[Federal Register: August 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 154)]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

 
National Endowment for the Arts; Submission for OMB Review; 
Comment Request

July 29, 1999.
    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the 
following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955 [P.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35]. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may 
be obtained by calling the National Endowment for the Arts, Civil 
Rights Office, Angelia C. Richardson, Director (202) 682-5454. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) 
may call (202) 682-5695 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
Monday through Friday.
    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:
    <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 
electronic submissions of responses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Endowment requests the review of its 
Civil Rights Checklist. This entry is issued by the Endowment and 
contains the following information: (1) the title of the form; (2) how 
often the required information must be reported; (3) who will be 
required or asked to report; (4) what the form will be used for; (5) an 
estimate of the number of responses; (6) the average burden hours per 
response; (7) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to 
prepare the form. This entry is not subject to 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3504 (h).
    Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
    Title: Civil Rights Checklist.
    OMB Number: 3135-0112.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations, state and local arts 
agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,062.

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    Estimated Time Per Respondents: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,062.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Cost: 0.
    Total Annual Costs (Operating/Maintaining Systems or Purchasing 
Service): 0.
    Description: The National Endowment for the Arts is mandated by law 
to ensure that its grantees are in compliance with its 
nondiscrimination regulations--Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Age Discrimination 
Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, and the Department of Justice's Coordination of 
Enforcement of Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs--
through compliance reviews. The Compliance Review checklists are 
returned and analyzed by the Endowment to ensure that our recipients' 
programs, activities and facilities are in compliance with the laws/
regulations that govern receipt of federal funds and that the rights of 
all people are protected without regard to race, color, sex, age, 
national origin, religion and disability.

ADDRESSES: Angelia C. Richardson, Director, Civil Rights Office, 
National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 
812, Washington, D.C. 20506-001, telephone (202) 682-5454 (this is not 
a toll free number), fax (202) 682-5553.
Murray Welsh,
Director, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts.
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