[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58141-58142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23084]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0274; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 16]


Public Buildings Service; Information Collection; Art-in-
Architecture Program National Artist Registry (GSA Form 7437)

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, the

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Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding Art-in 
Architecture Program National Artist Registry (GSA Form 7437).
    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 1961-1962.
    The program has been modified over the years, most recently in 2009 
when a requirement was instituted that all artists who want to be 
considered for any potential GSA commission must be included on the 
National Artists Registry, which serves as the qualified list of 
eligible artists. 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: November 19, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Gibson, Office of the 
Chief Architect, Art-in-Architecture & Fine Arts Division (PCAC), 1800 
F Street NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20405, at telephone(202) 501-
0930 or via email to [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0274, Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist Registry (GSA Form 
7437), by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0274, Art-in-
Architecture Program National Artist Registry (GSA Form 7437)''. Follow 
the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0274, Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist Registry (GSA 
Form 7437)'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0274, Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist 
Registry (GSA Form 7437).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0274, Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist 
Registry (GSA Form 7437), in all correspondence related to this 
collection. All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

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: 300.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: .25.
    Hours per Response: .25.
    Total Burden Hours: 75.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0274, Art-in-Architecture Program National Artist Registry 
(GSA Form 7437), in all correspondence.

    Dated:September 6, 2012.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23084 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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