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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9610-9611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3744]

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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 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: 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
    OMB Number: New.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.0 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    Description: This request is for clearance of the 2012 Survey of 
Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be conducted by the Census 
Bureau in May 2012 as a supplement to the Bureau of Labor Statistic's 
Current Population Survey. The SPPA is the field's premiere repeated 
cross sectional survey of individual attendance and involvement in arts 
and cultural activity. The data are circulated to interested 
researchers, and they are the basis for a range of NEA reports and 
independent research publications. The SPPA provides primary knowledge 
on the extent and nature of participation in the arts in the United 
States. Earlier SPPA surveys were conducted in 1982, 1985, 1992, 1997, 
2002, and 2008, all of which were conducted by the Census Bureau except 
the 1997 study, which

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was conducted by a private contractor, Westat Inc.
    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. 2011-3744 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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