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[Federal Register: August 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
[Page 45700-45701]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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, 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 (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 National Endowment for the Arts is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed information

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collection request for generic approval for customer service focus 
groups, short oral/written questionnaires to small target audiences, 
and structured interviews with individuals representative of external 
customer groups. A copy of the collection request can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed below in the address section of this 
notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
address section below on or before October 26, 2001. The National 
Endowment for the Arts is particularly interested in comments that:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 
the electronic submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Laurence M. Baden, Deputy Chairman for Management & Budget, 
National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 
628, Washington, DC 20506-001, telephone (202) 682-5408 or (202) 682-
5496 for TTY and TDD (these are not a toll-free numbers), fax (202) 
682-5798.

Laurence M. Baden,
Deputy Chairman for Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-21733 Filed 8-28-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7536-01-M

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