[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67109-67110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18524]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


30-Day Notice for the ``Shakespeare in American Communities/
Juvenile Justice: Data Collection Forms''; Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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: Shakespeare in American 
Communities/Juvenile Justice: Data Collection Forms for subawardees, 
which will include a data collection form for teaching artists and 
supplemental application and final report forms. Copies of this ICR, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by visiting 
www.Reginfo.gov.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting ``National 
Endowment for the Arts'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then check 
``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have found this 
information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and enter or upload 
your comment and information. Alternatively, comments can 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, or call (202) 395-7316, 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Shakespeare in American Communities/Juvenile Justice: Data 
Collection Forms.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: Web survey administered twice annually, annual 
supplemental applicant and final report forms.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations and individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 35. 20 teaching artists per year 
responding to the web survey (administered twice annually), and around 
15 institutions per year for both the supplemental application and 
supplemental final report forms.
    Estimated time per respondent: 1.69 hours (average).
    Total Burden Hours: 59 hours.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: Shakespeare in American Communities (SiAC) is a 
theater program that brings professional performances of William 
Shakespeare's plays and related educational activities to middle and 
high school students in communities across the United States, including 
youth in juvenile justice facilities. The National Endowment for the 
Arts (NEA) is the lead funder of the program, which is administered by 
an organization engaged by the NEA under a cooperative agreement (the 
Cooperator). This request is for a new data collection associated with 
SiAC juvenile justice subawards (SiAC/JJ): a teaching artist web form 
that has not been conducted in the past, as well as two supplemental 
forms--a supplemental application form and a supplemental final report 
form for subrecipients. This new data collection provides the NEA with 
enhanced capability for monitoring program performance of juvenile 
justice subawards, including understanding

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how subaward projects are implemented and outcomes associated with each 
project. Specifically, NEA and the Cooperator will use data from the 
forms to collect information on the inputs, activities, and outputs of 
each subrecipient program identified in the program's measurement 
framework. In addition, information from the teaching artist data 
collection form will be used to understand student and teacher outcomes 
and potential successes that resulted from the subrecipient programs. 
The data will inform internal NEA and Cooperator discussions about 
project implementation and performance, potential program improvements, 
and decision-making related to this program. The Cooperator may also 
use the data to report on successes of the program in reports and 
storytelling. This request is for a full clearance to administer the 
web survey and supplemental forms.

    Dated: August 14, 2024.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Administrative Officer (Deputy), Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2024-18524 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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