Arts Basic Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 2025 2025 Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	New
Form 2020 2020 Annual Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
Form 2015-2018 2018 Annual Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
Attachment H - Overview of CPS Sample Design and Methodology.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment G - Fact Sheet for the Current Population Survey.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment F - Confidentiality Brochure.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment E - CPS Advance Letter.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment D - ABS Instrument.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment C - Second Fed Register Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment B - First Fed Register Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Attachment A - Title 13, Section 182, United States Code.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-16
Supporting Statement A.pdf Supporting Statement A	2024-09-16
Supporting Statement B.pdf Supporting Statement B	2024-09-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
270990	2025 Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	New
235511	2020 Annual Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
199064	2018 Annual Arts Basic Survey Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3135-0131	ICR Reference No: 202409-3135-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-3135-001
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No: 2025
Title: Arts Basic Survey
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/17/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	24,000	0
Time Burden (Hours)	10,000	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for clearance to conduct the 2025 Arts Basic Survey (ABS) (formally titled Annual Arts Benchmarking Survey, and Annual Arts Basic Survey). This survey will be conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a supplement to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Current Population Survey. The ABS will be conducted in February 2025 and serves as a supplement when the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) is not conducted. To date, the ABS was conducted six times from 2013 to 2020. One of the strengths of the ABS is that it will complement and supplement the information collected in the SPPA. The SPPA is the field’s premiere repeated cross-sectional survey of individual attendance and involvement in arts and cultural activities, and is conducted approximately every five years. The ABS is much shorter than the SPPA, consisting of 12 to 14 questions per module that will be used to track arts participation over time. As with the SPPA, the ABS data will be circulated to interested researchers and will be the basis for a range of NEA reports and independent research publications. Reports on these data will be made publicly available on the NEA’s website or NEA-designated websites. The ABS will provide primary knowledge on the extent and nature of participation in the arts in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 131	07/09/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 179	09/16/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2018 Annual Arts Basic Survey	2015-2018	Survey Instruments for the Arts Basic Survey 2015-2018
2020 Annual Arts Basic Survey	2020	Survey Instrument for the Arts Basic Survey 2020
2025 Arts Basic Survey	2025	Survey Instrument for the Arts Basic Survey 2025

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	24,000	0	0	-48,000	18,000	54,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,000	0	0	5,200	1,200	3,600
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This request removes two previous years' surveys (2018 and 2020), which are no longer active, and submits a new survey instrument for 2025.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $390,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/17/2024

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