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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 7, 2011 / Notices

administering employee and employer
surveys similar to the 1995 surveys. The
second study entitled ‘‘Balancing the
Needs of Families and Employers:
Family and Medical Leave Surveys,
2000 Update’’ is available on the
Department’s Web site at http://
www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/toc.htm. An
additional source of information came
from the Department’s Request for
Information (RFI) issued on December 1,
2006. The RFI asked the public to
comment on their experiences with, and
observations of, the Department’s
administration of the law and the
effectiveness of the regulations. The
qualitative data obtained provided a
detailed anecdotal picture of the
workings of the FMLA. The period for
conducting this study is expected to last
no later than January 14, 2012.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: The
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the above data
collection for the FMLA Employee and
Employer Surveys. Comments are
requested 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.
III. Current Actions: The DOL is
requesting clearance for an employer
and employee survey focusing on the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection Request.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Proposed Information Collection
(ICR) for the Family Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) Employee and Employer
Surveys.
OMB Number: None.
Affected Public: Private sector, public
sector, individuals, and households.
For the FMLA Employee survey:
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 3,000 Respondents.
Average Time per Response: 26
minutes.

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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,292
hours.
Total Burden Cost: $0.
For the FMLA Employer Survey:
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 1,800 firms.
Average Time per Response: 36
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,164
hours.
Total Burden Cost: $0
Note that, due to rounding, the
numbers for the totals may differ from
the sum of the component numbers.
Comments submitted in response to this
request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for the Office of
Management and Budget approval; they
will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 2, 2011.
Mary Ziegler,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request

• 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: Sunil Iyengar, National
Endowment for the Arts, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616,
Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone
(202) 682–5424 (this is not a toll-free
number), fax (202) 682–5677.
Kathleen Edwards,
Director, Administrative Services, National
Endowment for the Arts.
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ACTION:

Notice.

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 on arts
participation in the U.S. 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
ADDRESSES section below on or before
August 1, 2011. The NEA is particularly
interested in comments which:
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts;
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:

Notice.

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 on the
motivation and barriers associated with
attending selected arts activities. A copy

SUMMARY:

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