[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54647-54648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22188]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities; National Foundation on 
the Arts and the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is seeking 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information 
collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, NEH is requesting comments from all interested individuals 
and organizations on this proposed collection.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Judith Adkins, Program Officer, Division 
of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities: 400 
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20506, or [email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Adkins, Program Officer, 
Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities: 
400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20506, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of This Information Collection

    Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    Title of Information Collection: History, The Past, and Public 
Culture Survey.
    Abstract: This information collection request is pursuant to a 
cooperative agreement between NEH and the American Historical 
Association (AHA). The purpose of the survey is to understand how the 
public perceives, and engages with, history and the work of historians. 
NEH, AHA, and the many educational and cultural institutions they 
support will use the information gathered in the proposed survey to 
create responsive and effective history and other humanities 
programming to better serve the American people. Most immediately, NEH 
will use findings from the survey to inform programming for ``A More 
Perfect Union,'' the agency's special initiative advancing civic 
education and commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.
    NEH and AHA are developing the survey in collaboration with an 
advisory board, regional history experts, and Fairleigh Dickinson 
University Poll (FDUP), a market research and public interest survey 
center. In April of 2020, FDUP will administer this internet survey to 
adults in the United States. Survey questions will concern respondents' 
perceptions of history and its significance, their understanding of the 
work of historians, and their consumption of history in various forms 
and via a variety of media and experiences. The survey will be 
voluntary and will collect both qualitative and quantitative 
information. FDUP will ensure optimal polling methodology and manage 
the logistics of the data collection. This survey will not collect any 
personally identifiable information (PII).
    Affected Public: Survey respondents will be comprised of adult 
individuals in the United States.
    Frequency of Information Collection: Once.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 625 hours.

Request for Comments

    NEH will make comments submitted in response to this notice, 
including names and addresses where provided, a matter of public 
record. NEH will summarize the contents and include them in the request 
for OMB approval. We are requesting comments on all aspects of this 
clearance request, including (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

    Dated: October 7, 2019.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2019-22188 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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