[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27189-27190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09789]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 30-Day Notice for the 
``2022 Arts Supplement to the General Social Survey''

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.

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 Arts Supplement to the General 
Social Survey. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting

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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 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.

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 technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: 2022 Arts Supplement to the General Social Survey.
    OMB Number: 3135-0132.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: American adults.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 125 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 Arts Supplement to the 
General Social Survey (GSS) to be conducted by the National Opinion 
Research Center on behalf of the National Science Foundation. The Arts 
Supplement to the GSS will provide important data on the impact the 
COVID-19 pandemic has had on recent arts participation. The survey data 
will also complement data collected through the planned 2022 Survey of 
Public Participation in the Arts. The data are circulated to interested 
researchers, and they are the basis for a range of NEA reports and 
independent research publications. An arts supplement to the GSS was 
also conducted in 2012 and 2016. 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). These data will also be used by the NEA as 
a contextual measure for one or more of its strategic goals.

    Dated: May 3, 2022.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2022-09789 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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