Attach 3 - First Federal Register Notice

Billing Code 7537-01
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice

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 that requested data is 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 is properly assessed.
Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection of an NEA applicant survey. A copy of the current information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section
of this notice.

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DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the address
section below within 60 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register. The NEA is particularly interested in comments that:
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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;

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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;

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Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

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Could help minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond.

ADDRESS: Send comments to Jillian Miller, Director, Office of Guidelines and Panel
Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, at: guidelines@arts.gov.

Kathy Daum
Director, Administrative Services
National Endowment for the Arts