[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 2560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-724]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; Submission for OMB Review: 
Comment Request

January 18, 2007.
    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 review 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 contacting Tom Bradshaw via telephone at 202-682-5527 
(this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail at [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) 
may call 202-682-5496 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday 
through Friday.
    Comments should be sent to the 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 Office of Management and Budget (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: 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,333.
    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) as 
a supplement to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey in May 
2008. The survey will 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, 1992, 1997, and 2002. The survey results and subsequent analyses 
will be used by arts administrators, researchers, and policymakers at 
the national, State, and local levels.

ADDRESSES: Tom Bradshaw, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, Washington, DC 20506-0001, 
telephone 202-682-5527 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202/682-
5677.

Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. E7-724 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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