[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67919-67920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33895]


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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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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]
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