[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51198-51199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19775]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


30-Day Notice for the ``2022 Survey of Public Participation in 
the Arts''

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and Humanities.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 the 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.: Clearance Request for NEA 2022 Survey of Public Participation 
in the Arts. 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 proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request 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 NEA 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

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technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
    OMB Number: 3135-0136.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.0 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): 0.
    Description: This request is for clearance of the 2022 Survey of 
Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be conducted by the Census 
Bureau in July 2022 as a supplement to the Bureau of Labor Statistic's 
Current Population Survey. The SPPA is the field's premiere repeated 
cross-sectional survey of individual attendance and involvement in arts 
and cultural activity. The data are circulated to interested 
researchers, and they are the basis for a range of NEA reports and 
independent research publications. The SPPA provides primary knowledge 
on the extent and nature of participation in the arts and leisure in 
the United States. Earlier SPPA surveys were conducted in 1982, 1985, 
1992, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012, and 2017, all of which were conducted by 
the Census Bureau except the 1997 study, which was conducted by a 
private contractor, Westat Inc. Reports on these data will be made 
publicly available on the NEA's website. The data will be made 
available to the public through the agency's data archive, the National 
Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC). The SPPA will provide 
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 or more of its strategic goals.

    Dated: September 9, 2021.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2021-19775 Filed 9-13-21; 8:45 am]
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