# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
**ACTION:**
Notice; request for comment.
**SUMMARY:**
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of the information collection request (ICR) described below.
**DATES:**
Comments on this ICR must be submitted on or before May 25, 2018.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit written comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities; or by email to *[email protected];* or by fax to (202) 395-6974.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Contact Mr. Joel Schwartz, Chief Guidelines Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, at *[email protected],* for further information or for a copy of this ICR and applicable supporting documentation.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
NEH first published notice of its intent to seek OMB approval for this ICR in the *Federal Register* of February 14, 2018 (83 FR 6615). This ICR requests OMB approval for a three-year extension of NEH's currently approved generic clearance authority for all NEH information collections other than one-time evaluations, questionnaires, and surveys. Generic clearance authority would cover forms and instructions for applications to NEH grant programs; and reporting forms for NEH grantees, panelists, and reviewers, and for program evaluation purposes. OMB is particularly interested in comments about this ICR which help the agency to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate information technology ( *e.g.,* permitting electronic submission of responses).
This Notice also lists the following information:
*Agency:* National Endowment for the Humanities.
*Title of Proposal:* Generic Clearance Authority for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
*Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection.
*OMB Number:* 3136-0134.
*Affected Public:* Applicants to NEH grant programs, reviewers of NEH grant applications, and NEH award recipients.
*Total Respondents:* 7,815.
*Frequency of Collection:* On occasion.
*Average Time per Response:* Varies according to type of information collection.
*Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 88,885 hours.
*Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:* 0.
*Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services):* 0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will become a matter of public record.
Jon Parrish Peede,
Senior Deputy Chairman.