[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73806-73807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28170]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Submission for OMB Emergency Review of the ``2022 Arts Supplement 
to the General Social Survey''

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a 
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure the requested data 
can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and 
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents 
can be properly assessed. Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed information collection on arts participation in 
the U.S.: Clearance Request for NEA 2022 Arts Supplement to the General 
Social Survey. Copies of this ICR (information collection request), 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by visiting 
www.Reginfo.gov.

DATES: The National Endowment for the Arts is requesting OMB's approval 
of this emergency request by January 21, 2022. Written comments must be 
submitted to the office listed in the address section below within 5 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests within 5 days of publication of this 
Notice to Sunil Iyengar at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NEA 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;

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     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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: 2022 Arts Supplement to the General Social Survey.
    OMB Number: 3135-0132.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 125 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This request is for emergency clearance of the 2022 
Arts Supplement to the General Social Survey (GSS) to be conducted by 
the National Opinion Research Center on behalf of the National Science 
Foundation. The Arts Supplement to the GSS will provide important data 
on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on recent arts 
participation. The survey data will also complement data collected 
through the planned 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. 
The data are circulated to interested researchers, and they are the 
basis for a range of NEA reports and independent research publications. 
An arts supplement to the GSS was also conducted in 2012 and 2016. The 
data will be made available to the public through the agency's data 
archive, the National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC). 
These data will also be used by the NEA as a contextual measure for one 
or more of its strategic goals.

    Dated: December 22, 2021.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2021-28170 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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