National Endowment for the Arts; Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 963 [E9-187]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2009 / Notices Dated: January 2, 2009. Matthew McLean, Vice President, Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation. [FR Doc. E9–181 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9211–03–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E9–187 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am] National Endowment for the Arts; Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. ADDRESSES: Sarah Cunningham, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 703, Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone (202) 682–5515 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 682–5002. Notice. BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 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 to evaluate methods of assessing student learning arts education programs. 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 address section below on or before March 5, 2009. 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 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:16 Jan 08, 2009 Jkt 217001 NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; Submission of OMB Review: Comment Request 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 review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35]. Copies of the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Sunil Iyengar via telephone at 202–682–5654 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail at research@arts.endow.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call 202– 682–5496 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. 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. The Office of Management and Budget (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 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 963 • 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 submission of responses. Agency: National Endowment for the Arts. Title: Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals. OMB Number: New. Frequency: One time. Affected Public: Festival organizers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 7769. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 16.0 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 2071 hours. Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0. Total Annual Costs (Operating/ Maintaining Systems or Purchasing Services): 0. Description: The National Endowment for the Arts plans to conduct a study of outdoor arts festivals in the United States. There currently is no single, comprehensive research publication or database that describes the range and/or impact of arts festivals in this country. The study proposed here is a twopronged research effort to describe the U.S. outdoor festival community— among other characteristics, its number, types, financing, staffing, regional distribution, and artist employment patterns. The first prong of the study is a national on-line survey of the universe of outdoor arts festivals, and the second is a series of seven case studies of festivals involving site visits, audience surveys, interviews with festival administrators, focus groups of artists, and focus groups of volunteers. Festivals in the study may be one-day or season-long programs, multidisciplinary or discipline-specific, and funded by non-profit or for-profit organizations. The activities include collecting uniform data from festival organizers while still keeping data collection burdens to a minimum. ADDRESSES: Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone (202) 682–5654 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 682–5677. Kathleen Edwards, Support Services Supervisor, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. E9–200 Filed 1–8–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-187]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request

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 (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 to evaluate methods of assessing student 
learning arts education programs. 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 
address section below on or before March 5, 2009. 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: Sarah Cunningham, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 703, Washington, DC 20506-0001, 
telephone (202) 682-5515 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 
682-5002.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for the Arts.
 [FR Doc. E9-187 Filed 1-8-09; 8:45 am]
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