80_FR_32757 80 FR 32647 - Data Collection Available for Public Comments

80 FR 32647 - Data Collection Available for Public Comments

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)

Page Range32647-32648
FR Document2015-14003

The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the new 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 to OMB, and to allow 60 days for the public to comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with such requirements and announces SBA's proposal to conduct a survey of the small businesses who participate in SBA's Regional Innovation Clusters (RIC) program.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request 
approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the new 
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 to OMB, and to allow 60 days for the public 
to comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with such 
requirements and announces SBA's proposal to conduct a survey of the 
small businesses who participate in SBA's Regional Innovation Clusters 
(RIC) program.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer 
Representative, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small 
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW. Suite 6200, Washington, DC 
20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer 
Representative, 202-401-1354, [email protected] or Curtis B. Rich, 
Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for the collection of new 
information.
    In October 2014, a new cohort of sites was added to the Regional 
Innovation Clusters (RIC) initiative, which was originally started in 
October 1, 2010 by the Small Business Administration (SBA)'s Office of 
Entrepreneurial Development. Through this initiative, organizations in 
11 communities across the U.S. have been selected to provide industry-
specific assistance to small businesses, and to develop industry 
relationships and supply chains within their regions. Clusters--
geographically concentrated groups of interconnected businesses, 
suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions in a 
particular industry or field--act as a networking hub to convene a 
number of resources to help navigate the funding, procurement, and 
supply-chain opportunities in a specific industry.
    SBA is conducting an evaluation of the Regional Innovation Clusters 
initiative to determine how the clusters have developed, the type and 
volume of services they provided to small businesses, client 
perceptions of the program, and the various outcomes related to their 
existence, including collaboration among firms, innovation, and small 
business growth. Small business growth will be compared to the overall 
growth of firms in those same regions and industries. This evaluation 
will also include lessons learned and success stories. SBA proposes the 
use of

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three instruments for data collection and analysis of three distinct 
populations. These instruments are: (1) Small Business Survey, (2) 
Large Organization Survey and (3) Cluster Administrator Survey. In 
addition, SBA plans to interview each of the 11 cluster administrators 
several times a year regarding program impact and successes or 
challenges, and to obtain clarifications on information provided in 
quarterly reports. Each of the proposed surveys will be administered 
electronically and will contain both open- and close-ended questions. 
The information collected and analyzed from these instruments will 
contribute to monitoring performance metrics and program goals, as well 
as recommendations on improving program practices.
    (a) 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 collected.
    (b) Summary of Information Collection:

Small Business Survey

    Description of Respondents: small businesses participating in the 
11 clusters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 410.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 410.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 218.

Large Organization Survey

    Description of Respondents: large organizations (e.g., 
universities, public sector agencies) participating in one of the 11 
clusters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 195.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 195.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 71.

Cluster Administrator Survey

    Description of Respondents: administration team of one of the 11 
clusters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 11.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 80.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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                                              C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       Paper Comments                                          below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
                                              Statement on Comments on the                               • Send paper comments in triplicate                  (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
                                              Proposed Rule Change Received From                      to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   requires federal agencies to publish a
                                              Members, Participants or Others                         Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                           notice in the Federal Register
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20549–1090.                              concerning each proposed collection of
                                                The Exchange has not solicited or
                                                                                                      All submissions should refer to File                    information to OMB, and to allow 60
                                              received comments on the proposed
                                                                                                      Number SR–NSX–2015–02. This file                        days for the public to comment in
                                              rule change from market participants or
                                                                                                      number should be included on the                        response to the notice. This notice
                                              others.
                                                                                                      subject line if email is used. To help the              complies with such requirements and
                                              III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Commission process and review your                      announces SBA’s proposal to conduct a
                                              Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     comments more efficiently, please use                   survey of the small businesses who
                                              Commission Action                                       only one method. The Commission will                    participate in SBA’s Regional
                                                                                                      post all comments on the Commission’s                   Innovation Clusters (RIC) program.
                                                 Because the proposed rule change
                                              does not (i) significantly affect the                   Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                              protection of investors or the public                   rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         August 10, 2015.
                                              interest; (ii) impose any significant                   submission, all subsequent                              ADDRESSES: Send all comments to
                                              burden on competition; and (iii) become                 amendments, all written statements                      Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer
                                              operative for 30 days from the date on                  with respect to the proposed rule                       Representative, Office of
                                              which it was filed, or such shorter time                change that are filed with the                          Entrepreneurial Development, U.S.
                                              as the Commission may designate, if                     Commission, and all written                             Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
                                              consistent with the protection of                       communications relating to the                          Street SW. Suite 6200, Washington, DC
                                              investors and the public interest, the                  proposed rule change between the                        20416.
                                              proposed rule change has become                         Commission and any person, other than                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)               those that may be withheld from the                     Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer
                                              of the Act 18 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)                      public in accordance with the                           Representative, 202–401–1354,
                                              thereunder.19                                           provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     oedsurvey@sba.gov or Curtis B. Rich,
                                                 At any time within 60 days of the                    available for Web site viewing and                      Management Analyst, 202–205–7030,
                                              filing of such proposed rule change, the                printing in the Commission’s Public                     curtis.rich@sba.gov
                                              Commission summarily may                                Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20549, on official                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
                                              temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                                                                      business days between the hours of                      request for the collection of new
                                              it appears to the Commission that such
                                                                                                      10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such                 information.
                                              action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                                                                      filing will also be available for                         In October 2014, a new cohort of sites
                                              public interest, for the protection of
                                                                                                      inspection and copying at the principal                 was added to the Regional Innovation
                                              investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                                                                      office of the Exchange. All comments                    Clusters (RIC) initiative, which was
                                              the purposes of the Act. If the
                                                                                                      received will be posted without change;                 originally started in October 1, 2010 by
                                              Commission takes such action, the
                                                                                                      the Commission does not edit personal                   the Small Business Administration
                                              Commission shall institute proceedings
                                                                                                      identifying information from                            (SBA)’s Office of Entrepreneurial
                                              under section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 20 to
                                                                                                      submissions. You should submit only                     Development. Through this initiative,
                                              determine whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                      information that you wish to make                       organizations in 11 communities across
                                              change should be approved or
                                                                                                      available publicly. All submissions                     the U.S. have been selected to provide
                                              disapproved.
                                                                                                      should refer to File Number SR–NSX–                     industry-specific assistance to small
                                              IV. Solicitation of Comments                            2015–02 and should be submitted on or                   businesses, and to develop industry
                                                                                                      before June 30, 2015.                                   relationships and supply chains within
                                                Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                                                                              their regions. Clusters—geographically
                                              submit written data, views, and                           For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                                                                              concentrated groups of interconnected
                                              arguments concerning the foregoing,                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                      authority.21                                            businesses, suppliers, service providers,
                                              including whether the proposed rule
                                                                                                                                                              and associated institutions in a
                                              change is consistent with the Act.                      Robert W. Errett,                                       particular industry or field—act as a
                                              Comments may be submitted by any of                     Deputy Secretary.                                       networking hub to convene a number of
                                              the following methods:                                  [FR Doc. 2015–13985 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am]              resources to help navigate the funding,
                                              Electronic Comments                                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  procurement, and supply-chain
                                                                                                                                                              opportunities in a specific industry.
                                                • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                              comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                                 SBA is conducting an evaluation of
                                                                                                      SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                           the Regional Innovation Clusters
                                              rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                                                                              initiative to determine how the clusters
                                                • Send an email to rule-comments@                     Data Collection Available for Public                    have developed, the type and volume of
                                              sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                 Comments                                                services they provided to small
                                              NSX–2015–02 on the subject line.
                                                                                                            60-day notice and request for
                                                                                                      ACTION:
                                                                                                                                                              businesses, client perceptions of the
                                                18 15                                                 comments.                                               program, and the various outcomes
                                                       U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                19 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule
                                                                                                                                                              related to their existence, including
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                                              19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the             SUMMARY:  The Small Business                            collaboration among firms, innovation,
                                              Commission with written notice of its intent to file    Administration (SBA) intends to request                 and small business growth. Small
                                              the proposed rule change, along with a brief            approval, from the Office of                            business growth will be compared to the
                                              description and the text of the proposed rule                                                                   overall growth of firms in those same
                                              change, at least five business days prior to the date
                                                                                                      Management and Budget (OMB) for the
                                              of filing of the proposed rule change, or such          new collection of information described                 regions and industries. This evaluation
                                              shorter time as designated by the Commission.                                                                   will also include lessons learned and
                                                20 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).                              21 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                          success stories. SBA proposes the use of


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                                              three instruments for data collection                   SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                                   (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                              and analysis of three distinct                                                                                          Numbers 59002 and 59008)
                                              populations. These instruments are: (1)                 [Disaster Declaration #14336 and #14337]                        James E. Rivera,
                                              Small Business Survey, (2) Large                                                                                        Associate Administrator for Disaster
                                              Organization Survey and (3) Cluster                     Texas Disaster #TX–00448                                        Assistance.
                                              Administrator Survey. In addition, SBA                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–14006 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                              plans to interview each of the 11 cluster               AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                                                                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                              administrators several times a year                     Administration.
                                              regarding program impact and successes                  ACTION: Notice.
                                              or challenges, and to obtain                                                                                            SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                              clarifications on information provided                  SUMMARY:    This is a Notice of the
                                              in quarterly reports. Each of the                       Presidential declaration of a major                             [Disaster Declaration #14334 and #14335]
                                              proposed surveys will be administered                   disaster for Public Assistance Only for
                                                                                                                                                                      Texas Disaster #TX–00447
                                              electronically and will contain both                    the State of Texas (FEMA–4223–DR),
                                              open- and close-ended questions. The                    dated 05/29/2015.                                               AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                              information collected and analyzed                         Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,                          Administration.
                                              from these instruments will contribute                  Straight Line Winds and Flooding.                               ACTION: Notice.
                                              to monitoring performance metrics and                      Incident Period: 05/04/2015 and
                                              program goals, as well as                               continuing.                                                     SUMMARY:   This is a Notice of the
                                              recommendations on improving                                                                                            Presidential declaration of a major
                                                                                                         Effective Date: 05/29/2015.
                                              program practices.                                                                                                      disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA–
                                                                                                         Physical Loan Application Deadline                           4223–DR), dated 05/29/2015.
                                                 (a) Solicitation of Public Comments:
                                                                                                      Date: 07/28/2015.                                                 Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,
                                                 SBA is requesting comments on (a)
                                              whether the collection of information is                   Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan                                  Straight Line Winds and Flooding.
                                              necessary for the agency to properly                    Application Deadline Date: 02/29/2016.                            Incident Period: 05/04/2015 and
                                              perform its functions; (b) whether the                  ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan                                continuing.
                                              burden estimates are accurate; (c)                      applications to: U.S. Small Business                              Effective Date: 05/29/2015.
                                                                                                      Administration, Processing and                                    Physical Loan Application Deadline
                                              whether there are ways to minimize the
                                                                                                      Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport                            Date: 07/28/2015.
                                              burden, including through the use of                                                                                      Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
                                              automated techniques or other forms of                  Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
                                                                                                                                                                      Application Deadline Date: 02/29/2016.
                                              information technology; and (d) whether                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.                             ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
                                              there are ways to enhance the quality,                  Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
                                              utility, and clarity of the information                                                                                 applications to: U.S. Small Business
                                                                                                      U.S. Small Business Administration,                             Administration, Processing and
                                              collected.                                              409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
                                                 (b) Summary of Information                                                                                           Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20416.                                           Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
                                              Collection:
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
                                              Small Business Survey                                   hereby given that as a result of the                            Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
                                                Description of Respondents: small                     President’s major disaster declaration on                       U.S. Small Business Administration,
                                              businesses participating in the 11                      05/29/2015, Private Non-Profit                                  409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
                                              clusters.                                               organizations that provide essential                            Washington, DC 20416.
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents:                      services of governmental nature may file                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                              410.                                                    disaster loan applications at the address                       hereby given that as a result of the
                                                Estimated Annual Responses: 410.                      listed above or other locally announced                         President’s major disaster declaration on
                                                Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 218.                    locations.                                                      05/29/2015, applications for disaster
                                                                                                         The following areas have been                                loans may be filed at the address listed
                                              Large Organization Survey                               determined to be adversely affected by                          above or other locally announced
                                                Description of Respondents: large                     the disaster:                                                   locations.
                                              organizations (e.g., universities, public               Primary Counties: Cooke, Gaines,                                  The following areas have been
                                              sector agencies) participating in one of                   Grimes, Harris, Hays, Navarro, Van                           determined to be adversely affected by
                                              the 11 clusters.                                           Zandt                                                        the disaster:
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents:                                                                                      Primary Counties (Physical Damage and
                                              195.                                                       The Interest Rates are:                                        Economic Injury Loans): Harris, Hays,
                                                Estimated Annual Responses: 195.                                                                                        Van Zandt
                                                Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 71.                                                                         Percent
                                                                                                                                                                      Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury
                                              Cluster Administrator Survey                            For Physical Damage:                                              Loans Only):
                                                                                                        Non-Profit Organizations With                                   Texas: Blanco, Brazoria, Caldwell,
                                                Description of Respondents:                               Credit Available Elsewhere ...                      2.625        Chambers, Comal, Fort Bend,
                                              administration team of one of the 11                      Non-Profit Organizations With-                                     Galveston, Guadalupe, Henderson,
                                              clusters.                                                   out Credit Available Else-                                       Hunt, Kaufman, Liberty,
                                                Estimated Number of Respondents:                          where .....................................         2.625        Montgomery, Rains, Smith, Travis,
                                              11.                                                     For Economic Injury:                                                 Waller, Wood
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                                                Estimated Annual Responses: 11.                         Non-Profit Organizations With-
                                                                                                                                                                        The Interest Rates are:
                                                Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 80.                         out Credit Available Else-
                                                                                                          where .....................................         2.625
                                              Curtis B. Rich,                                                                                                                                                     Percent
                                              Management Analyst.                                       The number assigned to this disaster                          For Physical Damage:
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–14003 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am]              for physical damage is 14336B and for                             Homeowners With Credit Avail-
                                              BILLING CODE P                                          economic injury is 14337B.                                          able Elsewhere ......................      3.375



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action60-day notice and request for comments.
DatesSubmit comments on or before August 10, 2015.
ContactBrittany Borg, Contracting Officer Representative, 202-401-1354, [email protected] or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 32647 

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