80 FR 24999 - Data Collection Available for Public Comments
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-10258 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 24999-25000] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10258] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Data Collection Available for Public Comments ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Erin Kelley, Director of Research & Policy, National Women's Business Council, Small Business Administration, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416 or via email at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Kelley, Director of Research & Policy, National Women's Business Council, 202 205-6826, [email protected], or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205- 7030, [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) is a non-partisan federal advisory council that serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. Members of the Council are prominent women business owners and leaders of women' business organizations. As part of NWBC's outreach and engagement with women business owners, NWBC would like to collect information on three populations: [[Page 25000]] Attendees of public meetings; successful women business owners; and attendees of research webinars. For the public meeting data collection, the goal is to understand the demographics of the NWBC audience and their reasons for engaging with the NWBC, in order to best cater the material and programming for that specific audience, and produce meaningful and relevant content for future programming. The NWBC also intends to stay in contact with this audience, as they are important stakeholders. The information collected from this audience will enable us to achieve this goal. For the research webinars, the goal is to do market research and understand the marketplace of researchers that may bid on NWBC research contracting opportunities, in order to cultivate the marketplace with the intention of increasing the quality of NWBC research. The NWBC also intends to stay in contact with this audience, as they are important stakeholders. The information collected from this audience will enable us to achieve this goal. For the successful women business owners segment, the goal of this project is to collect and amplify success stories in order to raise the visibility of women business owners. This goal is in accordance with an NWBC recommendation, which reads as follows: There should be greater and regular recognition of successful women in business. Research has shown that role models are an important factor in an individual's decision to pursue entrepreneurship. Media attention tends to focus on men entrepreneurs; increasing the visibility and profile of successful women entrepreneurs will normalize the idea of women founding and leading companies. The information collected from this audience will enable us to achieve this goal and also take action on one of our own recommendations. The surveys will consist of three separate questionnaires targeting attendees of NWBC events, attendees of research webinars, and women business owners. Each questionnaire will take between 5 and 20 minutes to complete (see below for the estimated burden analysis of each questionnaire). The survey questions will explore a range of issues, including:Public Meeting Attendees: Demographics, geography, contact information, type of employment (federal employee, press, researcher, business owner). Research Webinar Attendees: Demographic information, subject matter expertise, company/organization information, hot topics in the attendees' fields of expertise. Women Business Owners: Demographics information, business information, contact information, questions on motivation, attitude, success, and overcoming challenges. The data from the survey will be used to cultivate an audience and understand their needs so as to make more relevant policy recommendations; inform outreach strategy to potential vendors of NWBC research; and increase the visibility of successful women business owners and inspire others. Solicitation of Public Comments SBA is requesting comments on (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information. Summary of Information Collection Title: NWBC Public Meeting Registration. Description of Respondents: Attendees of NWBC events; attendees of research webinars; subjects of role modeling profiles. Form Number: N/A. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 800 (600 from NWBC events; 100 from role modeling project; and 100 from research webinar attendees). Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 90 hours total. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event attendees --------------------------------------------- Success stories Total NWBC Research (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated survey hour burden...... 5 minutes............ 5 minutes........... 20 minutes.......... Sample population hour burden 50 hours............. 6.25 hours.......... 33.33 hours......... 90 estimate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst. [FR Doc. 2015-10258 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: participants, participant satisfaction be found in the ‘‘Summary of
Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer with the assistance, and lessons learned Information Collection’’ section below.
Representative, 202–401–1354, and recommendations provided by the Quantitative analysis (the primary
oedsurvey@sba.gov or Curtis B. Rich, participants. Through the quarterly and method of data analysis for the survey
Management Analyst, 202–205–7030, annual reports provided by ScaleUp data) and qualitative analysis (the
curtis.rich@sba.gov. administrators, SBA has the ability to primary method of data analysis for the
collect some data on the participants interview data) will be used on the data
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
and program activities. However, in collected. Quantitative analysis will
request for the collection of new order to develop a more systematic consist of univariate and multivariate
information. analysis on the full range of topics statistical analyses, while qualitative
In October 1 2014, the Small Business mentioned above, including the analysis will consist of establishing
Administration (SBA)’s Office of participants’ feedback, SBA needs to clear rules for interpretation and finding
Entrepreneurial Development (OED) collect survey and interview data from themes in the qualitative data. The
began the ScaleUp America initiative to participants who attended the program, information collected and analyzed
expand the delivery of proven best as well as from individual entrepreneurs from these instruments will contribute
practices in entrepreneurship education who are recruited as members of a to performance metrics and program
to reach more growth-oriented small community-specific comparison group. goals, as well as recommendations on
business owners. Through this Specifically, SBA proposes the use of improving program practices.
initiative, organizations in eight four instruments for data collection and
communities across the U.S. have been analysis. These instruments are: (1) (a) Solicitation of Public Comments
selected to deliver targeted and Participant Intake Survey, (2) SBA is requesting comments on (a)
intensive assistance to established, Comparison Group Member Intake whether the collection of information is
growth-oriented small businesses and Survey and (3) Participant Follow-up necessary for the agency to properly
entrepreneurs. ScaleUp program goals Survey. SBA plans to administer each of perform its functions; (b) whether the
include the growth of participating these survey instruments to more than burden estimates are accurate; (c)
businesses, the strengthening of local nine individuals. In addition, SBA plans whether there are ways to minimize the
entrepreneurial ecosystems (e.g. the to interview two participants or burden, including through the use of
network of supportive resources community members in each of the automated techniques or other forms of
available to the entrepreneur), and the eight ScaleUp communities regarding information technology; and (d) whether
creation of jobs and economic growth in program impact and successes or there are ways to enhance the quality,
targeted communities. challenges. utility, and clarity of the information
SBA is conducting an evaluation of Each of the proposed surveys will be
collected.
the ScaleUp America initiative to assess administered electronically and will
the education services provided to the contain both open- and close-ended (b) Summary of Information Collection
BURDEN ESTIMATES FOR SCALEUP DATA COLLECTION
Number of: Burden per (minutes): Total burden
(hours)
Respondents Non-respondents Respondents Non-respondents
Total ...................................................................... 880 1680 ........................ ............................ 520.0
Participant intake survey .............................................. 272 0 20 0 90.7
Comparison group member intake survey .................. 320 1680 25 7 329.3
Participant follow-up survey ......................................... 272 0 20 0 90.7
ScaleUp and community member interviews .............. 16 0 35 5 9.3
Curtis B. Rich, 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35 requires 202 205–6826, erin.kelley@nwbc.gov, or
Management Analyst. federal agencies to publish a notice in Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,
[FR Doc. 2015–10214 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] the Federal Register concerning each 202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
before submission to OMB, and to allow National Women’s Business Council
60 days for public comment in response (NWBC) is a non-partisan federal
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION to the notice. This notice complies with advisory council that serves as an
that requirement. independent source of advice and
Data Collection Available for Public DATES: Submit comments on or before counsel to the President, Congress, and
Comments June 30, 2015. the Small Business Administration on
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Erin economic issues of importance to
60-day notice and request for
ACTION:
Kelley, Director of Research & Policy, women business owners. Members of
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National Women’s Business Council, the Council are prominent women
SUMMARY: The Small Business Small Business Administration, 5th business owners and leaders of women’
Administration (SBA) intends to request Floor, Washington, DC 20416 or via business organizations.
approval from the Office of Management email at erin.kelley@nwbc.gov. As part of NWBC’s outreach and
and Budget (OMB) for the collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin engagement with women business
information described below. The Kelley, Director of Research & Policy, owners, NWBC would like to collect
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of National Women’s Business Council, information on three populations:
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Attendees of public meetings; successful There should be greater and regular The data from the survey will be used
women business owners; and attendees recognition of successful women in business. to cultivate an audience and understand
of research webinars. Research has shown that role models are an their needs so as to make more relevant
For the public meeting data important factor in an individual’s decision
to pursue entrepreneurship. Media attention
policy recommendations; inform
collection, the goal is to understand the tends to focus on men entrepreneurs; outreach strategy to potential vendors of
demographics of the NWBC audience increasing the visibility and profile of NWBC research; and increase the
and their reasons for engaging with the successful women entrepreneurs will visibility of successful women business
NWBC, in order to best cater the normalize the idea of women founding and owners and inspire others.
material and programming for that leading companies.
specific audience, and produce Solicitation of Public Comments
The information collected from this
meaningful and relevant content for audience will enable us to achieve this SBA is requesting comments on (a)
future programming. The NWBC also goal and also take action on one of our whether the collection of information is
intends to stay in contact with this own recommendations. necessary for the agency to properly
audience, as they are important The surveys will consist of three perform its functions; (b) whether the
stakeholders. The information collected separate questionnaires targeting burden estimates are accurate; (c)
from this audience will enable us to attendees of NWBC events, attendees of whether there are ways to minimize the
achieve this goal. research webinars, and women business burden, including through the use of
For the research webinars, the goal is owners. Each questionnaire will take automated techniques or other forms of
to do market research and understand between 5 and 20 minutes to complete information technology; and (d) whether
the marketplace of researchers that may (see below for the estimated burden there are ways to enhance the quality,
bid on NWBC research contracting analysis of each questionnaire). The utility, and clarity of the information.
opportunities, in order to cultivate the survey questions will explore a range of
marketplace with the intention of issues, including: Summary of Information Collection
increasing the quality of NWBC • Public Meeting Attendees:
research. The NWBC also intends to stay Demographics, geography, contact Title: NWBC Public Meeting
in contact with this audience, as they information, type of employment Registration.
are important stakeholders. The (federal employee, press, researcher, Description of Respondents:
information collected from this business owner). Attendees of NWBC events; attendees of
audience will enable us to achieve this • Research Webinar Attendees: research webinars; subjects of role
goal. Demographic information, subject modeling profiles.
For the successful women business matter expertise, company/organization Form Number: N/A.
owners segment, the goal of this project information, hot topics in the attendees’
is to collect and amplify success stories fields of expertise. Total Estimated Annual Responses:
in order to raise the visibility of women • Women Business Owners: 800 (600 from NWBC events; 100 from
business owners. This goal is in Demographics information, business role modeling project; and 100 from
accordance with an NWBC information, contact information, research webinar attendees).
recommendation, which reads as questions on motivation, attitude, Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
follows: success, and overcoming challenges. 90 hours total.
Event attendees Total
Success stories (hours)
NWBC Research
Estimated survey hour burden ......................................................... 5 minutes ............... 5 minutes ............... 20 minutes.
Sample population hour burden estimate ........................................ 50 hours ................ 6.25 hours ............. 33.33 hours ........... 90
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| Contact | Erin Kelley, Director of Research & Policy, National Women's Business Council, 202 205-6826, [email protected], or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205- 7030, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 24999 |
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