellowship Data Form Form	New
Form 202433 Performance Report: Media Production Form	New
Form 202432 Performance Report: Digital Projects for the Public Form	New
Form 202431 Performance Report: Division of Education Programs Form	New
Form 202430 Fed/State Partnership Regrant Report Form	New
Form 202429 Fed/State Supplemental Funding Final Report Form	New
Form 202428 Fed/State Supplemental Funding Interim Report Form	New
Form 202427 Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Humanities Conversations) Form	New
Form 202426 Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Planning) Form	New
Form 202425 Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Implementation) Form	New
Form 202424 Final Performance Report: Preservation Assistance Grants Form	New
Form 202423 SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations) Form	New
Form 202422 SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (individuals) Form	New
Form 202421 State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report Form	New
Form 202420 State Humanities Council SHARP final report Form	New
Form 202419 State Humanities Council SHARP interim report Form	New
Form 202418 NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form Form	New
Form 202417 NEH Final Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs Form	New
Form 202416 NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs Form	New
Form 202415 Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils Form	New
Form 202414 NEH Final Performance Progress Report Form	New
Form 202413 NEH Interim Performance Progress Report Form	New
Form 202412 NEH Individual Progress Report Form	New
Form 202411 NEH Institutional Profile Form	New
Form 202410 NEH Panelist Sign Up Form Form	New
Form 202409 Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils Form	New
Form 202408 Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs Form	New
Form 202407 NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals Form	New
Form 202406 NEH Organizational Survey Form	New
Form 202405 NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges Form	New
Form 202404 NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards Form	New
Form 202403 Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants Form	New
Form 202402 FPIRI Evaluation Form Form	New
Form 202401 Notice of Funding Opportunity Template Form	New
Supporting Statement A_202408.pdf Supporting Statement A	2024-08-22
FR_30-dayNotice_2024-18579.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-08-21
FR_60-dayNotice_2024-11529.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-08-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
270264	FPIRI Financial Report Form	New
270262	FPIRI Fellowship Data Form Form	New
270260	Performance Report: Media Production Form	New
270258	Performance Report: Digital Projects for the Public Form	New
270257	Performance Report: Division of Education Programs Form	New
270245	Fed/State Partnership Regrant Report Form	New
270244	Fed/State Supplemental Funding Final Report Form	New
270243	Fed/State Supplemental Funding Interim Report Form	New
270240	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Humanities Conversations) Form	New
270238	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Planning) Form	New
270237	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Implementation) Form	New
270236	Final Performance Report: Preservation Assistance Grants Form	New
270235	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations) Form	New
270234	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (individuals) Form	New
270231	State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report Form	New
270230	State Humanities Council SHARP final report Form	New
270229	State Humanities Council SHARP interim report Form	New
270228	NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form Form	New
270225	NEH Final Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs Form	New
270224	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs Form	New
270223	Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils Form	New
270222	NEH Final Performance Progress Report Form	New
270221	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report Form	New
270204	NEH Individual Progress Report Form	New
270203	NEH Institutional Profile Form	New
270202	NEH Panelist Sign Up Form Form	New
270201	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils Form	New
270200	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs Form	New
270199	NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals Form	New
270198	NEH Organizational Survey Form	New
270196	NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges Form	New
270195	NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards Form	New
270191	Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants Form	New
270072	FPIRI Evaluation Form Form	New
270053	Notice of Funding Opportunity Template Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3136-0134	ICR Reference No: 202408-3136-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-3136-001
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: 08/22/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	13,014	13,074
Time Burden (Hours)	301,962	302,057
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,366,831	21,370,153

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Abstract: NEH requests a three-year extension of its 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 956 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:
	89 FR 45926	05/24/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 67497	08/20/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 35

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils	202415	Activities and Outcomes Report for the State Humanities Councils
Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants	202403	Certification of Matching Gifts for NEH Challenge Grants
FPIRI Evaluation Form	202402	FPIRI Evaluation Form
FPIRI Fellowship Data Form	202434	FPIRI Fellowship Data Form
FPIRI Financial Report	202435	FPIRI Financial Report
Fed/State Partnership Regrant Report	202430	Fed/State Partnership Regrant Report
Fed/State Supplemental Funding Final Report	202429	Fed/State Supplemental Funding Final Report
Fed/State Supplemental Funding Interim Report	202428	Fed/State Supplemental Funding Interim Report
Final Performance Report: Preservation Assistance Grants	202424	Final Performance Report: Preservation Assistance Grants
NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards	202404	NEH Assurances as to Labor Standards
NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges	202405	NEH Certification of Gifts/Pledges
NEH Final Performance Progress Report	202414	NEH Final Performance Progress Report
NEH Final Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs	202417	NEH Final Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs
NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form	202418	NEH Individual Programs Acceptance Form
NEH Individual Progress Report	202412	NEH Individual Progress Report
NEH Institutional Profile	202411	NEH Institutional Profile
NEH Interim Performance Progress Report	202413	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report
NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs	202416	NEH Interim Performance Progress Report - Challenge Programs
NEH Organizational Survey	202406	NEH Organizational Survey
NEH Panelist Sign Up Form	202410	NEH Panelist Sign Up Form
NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals	202407	NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals
Notice of Funding Opportunity Template	202401	NEH Notice of Funding Opportunity Template
Performance Report: Digital Projects for the Public	202432	Performance Report: Digital Projects for the Public
Performance Report: Division of Education Programs	202431	Performance Report: Division of Education Programs
Performance Report: Media Production	202433	Performance Report: Media Production
Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Humanities Conversations)	202427	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Humanities Conversations)
Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Implementation)	202425	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Implementation)
Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Planning)	202426	Performance Reports: Public Humanities Projects (Planning)
SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (individuals)	202422	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (individuals)
SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations)	202423	SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report (organizations)
State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report	202421	State Humanities Council SHARP Subrecipient Selection Report
State Humanities Council SHARP final report	202420	State Humanities Council SHARP final report
State Humanities Council SHARP interim report	202419	State Humanities Council SHARP interim report
Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs	202408	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs
Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils	202409	Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH State Councils

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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	13,014	13,074	0	-60	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	301,962	302,057	0	-95	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,366,831	21,370,153	0	-3,322	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: NEH is requesting clearance for all forms it plans to use or continue using and their corresponding burden hours. Previously approved burden hours exceeded what is in use.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,582,547

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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: 08/22/2024

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