[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2690-2691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1216]
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 15, 1997.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the
following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for reviews and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may
be obtained by calling the National Endowment for the Arts' Research
Division Director, Tom Bradshaw ((202) 682-5432).
Comments should be sent to 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 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
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: 1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Number of Respondents: 13,320.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 3,871.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing
Services): 0.
Description: The National Endowment for the Arts proposes to
conduct a national Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) in
1997 to provide information on the extent to which the adult population
participates in the arts.
Responses will be analyzed to determine arts participation patterns
and differences by population subgroup and geography and changes from
prior SPPA's conducted in 1982, 1985, and 1992. Results will be used by
arts administrators, researchers, and policymakers at the national,
state and local level.
Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services.
[FR Doc. 97-1216 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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