30-Day Notice for the "NEA Panelist Profile Data"
| Published date | 11 July 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-15265 |
| Citation | 89 FR 56903 |
| Court | National Endowment For The Arts,National Foundation On The Arts And The Humanities |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56903-56904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15265]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
30-Day Notice for the ``NEA Panelist Profile Data''
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its
continuing
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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
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 of NEA panelist profile
data. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may
be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below within 30 days from the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is
particularly interested in comments which: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (4) Could help minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of electronic submission of responses through
Grants.gov.
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
Title: NEA Panelist Profile Data Collection.
OMB Number: 3135-0098.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Total burden hours: 167 hours.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): 0.
The NEA's mission is to ``foster and sustain an environment in
which the arts benefit everyone in the United States.'' With the advice
of the National Council on the Arts and advisory panels, the NEA Chair
establishes eligibility requirements and criteria for the review of
applications for funding. Section 959(c) of the NEA's enabling
legislation, as amended, directs the Chair to utilize advisory panels
to review applications and to make recommendations to the National
Council on the Arts, which in turn makes recommendations to the Chair.
The legislation requires the Chair ``(1) to ensure that all panels
are composed, to the extent practicable, of individuals reflecting a
wide geographic, ethnic, and minority representation as well as to (2)
ensure that all panels include representation of lay individuals who
are knowledgeable about the arts . . .'' These panels are considered to
be committees under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which
also requires that committees be balanced geographically and
ethnically. In addition, the membership of each panel must change
substantially from year to year and each individual is ineligible to
serve on a panel for more than three consecutive years. To assist with
efforts to meet these legislated mandates regarding representation on
advisory panels, the NEA has established a database of names,
addresses, areas of expertise and other basic information on
individuals who are qualified to serve as panelists for the NEA.
The Panelist Profile Data Collection, for which clearance is
requested, is used to gather basic information from qualified
individuals recommended by the arts community; arts organizations;
Members of Congress; the general public; local, state and regional arts
organizations; NEA staff, and others.
Dated: July 8, 2024.
Daniel Beattie,
Director of Guidelines and Panel Operations, National Endowment for the
Arts.
[FR Doc. 2024-15265 Filed 7-10-24; 8:45 am]
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