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OMB Control No: 3135-0112	ICR Reference No: 201008-3135-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-3135-003
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No: 3135 NEA
Title: Blanket Justification for NEA Funding Application Guidelines and Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/02/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/01/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2010
Responses	5,714	0	5,345
Time Burden (Hours)	165,637	0	150,409
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	5,714	5,345	369
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	165,637	150,409	15,228
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Arts Endowment is committed to supporting the arts in communities throughout the country and engages in outreach activities to connect with, and make its funding known to, underserved areas. Posting of our guidelines on the agency's Web site and on Grants.gov has increased awareness of and access to our funding opportunities for organizations and individuals throughout the country. The current state of the economy and the greater visibility focused on the NEA because of its participation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have also contributed to an increase in applications. The NEA also anticipates making more grant awards than at the time of its last PRA submission, which will contribute to additional reports. The increases in annual responses and hour burden above reflect this projected increase in the number of both applications and grants we anticipate annually during the next three years.