[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75591-75592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20996]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


30-Day Notice for the ``Arts Basic Survey''; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.

ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.

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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. 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 collection of information for the Arts Basic 
Survey. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days from the date of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection by selecting, ``National 
Endowment for the Arts'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then check 
``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have found this 
information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and enter or upload 
your comment and information. Alternatively, comments can 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, or call (202) 395-7316, 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
the electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Arts Basic Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 3135-0131.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,000.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent (Hours): 0.04167.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): The total one-time cost to the federal government for all 
activities associated with this collection is $390,000.
    Description: This request is for clearance to conduct the 2025 Arts 
Basic Survey (ABS) (formally titled Annual Arts Benchmarking Survey, 
and Annual Arts Basic Survey). This survey will be conducted by the 
U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the Bureau of Labor

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Statistic's Current Population Survey. The ABS will be conducted in 
February 2025 and serves as a supplement when the National Endowment 
for the Arts' (NEA) Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) 
is not conducted. To date, the ABS was conducted six times from 2013 to 
2020. One of the strengths of the ABS is that it will 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 activities, and is 
conducted approximately every five years. The ABS is much shorter than 
the SPPA, consisting of 12 to 14 questions per module that will be used 
to track arts participation over time.
    As with the SPPA, the ABS 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 website or NEA-designated websites. The 
ABS will provide primary knowledge on the extent and nature of 
participation in the arts in the United States.

    Dated: September 11, 2024.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Administrative Officer (Deputy), Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2024-20996 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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