80 FR 25763 - Announcement of “America's Seed Fund” Logo Design Competition for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-10428 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 25763-25765] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10428] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Announcement of ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Design Competition for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Design Competition, pursuant to the America Competes Act, to encourage artists and designers to create a thoughtful and imaginative visual representation of the government's largest innovation effort focused on research-driven, innovative and cutting-edge small businesses through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. DATES: The submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 4, 2015 or when this notice is published if a later date and ends May 29, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The winning contestant will be announced and the winning design will be unveiled during a White House ceremony on June 15, 2015. The winning contestant will be notified in advance of the public announcement. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7576, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Competition Details: 1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is seeking a new design to be used as the official logo of the SBIR/STTR Programs and the recently redesigned Web site https://www.sbir.gov/. The SBIR/STTR Programs are extremely competitive and encourage small businesses to engage in federally funded research and development (R&D) through eleven Federal agencies with R&D needs. SBIR/STTR awards enable small businesses to explore their technological potential, stimulate innovation to meet federal R&D needs, and potentially profit from private-sector commercialization of developed technologies. Since inception in 1982, 150,000 awards totaling $40 billion have been awarded to the small firms that participate. The programs touch, catalyze and seed the creation of STEM driven innovations in industries critical to the nation's long term competitiveness and growth--from nanotech to robotics to mobile communications to genetic therapies to clean energy to advanced weapons to space exploration. Many of today's technology giants--or their underlying technological components--received seed funding through SBIR or STTR awards via the eleven participating Federal agencies; the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Transportation. (Visit the sbir.gov Web site at https://www.sbir.gov/ for more information.) The new logo will serve as the official logo for the SBIR/STTR Programs to be used for promotional and educational information, including but not limited to, the Programs' Web site, SBA's Web site, participating Federal agency Web sites, conferences, events, television, print, and other media outlets. The winning logo is intended to premiere at the 2015 Tibbetts Awards ceremony on June 15, 2015, and be highlighted at the National SBIR Conference, June 15-17, 2015. 2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: To be eligible to win a prize under this Logo Design Competition, you-- (a) Must register to participate in the competition under the link designated for that purpose by SBA on challenge.gov; (b) Must comply with all the requirements under this notice and the America Competes Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358); (c) Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States before the submission period ends; (d) May not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of your employment; and, (e) May not be an entity with an outstanding, unresolved financial obligation to, or that is currently suspended or debarred by, the Federal government. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have the permission of a parent or legal guardian to participate. If you are a Federal grantee, you may not use Federal funds to develop applications for this competition unless such use is consistent with the purpose of your grant award. If you are a Federal contractor, you may not use Federal funds from a contract to develop or fund efforts in support of applications for this competition. You may use Federal facilities or consult with Federal employees during the competition if the facilities and employees are made available to all contestants participating in the competition on an equitable basis. 3. Registration Process for Participants: Design competition participants must submit their ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Designs online using the link designated for that purpose on challenge.gov, either by filtering search criteria to ``Small Business Administration'' or going to https://www.sbir.gov/, where the link will be posted. SBA will accept logo design competition submissions only through challenge.gov. Things to keep in mind as you design your ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo: (a) Translating the common programmatic elements of the SBIR and STTR programs--to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy . . . one small business at a time. (For more information about the SBIR and STTR Programs, visit the Web site at https://www.sbir.gov/.); (b) Reflecting the importance of the SBIR/STTR Programs in an insightful and ultimately innovative manner; and, [[Page 25764]] (c) Evoking through imagery thoughts related to words such as-- Innovation, Inventions, High-Tech, Cutting Edge, Technology, Startups, Seed Money, STEM driven, Angel Funding, Seeding Ideas, Business Plans, Forward-Looking, Venture Capital, Widely Applicable, High-Growth Entrepreneurship, National Competitiveness, and Next Generation Solutions. When uploading your ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo design, in the ``Submission Text'' field please also include a brief description about your logo entry and thought process behind the design--how it relates to the SBIR/STTR Programs as ``America's Seed Fund''. 4. Prizes for Winners: The winning contestant's design will become the official logo for the SBIR/STTR Programs, the Programs' Web site at sbir.gov, and any official SBA, SBIR Program and/or STTR Program purpose. The winning contestant will be invited to an unveiling of the winning logo design during a White House ceremony honoring the 2015 Tibbetts Award and SBIR Hall of Fame winners in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2015. The winning contestant will receive a congratulatory letter with winning design logo from SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. The winning contestant and winning logo design will also be recognized during the National SBIR Conference, June 15-17, 2015, in National Harbor, MD. Any and all associated travel costs will be the sole responsibility of the winning contestant. 5. Selection of Winners: SBA will select a judging panel that will consist of SBA officials, Program Managers of the SBIR/STTR participating Federal agencies, and at least one official from the National Endowment for the Arts. Judges will be fair and impartial. A judge may not have a familial or financial relationship with an individual who is a registered contestant in the competition. Judges will fully comply with all applicable government ethics requirements for Federal employees. Judges will use the following criteria to judge the submitted designs: (a) Design relates to the SBIR/STTR Programs as ``America's Seed Fund''. The subjects and ideas of small business, innovation, technological advancement, commercialization, and research and development need to be conveyed in the design of the logo. This may be done through a realistic or abstract design. (b) Creativity and originality. Is the visual quality of the design at once informative and representative of imagery connected to the SBIR/STTR Programs? (c) Design can be easily replicated. Can this design be replicated successfully, without excessive cost, for many media formats? The judging panel will evaluate the submissions and select up to ten logos to recommend to the SBA Administrator, who will choose the final winning design from all submissions, including the up to ten logos recommended to the SBA Administrator by the judging panel. All judging will take place between approximately May 19, 2015, and approximately May 29, 2015. SBA will publicly announce the winner and unveil the winning logo on June 15, 2015. For questions or further information, please see the contact information listed above. 6. Applicable Law: This design competition is being conducted by SBA pursuant to the America Competes Act (15 U.S.C. 3719) and is subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations. By participating in this design competition, each contestant gives its full and unconditional agreement to the Official Rules and the related administrative decisions described in this notice, which are final and binding in all matters related to the design competition. A contestant's eligibility for a prize award is contingent upon their fulfilling all requirements identified in this notice. Publication of this notice is not an obligation of funds on the part of SBA. SBA reserves the right to modify or cancel this design competition, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the award of prizes. 7. Conflicts of Interest: No individual acting as a judge at any stage of this design competition may have personal or financial interests in, or be an employee, officer, director, or agent of any contestant or have a familial or financial relationship with a contestant. 8. Intellectual Property Rights: (a) By submitting a design to this competition, you represent and warrant that you are the sole author and owner of the submitted design. Designs must be your original work, and must not violate or infringe the rights of other parties, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights, or material that constitutes copyright or license infringement. Your design may not contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, defamatory, or in any way disparaging. Your design cannot have been submitted previously in another promotion or contest of any kind. (b) You understand and agree that if your entry is selected as the winning design, it may be modified or altered by SBA, in its sole discretion, as deemed appropriate or necessary to execute, produce, or distribute the winning design in its final logo format. (c) The winning contestant will, in consideration of the prize to be awarded, grant to SBA an irrevocable, royalty-free, exclusive worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, copy, display, create derivative works, and publicly post, link to, and share, the winning design or parts thereof, for the purpose of the design competition and for any official SBA, SBIR Program and/or STTR Program purpose. 9. Publicity Rights: By registering and entering a submission, each contestant consents to SBA's and its agents' use, in perpetuity, of its name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state information for promotional or informational purposes through any form of media, worldwide, without payment or consideration. 10. Liability and Insurance Requirements: (a) By registering and entering a submission, each contestant agrees to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in this competition, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise. (b) By participating in this competition, you agree to indemnify the Federal government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to competition activities. (c) By registering and entering a submission, each contestant further represents and warrants that it possesses sufficient liability insurance or financial resources to cover claims by a third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage or loss resulting from any activity it carries out in connection with its participation in this competition, or claims by the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an activity. Challenge winners should be prepared to demonstrate proof of insurance or financial responsibility in the event SBA deems it necessary. 11. Record Retention and Disclosure: All submissions and related materials provided to SBA in the course of this Competition automatically become SBA records and cannot be returned. [[Page 25765]] Award Approving Official: Javier Saade, Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Authority: Pub. L. 111-358 (2011). Dated: April 29, 2015. Javier Saade, Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation. [FR Doc. 2015-10428 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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change that are filed with the will be announced and the winning 2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in
Commission, and all written design will be unveiled during a White the Competition: To be eligible to win
communications relating to the House ceremony on June 15, 2015. The a prize under this Logo Design
proposed rule change between the winning contestant will be notified in Competition, you—
Commission and any person, other than advance of the public announcement. (a) Must register to participate in the
those that may be withheld from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: competition under the link designated
public in accordance with the Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, Office for that purpose by SBA on
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be of Investment and Innovation, U.S. challenge.gov;
available for Web site viewing and Small Business Administration, 409 (b) Must comply with all the
printing in the Commission’s Public Third Street SW., 6th Floor, requirements under this notice and the
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–7576, America Competes Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
Washington, DC 20549 on official sbirlogochallenge@sba.gov. 111–358);
business days between the hours of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (c) Must be a citizen or permanent
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the Competition Details: resident of the United States before the
filing also will be available for 1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is submission period ends;
inspection and copying at the principal seeking a new design to be used as the (d) May not be a Federal employee
office of DTC and on DTCC’s Web site official logo of the SBIR/STTR Programs acting within the scope of your
(http://dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule- and the recently redesigned Web site employment; and,
filings.aspx). All comments received https://www.sbir.gov/. The SBIR/STTR (e) May not be an entity with an
will be posted without change; the Programs are extremely competitive and outstanding, unresolved financial
Commission does not edit personal encourage small businesses to engage in obligation to, or that is currently
identifying information from federally funded research and suspended or debarred by, the Federal
submissions. You should submit only development (R&D) through eleven government.
information that you wish to make Federal agencies with R&D needs. SBIR/ If you are under 18 years of age, you
available publicly. All submissions STTR awards enable small businesses to must have the permission of a parent or
should refer to File Number SR–DTC– explore their technological potential, legal guardian to participate. If you are
2015–004 and should be submitted on a Federal grantee, you may not use
stimulate innovation to meet federal
or before May 26, 2015. Federal funds to develop applications
R&D needs, and potentially profit from
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[FR Doc. 2015–10401 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] touch, catalyze and seed the creation of efforts in support of applications for this
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P STEM driven innovations in industries competition. You may use Federal
critical to the nation’s long term facilities or consult with Federal
competitiveness and growth—from employees during the competition if the
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION nanotech to robotics to mobile facilities and employees are made
communications to genetic therapies to available to all contestants participating
Announcement of ‘‘America’s Seed clean energy to advanced weapons to in the competition on an equitable basis.
Fund’’ Logo Design Competition for space exploration. Many of today’s 3. Registration Process for
the Small Business Innovation technology giants—or their underlying Participants: Design competition
Research (SBIR) and Small Business technological components—received participants must submit their
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs seed funding through SBIR or STTR ‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo Designs
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business awards via the eleven participating online using the link designated for that
Administration. Federal agencies; the Environmental purpose on challenge.gov, either by
ACTION: Notice. Protection Agency, the National filtering search criteria to ‘‘Small
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Business Administration’’ or going to
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business the National Science Foundation and https://www.sbir.gov/, where the link
Administration (SBA) announces the the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, will be posted. SBA will accept logo
‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo Design Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, design competition submissions only
Competition, pursuant to the America Health and Human Services, Homeland through challenge.gov.
Competes Act, to encourage artists and Security and Transportation. (Visit the Things to keep in mind as you design
designers to create a thoughtful and sbir.gov Web site at https:// your ‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo:
imaginative visual representation of the www.sbir.gov/ for more information.) (a) Translating the common
government’s largest innovation effort The new logo will serve as the official programmatic elements of the SBIR and
focused on research-driven, innovative logo for the SBIR/STTR Programs to be STTR programs—to support scientific
and cutting-edge small businesses used for promotional and educational excellence and technological innovation
through the Small Business Innovation information, including but not limited through the investment of Federal
Research (SBIR) and Small Business to, the Programs’ Web site, SBA’s Web research funds in critical American
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Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. site, participating Federal agency Web priorities to build a strong national
DATES: The submission period for sites, conferences, events, television, economy . . . one small business at a
entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 4, print, and other media outlets. The time. (For more information about the
2015 or when this notice is published if winning logo is intended to premiere at SBIR and STTR Programs, visit the Web
a later date and ends May 29, 2015 at the 2015 Tibbetts Awards ceremony on site at https://www.sbir.gov/.);
11:59 p.m. EDT. The winning contestant June 15, 2015, and be highlighted at the (b) Reflecting the importance of the
National SBIR Conference, June 15–17, SBIR/STTR Programs in an insightful
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Award Approving Official: Javier collected helps the Agency to make • Regular Mail: Send written
Saade, Associate Administrator, Office preliminary eligibility assessment. comments to: Bureau of Educational and
of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Cultural Affairs; U.S. Department of
Solicitation of Public Comments
Small Business Administration, 409 State; SA–5, 2200 C Street NW.,
Third Street SW., Washington, DC Comments may be submitted on (a) Washington, DC 20522.
20416. whether the collection of information is You must include the DS form
Authority: Pub. L. 111–358 (2011).
necessary for the agency to properly number (if applicable), information
perform its functions; (b) whether the collection title, and the OMB control
Dated: April 29, 2015. burden estimates are accurate; (c) number in any correspondence.
Javier Saade, whether there are ways to minimize the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Associate Administrator, Office of Investment burden, including through the use of Direct requests for additional
and Innovation. automated techniques or other forms of information regarding the collection
[FR Doc. 2015–10428 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 a.m.] information technology; and (d) whether listed in this notice, including requests
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P there are ways to enhance the quality, for copies of the proposed collection
utility, and clarity of the information. instrument and supporting documents,
Summary of Information Collections to Megan Huber, Bureau of Educational
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION and Cultural Affairs; U.S. Department of
(1) Title: Disaster Home/Business State; SA–5, 2200 C Street NW.,
Reporting and Recordkeeping Loan Inquiry Record. Washington, DC 20522, who may be
Requirements Under OMB Review Description of Respondents: Disaster reached on 202–632–9487 or at alumni@
Recovery Victims. state.gov.
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
Form Number: SBA Form 700.
ACTION: 30-Day notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Estimated Annual Respondents:
2,831. • Title of Information Collection:
SUMMARY: The Small Business Estimated Annual Responses: 2,831. Exchange Alumni Virtual Program.
Administration (SBA) is publishing this Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 747. • OMB Control Number: None.
notice to comply with requirements of • Type of Request: New Collection.
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 Curtis B. Rich, • Originating Office: Bureau of
U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires Management Analyst. Educational and Cultural Affairs,
agencies to submit proposed reporting [FR Doc. 2015–10427 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] Alumni Affairs Division, ECA/P/A.
and recordkeeping requirements to BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
• Form Number: DS–7010.
OMB for review and approval, and to • Respondents: Exchange program
publish a notice in the Federal Register alumni of U.S. government-sponsored
notifying the public that the agency has exchange programs.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE • Estimated Number of Respondents:
made such a submission. This notice
also allows an additional 30 days for [Public Notice: 9125] 100.
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public comments.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 100.
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ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to response.
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ACTION: • Total Estimated Burden Time: 50
or OMB Control Number and should be comment. hours.
sent to: Agency Clearance Officer, Curtis • Frequency: On Occasion.
SUMMARY: The Department of State is • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Rich, Small Business Administration, seeking Office of Management and
409 3rd Street SW., 5th Floor, We are soliciting public comments to
Budget (OMB) approval for the permit the Department to:
Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk information collection described below.
Officer, Office of Information and • Evaluate whether the proposed
In accordance with the Paperwork information collection is necessary for
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Reduction Act of 1995, we are
Management and Budget, New the proper functions of the Department.
Executive Office Building, Washington,
requesting comments on this collection • Evaluate the accuracy of our
from all interested individuals and estimate of the time and cost burden for
DC 20503. organizations. The purpose of this this proposed collection, including the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: notice is to allow 60 days for public validity of the methodology and
Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, comment preceding submission of the assumptions used.
(202) 205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov. collection to OMB. • Enhance the quality, utility, and
Copies: A copy of the Form DATE(S): The Department will accept clarity of the information to be
OMB 83–1, supporting statement, and comments from the public up to July 6, collected.
other documents submitted to OMB for 2015. • Minimize the reporting burden on
review may be obtained from the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments those who are to respond, including the
Agency Clearance Officer. by any of the following methods: use of automated collection techniques
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small • Web: Persons with access to the or other forms of information
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Business Administration Form 700 Internet may comment on this notice by technology.
provides a record of interviews going to www.Regulations.gov. You can Please note that comments submitted
conducted by SBA personnel with small search for the document by entering in response to this Notice are public
business owners, homeowners and Docket Number: ‘‘DOS–2015–0020’’ in record. Before including any detailed
renters (disaster victims) who seek the Search field. Then click the personal information, you should be
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recovery from physical or economic the comment form. including your personal information,
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| Dates | The submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 4, 2015 or when this notice is published if a later date and ends May 29, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The winning contestant will be announced and the winning design will be unveiled during a White House ceremony on June 15, 2015. The winning contestant will be notified in advance of the public announcement. | |
| Contact | Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7576, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 25763 |
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