32992 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 7, 2011 / Notices 

administering employee and employer 

surveys similar to the 1995 surveys. The 

second study entitled ‘‘Balancing the 

Needs of Families and Employers: 

Family and Medical Leave Surveys, 

2000 Update’’ is available on the 

Department’s Web site at http:// 

www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/toc.htm. An 

additional source of information came 

from the Department’s Request for 

Information (RFI) issued on December 1, 

2006. The RFI asked the public to 

comment on their experiences with, and 

observations of, the Department’s 

administration of the law and the 

effectiveness of the regulations. The 

qualitative data obtained provided a 

detailed anecdotal picture of the 

workings of the FMLA. The period for 

conducting this study is expected to last 

no later than January 14, 2012. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Department of Labor is soliciting 

comments concerning the above data 

collection for the FMLA Employee and 

Employer Surveys. Comments are 

requested 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. 

III. Current Actions: The DOL is 

requesting clearance for an employer 

and employee survey focusing on the 

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection Request. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Title: Proposed Information Collection 

(ICR) for the Family Medical Leave Act 

(FMLA) Employee and Employer 

Surveys. 

OMB Number: None. 

Affected Public: Private sector, public 

sector, individuals, and households. 

For the FMLA Employee survey: 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 3,000 Respondents. 

Average Time per Response: 26 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,292 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $0. 

For the FMLA Employer Survey: 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: 1,800 firms. 

Average Time per Response: 36 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,164 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost: $0 

Note that, due to rounding, the 

numbers for the totals may differ from 

the sum of the component numbers. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

request will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for the Office of 

Management and Budget approval; they 

will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: June 2, 2011. 

Mary Ziegler, 

Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, 

and Interpretation. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps 

to ensure that requested data can be 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection on arts 

participation in the U.S. A copy of the 

current information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

August 1, 2011. The NEA 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. 

ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National 

Endowment for the Arts, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, 

Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone 

(202) 682–5424 (this is not a toll-free 

number), fax (202) 682–5677. 

Kathleen Edwards, 

Director, Administrative Services, National 

Endowment for the Arts. 

[FR Doc. 2011–13933 Filed 6–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for 

the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(A)]. This program helps 

to ensure that requested data can be 

provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirements on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the NEA is soliciting 

comments concerning the proposed 

information collection on the 

motivation and barriers associated with 

attending selected arts activities. A copy 


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