[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29415]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; Submission of 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 the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may 
be obtained by contacting Sunil Iyengar via telephone at (202) 682-5654 
(this is not a toll-free number) or email 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: General Social Survey Arts Supplement.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: Biennial.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,830.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 165 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    This request is for clearance of an arts supplement for the 2012 
General Social Survey (GSS), to be conducted by the National Opinion 
Research Center. The supplement will include questions about self-
reported motivations and barriers associated with attending selected 
art activities. The results will help to address an existing research 
gap of why Americans choose to attend--or not attend--activities such 
as visual arts exhibits or music, dance, or theater performances. These 
data will supplement the data collected by the Survey of Public 
Participation in the Arts, which was not designed to collect this 
information. The GSS is one of the most cited and recognized sources of 
information in the social sciences. The data will be publicly available 
and the basis for a range of NEA reports and independent research 
publications.
    Addresses: Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 616, Washington, DC 20506-0001, telephone 
(202) 682-5654 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 682-5677.

    Dated: November 9, 2011.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2011-29415 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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