[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2690-2691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1216]


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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 15, 1997.
    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the 
following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for reviews 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' Research 
Division Director, Tom Bradshaw ((202) 682-5432).
    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, DC 20503 
((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date 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: 1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

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    Number of Respondents: 13,320.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,871.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    Description: The National Endowment for the Arts proposes to 
conduct a national Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) in 
1997 to provide information on the extent to which the adult population 
participates in the arts.
    Responses will be analyzed to determine arts participation patterns 
and differences by population subgroup and geography and changes from 
prior SPPA's conducted in 1982, 1985, and 1992. Results will be used by 
arts administrators, researchers, and policymakers at the national, 
state and local level.

Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services.
[FR Doc. 97-1216 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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