Burden Estimates

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Overview

Justification Statement Numbers
applications by program-0029
applications by form 0071
post-award forms 0071
% of resp report elect.

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Sheet 1: Justification Statement Numbers

3137-0029
Application and reporting process	No. of respondents	Frequency	Annual hour burden	How estimated	Cost
Applicants preparing and submitting grant applications	1,716	one time	50,307.94	Time required to plan and write grant application, minus hours for completing forms	$1,323,098.82
3137-0071
Application and reporting forms	No. of respondents	Frequency	Annual hour burden	How estimated	Cost
Application forms	3,839	one time	4,479.50	Total of time required to complete forms required for each grant application times number of applications	$117,810.85
Reporting forms - includes discretionary and grants to states	802	per year or life of grant	15,569.33	The number of respondents equals the number of grant awardees in a year. The burden hours are based on the number of forms and time required to complete them over the life of the grant.	$409,473.38
Totals: for forms	4,641		20,048.83		$527,284.23
Totals for Fed Reg Notice	6,357		70,357		$1,850,383

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Sheet 2: applications by program-0029

Preparing/submitting grant applications by grant program	Number of Respondents in FY 2009	Time per response (in hours)	Total Burden Hours	Minus burden hours for application forms	Burden hours for non-form application pieces	Cost
American Heritage Preservation	202	40	8080	672.66	7,407.34	$194,813.04
Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation	25	40	1000	91.5	908.50	$23,893.55
Conservation Project Support (CP)	165	40	6,600	549.45	6,050.55	$159,129.47
21st Century Museum Professional	59	40	2,360	215.94	2,144.06	$56,388.78
Museums for America (MFA)	433	40	17,320	1,874.89	15,445.11	$406,206.39
National Leadership Grant	162	40	6,480	754.92	5,725.08	$150,569.60	63 for libraries + 99 for museums
Native American Library Services Grants: Basic	208	2	416	104.00	312.00	$8,205.60
Native American Library Services Grants: Enhancement	43	40	1,720	186.19	1,533.81	$40,339.20
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services	35	9	315	116.55	198.45	$5,219.24
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture	34	9	306	113.22	192.78	$5,070.11
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian	116	40	4,640	424.56	4,215.44	$110,866.07
Native Hawaiian Library Services	2	40	80	8.66	71.34	$1,876.24
National Medal for Museum/Library Services	116	9	1,044	19.72	1,024.28	$26,938.56	40 for libraries + 76 for museums
Grants to State Libraries Program - five year plan	56	90	5,040	61.00	4,979.00	$130,947.70
Congressional setasides	60	5	300	199.80	100.20	$2,635.26
TOTALS	1716	484	55,701	5,393.06	50,307.94	$1,323,098.82

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Sheet 3: applications by form 0071

Burden Calculation for Generic Forms
Application forms	Number of Responses (FY2009)	Time per response (hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (26.30 per hour)1	Programs that use the form
Program Information Sheet	1,378	0.25	344.50	$9,060.35	All except National Medal and State Programs
Budget form - detailed + summary	1,150	3.00	3450.00	$90,735.00	All except NAG Basic and National Medal
Partnership Statement	416	0.17	70.72	$1,859.94	NLG, L21, 21MP, MFA, NANH, AAHC
Specifications for Projects that Develop Digital Products	189	1.00	189.00	$4,970.70	NLG, MfA, NAG Enhancement, NANH, 21MP, AAHC
Native American Library Services: Basic Grant (Budget Form)	208	0.50	104.00	$2,735.20	NAG Basic
National Medal for Museum/Library Services cover sheet	116	0.08	9.28	$244.06	NM for Museum/Library	40 for Libraries 76 for Museums
Library Reviewer application	97	0.50	48.50	$1,275.55	Discretionary grants
Museum Reviewer application	242	1.00	242.00	$6,364.60	Discretionary grants
Totals for application forms	3,796	6.50	4458.00	$117,245.40
Note: 1 Based on mean hour wage for librarians, BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008
Burden Calculation for Program Specific Forms
Application forms by program	Number of Responses (FY2009)	Time per response (hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (26.30 per hour)1
American Heritage Preservation	202	3.33	672.66	$17,690.96
Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation	25	3.66	91.5	$2,406.45
Conservation Project Support (CP)	165	3.33	549.45	$14,450.54
21st Century Museum Professional	59	3.66	215.94	$5,679.22
Museums for America (MFA)	433	4.33	1874.89	$49,309.61
National Leadership Grant	162	4.66	754.92	$19,854.40	Museum - 63; M&L 19; Libraries - 80
Native American Library Services Grants : Basic	208	0.5	104	$2,735.20
Native American Library Services Grants : Enhancement	43	4.33	186.19	$4,896.80
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services	35	3.33	116.55	$3,065.27
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture	34	3.33	113.22	$2,977.69
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian	116	3.66	424.56	$11,165.93
Native Hawaiian Library Services	2	4.33	8.66	$227.76
National Medal for Museum/Library Services	116	0.17	19.72	$518.64	Museum #s - 76; Libraries #s - 40
Congressional setasides - Libraries	26	3.33	86.58	$2,277.05
Congressional setasides - Museums	34	3.33	113.22	$2,977.69
TOTALS	1660		5332.06	$140,233.18

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Sheet 4: post-award forms 0071

Post-award burden cost calculation by discretionary grant program
Descretionary Grant program	Number of Responses (FY2009)	Time per response (hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (26.30 per hour)1	Basis for calculation (number of reports)			Cover	Interim	Final	NAG Final
American Heritage Preservation - 1 yr.	53	29	1,537.00	$40,423.10	1 interim, 1 final, 2 cover			106	53	53
Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation - 2 yr.	23	29	667.00	$17,542.10	3 interims, 1 final, 4 cover			92	69	23
Conservation Project Support (CP) - 2yr.	35	29	1,015.00	$26,694.50	3 interims, 1 final, 4 cover			140	105	35
21st Century Museum Professional - 3 yr.	7	29	203.00	$5,338.90	5 interims, 1 final, 6 cover			42	35	7
Museums for America (MFA) - 3 yr. (most are 2 yr.)	167	29	4,843.00	$127,370.90	5 interims, 1 final, 6 cover			1002	835	167
National Leadership Grant - 3 yr.	51	29	1,479.00	$38,897.70	5 interims, 1 final, 6 cover	Museum - 21; M&L - 4; Libraries - 26		306	255	51
Native American Library Services Grants: Basic - 1 yr.	208	2	416.00	$10,940.80	1 final, 1 cover			208			208
Native American Library Services Grants: Enhancement - 2 yr.	17	20	340.00	$8,942.00	1 final, 3 interims, 4 covers			68	51	17
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services - 2 yr.	22	20	440.00	$11,572.00	1 final, 3 interims, 4 covers			88	66	22
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture - 2 yr.	11	20	220.00	$5,786.00	1 final, 3 interims, 4 covers			44	33	11
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian - 3 yr.	38	29	1,102.00	$28,982.60	5 interims, 1 final, 6 cover			228	190	38
Native Hawaiian Library Services - 1 yr.	1	11.33	11.33	$297.98	1 final, 1 cover			1	0	1
Congressional setasides	60	29	1,740.00	$45,762.00	3 interims, 1 final			0	180	60
Totals	693	305.33	12,273.33	$322,789	48 covers, 39 interims, 13 finals (1 NAG)			2325	1872	485	208
Note: 1 Based on mean hour wage for librarians, BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008
Post-award forms: Grants to States	Number of Responses (FY2009)	Time per response (hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (26.30 per hour)
State Grants Final Year Report (SPR)	53	40	2,120.00	$55,756.00
State Grants Financial Report	56	21	1,176.00	$30,928.80
Totals	109	61	3,296.00	$86,684.80
Grant total: Discretionary grants and Grants to States	802	366.33	15,569.33	$409,473
Post-award forms: individual report forms for discretionary grant programs	Number of Responses	Time per response (Hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (26.30 per hour)1
Performance Report Cover Page	2325	0.17	395.25	10,395.08	48 covers
Project Interim Performance Report	1872	3	5,616.00	147,700.80	39 interims
Project Final Performance Report	485	12.0537	5,846.04	153,750.97	12 final	1 year grant: 8 hours; 2 year grant: 10 hours; 3 year grant: 13 hours
NAG (Basic) Final Financial & Performance	208	2	416.00	10,940.80	1 final
TOTAL				322,788
reestimated 8/4/2010

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Sheet 5: % of resp report elect.

Application forms	Number of Responses (FY2009)	Number of Respondents for Small Entity (FY2009)	Percentage of Respondents Reporting Electronically (FY2009)
Program Information Sheet	1378 (same as FY2006)	300	99%
Budget form - detailed + summary	1150 (same as FY2006)	250	99%
Partnership Statement	416 (same as FY2006)	100	99%
Specifications for Projects that Develop Digital Products	189 (FY2006 was 755)	100	99%