[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5531]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0274]


Art in Architecture Program National Artist Registry

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration will be 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement regarding the Art in Architecture Program 
national artist registry form.
    The Art in Architecture Program is the result of a policy decision 
made in January 1963 by GSA Administrator, Bernard L. Boudin, who had 
served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space in 1961-62.
    The program has been modified over the years, most recently in 1996 
when a renewed focus on commissioning works of art that are an integral 
part of the building's architecture and adjacent landscape was 
instituted. The program continues to commission works of art from 
living American artists. One half of one percent of the estimated 
construction cost of new or substantially renovated Federal buildings 
and U.S. courthouses is allocated for commissioning works of art.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary and whether it will have 
practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this 
collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions 
and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: May 9, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Harrison, Public Buildings 
Service, Office of the Chief Architect, Art in Architecture, Room 3341, 
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to the Regulatory and Federal Assistance 
Publications Division, General Services Administration (MVA), Room 
4035, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    The Art in Architecture Program actively seeks to commission works 
from the full spectrum of American artists, and strives to promote new 
media and inventive solutions for public art. The GSA Form 7437, Art in 
Architecture Program National Artist Registry will be used to collect 
information from artists across the country to participate and to be 
considered for commissions.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 360.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Hours Per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 90.
    Obtaining copies of proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publications Division 
(MVA), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
(202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0274, Art in 
Architecture Program National Artist Registry, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 27, 2003.
Michael W. Carleton,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-5531 Filed 3-7-03; 8:45 am]
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