Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices 67919

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approve a series of new

collections of information under the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose

of the information collections, which

will be conducted through surveys and

focus groups over a three year-period, is

to help the Endowment assess the

efficiency and effectiveness with which

it serves its customers, and to design

actions to address areas identified for

improvement.

DATES: All comments must be submitted

to OMB by January 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All written comments

should be addressed to: Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the

National Endowment for the Arts, 725

17th Street, NW, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503. The request for

approval will be available for public

inspection at the National Endowment

for the Arts, room 628, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20506, between the hours of 9:00

a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha Jones, Management Analyst,

Office of the Director of Administration,

National Endowment for the Arts, room

628, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–5408

(202/682–5496 for TTY and TDD).

(These are not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

establishes policies and procedures for

controlling the paperwork burdens

imposed by Federal agencies on the

public. The Act vests OMB with

regulatory responsibility over these

burdens, and OMB has promulgated

rules on the clearance of collections of

information by the Federal agencies.

Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting

Customer Service Standards,’’ states that

the Federal Government must be

customer-driven to carry out the

principles of the National Performance

Review. It directs all executive

departments and agencies providing

significant services directly to the

public to provide those services in a

manner that seeks to meet the customer

service standards established in the

executive order.

The Endowment intends to establish

a mechanism through which it can

explore issues of mutual concern, i.e.,

the kind and quality of desired services,

with its major outside customers,

including nonprofit arts organizations;

artists; State, local, and special

jurisdictional arts agencies; and arts

service organizations.

Areas of concern to the Endowment

and its customers will change over time,

and it is important the Endowment be

able to evaluate customer concerns

quickly. Accordingly, the Endowment

requests OMB to grant ‘‘generic’’

approval, for a three-year period, of

focus groups and surveys of the

Endowment’s outside customer groups.

Participation in the focus groups and

surveys will be voluntary.

The Endowment published a notice of

intention to request OMB approval of

these collections in the Federal Register

September 17, 1997. No comments were

received in response to the notice.

This voluntary collection of

information will put a slight burden on

an extremely small percentage of the

public. The Endowment expects to

distribute survey questionnaires to

approximately 600 persons during the

first year of the three-year period,

representing a total burden of about 150

hours. The Endowment also expects to

conduct focus groups involving a total

of 10 persons in a given year, with a

total annual burden of about 90 hours,

including travel time. (A small portion

of this time may be allocated to

participants’ completion of short written

questionnaires at focus group meetings.)

Issued in Washington, DC, December 23,

1997.

Laurence M. Baden,

Director of Administration, National

Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 11, 1997.

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 this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the National Endowment for the

Arts, Civil Rights Office, Angelia C.

Richardson, Director (202) 682–5454.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 682–5695

between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 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], on or before January 29,

1998.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Endowment requests the review of its

Civil Rights Checklist. This entry is

issued by the Endowment and contains

the following information; (1) The title

of the form; (2) how often the required

information must be reported; (3) who

will be required or asked to report; (4)

what the form will be used for; (5) an

estimate of the number of responses; (6)

the average burden hours per response;

(7) an estimate of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the form. This

entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

Agency: National Endowment for the

Arts.

Title: Civil Rights Checklist.

OMB Number: 3135–0112.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Nonprofit

organizations, state and local arts

agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,062.

Estimated Time Per Respondents: 1

hour.

Total Burden Hours: 1,062.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: 0.

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing

Services): 0.

Description: The National Endowment

for the Arts is mandated by law to

ensure that its grantees are in

compliance with its nondiscrimination

regulations—Title VI of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education
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Amendments of 1972, Age

Discrimination Act, Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act and the Americans

with Disabilities Act, and the

Department of Justice’s Coordination of

Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in

Federally Assisted Programs—through

compliance reviews. The Compliance

Review checklists are returned and

analyzed by the Endowment to ensure

that our recipients’ programs, activities

and facilities are in compliance with the

laws/regulations that govern receipt of

federal funds and that the rights of all

people are protected without regard to

race, color, sex, age, national origin,

religion and disability.

ADDRESSES: Angelia C. Richardson,

Director, Civil Rights Office, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 812,

Washington, D.C. 20506–0001,

telephone (202) 682–5454 (this is not a

toll free number), fax (202) 682–5553.

Angelia C. Richardson,

Director, Civil Rights Office, National

Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 97–33895 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7537–01–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 11, 1997.

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 1955 [Public Law 104–

13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35]. Copies of this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the National Endowment for the

Arts, Civil Rights Office, Angelia C.

Richardson, Director (202) 682–5454.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 682–5695

between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 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], on or before January 29,

1998.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Endowment requests the review of its

Section 504 Checklist. This entry is

issued by the Endowment and contains

the following information: (1) The title

of the form; (2) how often the required

information must be reported; (3) who

will be required or asked to report; (4)

what the form will be used for; (5) an

estimate of the number of responses; (6)

the average burden hours per response;

(7) an estimate of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the form. This

entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

Agency: National Endowment for the

Arts.

Title: Section 504 Checklist.

OMB Number: 3135–0112.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Nonprofit

organizations, state, local arts agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,062.

Estimated Time Per Respondents: 1

Total Burden Hours: 1,062.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs:

0

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing

Services): 0

Description: The National Endowment

for the Arts is mandated by law to

ensure that its grantees are in

compliance with its nondiscrimination

regulations—Title VI of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education

Amendments of 1972, Age

Discrimination Act, Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act and the Americans

with Disabilities Act, and the

Department of Justice’s Coordination of

Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in

Federally Assisted Programs—through

compliance reviews. The Compliance

Review checklists are returned and

analyzed by the Endowment to ensured

that our recipients’ programs, activities

and facilities are in compliance with the

laws/regulations that govern receipt of

federal funds and that the rights of all

people are protected without regard to

race, color, sex, age, national origin,

religion and disability.

ADDRESSES: Angelia C. Richardson,

Director, Civil Rights Office, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 812,

Washington, D.C. 20506–0001,

telephone (202) 682–5454 (this is not a

toll free number), fax (202) 682–5553.

Angelia C. Richardson,

Director, Civil Rights Office, National

Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 97–33896 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7537–01–M

THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: The National Endowment for

the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), The

National Endowment for the Humanities

(‘‘NEH’’) is issuing notice of our intent

to amend the system of records to

include a new routine use. The

disclosure is required by the Personnel

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act (PRWORA, Pub. L.

104–193). We invite public comment on

this publication.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

the proposed routine use must do so by

January 29, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The proposed routine

use will become effective as proposed

without further notice on January 29,

1998, unless comments dictate

otherwise.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to: Nancy E. Weiss, The National

Endowment for the Humanities, 1100

Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Room #530,

Washington, DC 20506, Telephone (202)

606–8322, Fax (202) 606–8600 or e-mail

nweiss@neh.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy E. Weiss, The National

Endowment for the Humanities, 1100

Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Room #530,

Washington, DC 20506, Telephone (202)

606–8322, Fax (202) 606–8600 or e-mail

nweiss@neh.fed.us.