[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11766-11767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6011]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


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

    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 Sarah Cunningham via telephone at 202-682-
5515 (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

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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: Research Study: Improving the Assessment of Student Learning 
in the Arts.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State arts agencies, County arts agencies, arts 
organizations, cultural organizations, institutes of higher learning 
with arts programs, school districts, public schools, arts education 
evaluators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130,244.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 65,122.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $40,000.
    Description: The National Endowment for the Arts plans to conduct a 
survey to collect information about assessment of student learning in 
the arts. The survey is part of a research project in cooperation with 
WestEd, designed to collect and analyze data on current practices and 
trends in the assessment of K-12 student arts learning and to identify 
models that might be most effective in various learning environments. 
The activities include collecting uniform data from State arts 
agencies, County arts agencies, local arts organizations, institutes of 
higher education with arts programs, districts and schools that provide 
arts instruction to K-12 students, and people that have evaluated arts 
education programs.

ADDRESSES: Sarah Cunningham, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 703, Washington, DC 20506-0001, 
telephone (202) 682-5515 (this is not a toll-free number), fax 202/682-
5002.

Kathryn Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. E9-6011 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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