[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 7481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02640]


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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 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 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: Local Arts Agency Census.
    OMB Number: 3135-XXXX.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.03125 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 825 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): $31,339.
    This request is for clearance of an arts supplement for the 2014 
Local Arts Agency Census, to be conducted by Americans for the Arts. 
The purpose of the Local Arts Agency Census is to develop a robust 
statistical baseline of data capturing the activities of an estimated 
5,000 Local Arts Agencies nationwide, to help the NEA and the American 
public better understand the range, extent, and context of local, 
county, and municipal arts support, as well as policy directions and 
trends within the field. 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: February 4, 2014.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2014-02640 Filed 2-6-14; 8:45 am]
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