National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities February 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Meeting of National Council on the Humanities
Document Number: 2021-03835
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-24
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Humanities
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.
Meeting of Humanities Panel
Document Number: 2021-03831
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-24
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold twenty meetings, by videoconference, of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during March 2021. The purpose of the meetings is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation of applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965.
Subject 60-Day Notice for the “Grantee Data Forms for the Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program”
Document Number: 2021-03728
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-24
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data is provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the Arts is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection through grantee data forms (grant application and final report) for subgrantees of the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program. A copy of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice.
Civil Penalties Adjustment for 2021
Document Number: 2021-00765
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-02-18
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalties (CMPs) that may be imposed for violations of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) and the NEA's Restrictions on Lobbying to reflect the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act). The 2015 Act further amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (the Inflation Adjustment Act) to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. This final rule provides the 2021 annual inflation adjustments to the initial ``catch-up'' adjustments made on June 15, 2017, and reflects all other inflation adjustments made in the interim.
Special Meeting of the National Museum and Library Services Board
Document Number: 2021-03141
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-17
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, Institute of Museum and Library Services
The National Museum and Library Services Board, which advises the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in awarding national awards and medals, will meet by teleconference on March 2, 2021, to review nominations for the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request, Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance To Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys
Document Number: 2021-03134
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-17
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announces the following information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. This notice proposes a generic clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys, comprising of test questionnaires and survey procedures, in order to improve the quality and usability of information collection instruments. For more information on the types of proposed information collection requests for pre-testing survey IMLS may administer, contact the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice.
Subject 60-Day Notice for the “CARES Act Funding State Arts Agency Survey”
Document Number: 2021-02999
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-02-16
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, Agencies and Commissions, National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection for the survey of state arts agencies in regards to the impact of CARES Act funding awards on grantees. A copy of the current information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice.
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