National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities January 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection of: Civil Rights Evaluation Tool, designed to evaluate grant recipients' compliance with federal law including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 45 CFR part 1110, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will hold one meeting of the Humanities Panel, a federal advisory committee, during February 2024. The purpose of the meeting 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.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announces that 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 the renewal of the clearance of the Native American Library Services Basic Grant Program, a discretionary grant program designed to assist Native American tribes in improving library services for their communities. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.