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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING
COMMISSION
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Smithsonian Institution’s South
Mall Campus Master Plan
National Capital Planning
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1970, as amended and implemented by
the Council on Environmental, and in
accordance with the Environmental
Policies and Procedures adopted by the
National Capital Planning Commission
(NCPC), the NCPC announces its intent
along with the Smithsonian Institution
(SI), and in cooperation with the
National Park Service (NPS), to prepare
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fair discussion of the potential
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environmental impacts resulting from
implementation of SI’s South Mall
Campus Master Plan. NCPC will act as
lead federal agency for NEPA
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sponsoring the preparation of the EIS.
Although SI is not a ‘‘federal agency’’
within the meaning of NEPA and CEQ
Regulations, SI works with federal
agencies on NEPA compliance when, as
here, an SI project requires federal
agency approval.
The South Mall Campus Master Plan
(Master Plan) will evaluate
opportunities to: Better align
Smithsonian facilities on the South Mall
Campus with SI’s mission; increase
public access to the museums and
gardens; replace and upgrade aging
building systems; upgrade security
systems campus wide; rehabilitate and
restore historic buildings; provide
seismic retrofitting; consolidate and
upgrade loading functions; enhance
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services provided in the area. The
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Mall Campus by interconnecting
programs and services both above- and
below-grade; and, by improving
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circulation, way finding, and program
visibility. These improvements will
provide visitors and staff with facilities,
amenities, and educational experiences
expected of a world class institution.
DATES: The Scoping Period shall run
February 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Electronic Comments may
be submitted at
commentsonsouthcampus@si.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Flis, Senior Urban Designer,
National Capital Planning Commission,
Urban Design and Plan Review, 401 9th
StreetNW., Washington, DC 20004,
Phone 202–482–7236; or Michelle
Spofford, Senior Planning Manager,
Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Planning Design and Construction,
Facilities Master Planning, 600
Maryland Avenue SW., Suite 501, PO
Box 37012, MRC 511, Washington, DC
20013–7012, Phone: 202–633–6558.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NCPC and
SI previously conducted scoping For an
Environmental Assessment (EA) of the
Master Plan from December 16, 2014
through January 30, 2015. As part of this
process, NCPC and SI held a public
scoping meeting on December 16, 2014
and received written comments from
local and federal agencies, interested
organizations, and the public. Based on
the information obtained and additional
coordination with local and federal
agencies, NCPC and SI have determined
that preparation of an EIS is warranted.
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Topics for environmental analysis
identified through the scoping process
include: Historic resources; visual
resources; transportation; public
utilities; land use; social and economic
issues; visitor use; and physical and
biological resources, such as air quality,
water quality, and climate change.
All private parties, Federal and local
agencies, and interested organizations
having an interest in the project are
invited to comment. All previously
submitted comments from the EA
scoping period are documented in the
administrative record and will be used
to inform the Draft EIS; only new issues
and concerns need to be submitted at
this time. During this scoping period, no
public scoping meeting will be held.
All new and relevant environmental
information, or additional comments on
any issues that may be associated with
the proposed project, should be sent to
the address or email address below.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publically available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Information related to the project and
public involvement opportunities for
the draft EIS will be provided at the
project’s Web site: https://
www.southmallcampus.si.edu/.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7.
Dated: January 13, 2016.
Anne R. Schuyler,
General Counsel.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts;
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; 2017 Survey of
Public Participation in the Arts
National Endowment for the
Arts, National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
request.
AGENCY:
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
SUMMARY:
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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 on arts
participation in the U.S: Clearance
Request for NEA 2017 Survey of Public
Participation in the Arts. Copies of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
DATES: 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
• 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: 2017 Survey of Public
Participation in the Arts.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: One Time.
Affected Public: American adults.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
36,000.
Estimated time per respondent: 10.0
minutes.
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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 2017 Survey of Public
Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be
conducted by the Census Bureau in July
2017 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 in the United States. Earlier
SPPA surveys were conducted in 1982,
1985, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2008, and 2012
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 Web site. 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 of the strategic goals
identified in its FY 2014—FY 2018
strategic plan.
Dated: January 15, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and
Panel Operations, National Endowment for
the Arts.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. ACR2015; Order No. 3027]
Postal Service Performance Report
and Performance Plan
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On December 29, 2015, the
Postal Service filed the FY 2015
Performance Report and FY 2016
Performance Plan with its FY 2014
Annual Compliance Report. This notice
informs the public of the filing, invites
public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: February 26,
2016. Reply Comments are due: March
7, 2016.
SUMMARY:
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electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
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ADDRESSES:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Request for Comments
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
Each fiscal year, the Postal Service
prepares an annual performance plan
and a report on program performance as
required under 39 U.S.C. 2803 and
2804. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3652(g), the
Postal Service filed its FY 2015 Annual
Report in Docket No. ACR2015.1 The FY
2015 Annual Report includes the FY
2015 Annual Performance Report and
the FY 2016 Annual Performance Plan.
Annual Report at 11–28.
The Commission must evaluate
whether the Postal Service met its
performance goals in FY 2015. See 39
U.S.C. 3653(d). The Commission may
also provide recommendations to the
Postal Service ‘‘related to the protection
or promotion of public policy objectives
set out in’’ title 39. Id.
II. Background
Prior to Docket No. ACR2013, the
Commission analyzed performance
reports and performance plans as part of
the Annual Compliance Determination
(ACD). The Commission later
determined that its obligations under 39
U.S.C. 3653(d) are distinguishable from
its ACD obligations under 39 U.S.C.
3653(b). In Docket Nos. ACR2013 and
ACR2014, the Commission issued
separate reports analyzing the Postal
Service’s performance reports and
performance plans.2 By issuing separate
reports, the Commission provided more
in-depth analysis of the Postal Service’s
performance goals.
As it did in Docket Nos. ACR2013 and
ACR2014, the Commission will issue its
1 United States Postal Service 2015 Annual
Report to Congress, Library Reference USPS–FY15–
17, December 29, 2015 (FY 2015 Annual Report).
2 Docket No. ACR2013, Postal Regulatory
Commission, Review of Postal Service FY 2013
Performance Report and FY 2014 Performance Plan,
July 7, 2014; Docket No. ACR2014, Postal
Regulatory Commission, Analysis of the Postal
Service’s FY 2014 Program Performance Report and
FY 2015 Performance Plan, July 7, 2015.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts; Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 2017 Survey of Public
Participation in the Arts
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments request.
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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
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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 on arts participation in the U.S: Clearance
Request for NEA 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Copies
of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained
by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
DATES: 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
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: 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.
OMB Number: New.
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 2017 Survey of
Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be conducted by the Census
Bureau in July 2017 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 in the United
States. Earlier SPPA surveys were conducted in 1982, 1985, 1992, 1997,
2002, 2008, and 2012 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 Web site. 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
of the strategic goals identified in its FY 2014--FY 2018 strategic
plan.
Dated: January 15, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations, National
Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2016-01136 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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