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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54807-54808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22481]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts; Annual Arts Benchmarking Survey

Submission of OMB Review: Comment Request

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the 
following public information collection request

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(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 e-
mail at research@arts.endow.gov. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call 202-682-5496 
between 10 a.m. and 4 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: Annual Arts Benchmarking Survey.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: Annually, in years the Survey of Public Participation in 
the Arts is not conducted.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.0 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    This request is for clearance of the Annual Arts Benchmarking 
Survey (AABS) to be conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement 
to the Bureau of Labor Statistic's Current Population Survey. The AABS 
would be conducted for the first time in February 2013, and annually 
thereafter in years that the National Endowment's Survey of Public 
Participation in the Arts (SPPA) is not conducted. One of the strengths 
of the AABS survey is that it will both complement and supplement the 
information collected in the SPPA. The SPPA is the field's premiere 
repeated cross-sectional survey of individual attendance and 
involvement in arts and cultural activity, and conducted approximately 
every five years. The AABS questionnaire will be much shorter than the 
SPPA, consisting of ten to twelve questions that will be used to track 
arts participation over time. As with the SPPA, the AABS data will be 
circulated to interested researchers and will be the basis for a range 
of NEA reports and independent research publications. The AABS will 
provide annual primary knowledge on the extent and nature of 
participation in the arts in the United States.
    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.

Kathleen Edwards,
Support Services Supervisor, Administrative Services, National 
Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2011-22481 Filed 9-1-11; 8:45 am]
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