[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13861]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0274]


Office of the Chief Architect; 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 has 
submitted 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. A request for public comments was 
published at 68 FR 11395, March 10, 2003. No comments were received.
    The Art in Architecture Program is the result of a policy decision 
made in January 1963 by GSA Administratorm 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; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 3, 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 Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, 
Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to General Services 
Administration, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publications Division 
(MVA), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite 
OMB Control Number 3090-0274.

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, or by faxing your request to (202) 501-4067. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0274, Art in Architecture Program National 
Artist Registry, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 28, 2003.
Michael W. Carleton,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-13861 Filed 6-2-03; 8:45 am]
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