[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18970]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts; Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 9, 1998.
The National Endowment for the Arts, on behalf of the Federal
Council on the Arts and the Humanities, has submitted the following
public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the National Endowment for the Arts' Indemnity
Administrator, Alice Whelihan (202/682-5574).
Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the
Arts, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.
20503 (202/395-7316), within thirty days of this publication in the
Federal Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
Title: Application for Indemnification.
OMB Number: 3135-0094.
Frequency: renewed every four years.
Affected Public: Non-profit, tax exempt organizations, individuals
and governments.
Number of Respondents: 40 per year.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1800.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): $75,000.
Description: This application form is used by non-profit, tax-
exempt organizations (primarily museums), individuals and governmental
units to apply to the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities
(through the National Endowment for the Arts) for indemnification of
eligible works of art and artifacts, borrowed from abroad for
exhibition in the United States, or sent from the United States for
exhibition abroad. The indemnity agreement is backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States. In the event of loss or damage to an
indemnified object, the Federal Council certifies the validity of the
claim and requests payment from Congress. 20 U.S.C. 973 et seq.
requires such an application and specifies information which must be
supplied. This statutory requirement is implemented by regulation at 45
CFR 1160.4.
Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services.
[FR Doc. 98-18970 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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