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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 50452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20090]

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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 ArtBeat 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
     Could help minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
electronic submission of responses through Grants.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Creative Placemaking Electronic 
Storybook Questionnaire is available upon request from 
research@arts.gov
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
    Title: Clearance Request for Creative Placemaking Electronic 
Storybook Questionnaire
    OMB Number: 3135-XXXX
    Frequency: One Time, FY14
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations government agencies
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 67
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hours
    Total Burden Hours: 201
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Services): 0.
    Description: The NEA is soliciting information concerning arts-
based, creative placemaking projects that have been sponsored by the 
National Endowment for the Arts Our Town and Mayors' Institute on City 
Design 25th Anniversary Initiative (MICD25) programs. This information 
is designed to improve public understanding of communities' successes 
and challenges with creative placemaking through development of an 
``Electronic Storybook'' to document community outcomes, lessons 
learned, and experiences associated with these projects. This 
interactive, online resource will be designed for use by policy-makers, 
practitioners, NEA applicants, and the public-at-large. The storybook 
will serve as a practical guide for communities planning or 
implementing their own creative placemaking projects.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2013-20090 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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