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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13624]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted a 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: Clearance Request for NEA Annual Arts 
Benchmarking Survey. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
    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.
    Description: This request is for clearance to conduct the 2015 and 
2016 Annual Arts Benchmarking Surveys (AABS). These surveys will be 
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the Bureau of 
Labor Statistic's Current Population Survey. The AABS will be conducted 
in February 2015 and February 2016 and are expected to conducted 
annually thereafter in years that the National Endowment for the Arts' 
(NEA) Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) is not 
conducted. One of the strengths of the AABS surveys is that they 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 is conducted approximately every five years. The AABS 
questionnaires are much shorter than the SPPA, consisting of 10 to 12 
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. Reports on these data will be made 
publicly available on the NEA's Web site. The AABS will provide annual 
primary knowledge on the extent and nature of participation in the arts 
in the United States. These data will also be used by the NEA as a 
contextual measure for one of the strategic goals identified in its FY 
2014-FY 2018 strategic plan.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2014-13624 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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