80_FR_33692 80 FR 33579 - Announcement of Startup in a Day Competition-Start Small Model

80 FR 33579 - Announcement of Startup in a Day Competition-Start Small Model

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

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FR Document2015-14347

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the 2015 Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model, pursuant to the America Competes Act, to spur the development, implementation, and improvement of online tools that will let entrepreneurs learn about the business startup process in their area, including how to register and apply for all required local licenses and permits--all in one day or less.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Announcement of Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the 
2015 Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model, pursuant to the

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America Competes Act, to spur the development, implementation, and 
improvement of online tools that will let entrepreneurs learn about the 
business startup process in their area, including how to register and 
apply for all required local licenses and permits--all in one day or 
less.

DATES: The submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, June 
11, 2015 and ends July 13, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Winners will be 
announced no later than August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: For further information, please contact the U.S. Small 
Business Administration, Startup in a Day--IGA, 409 Third Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7364, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Competition Details

    1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is seeking to support 
entrepreneurs who are navigating the requirements to start a business. 
Currently many of these requirements are in multiple locations and a 
streamlined approach could help entrepreneurs startup more easily. The 
Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model is designed to spur the 
development, implementation, and improvement of online tools that will 
let entrepreneurs learn about the business startup process in their 
area, including how to register and apply for all required local 
licenses and permits, in one day or less. In order to maximize the 
success of this Competition, SBA will work with the National League of 
Cities (NLC), an advocacy organization representing thousands of 
municipalities, to establish a formal mechanism by which all Startup in 
a Day Competition winners will be able to collaborate and share best 
practices.
    In conjunction with the Startup in a Day Competition, President 
Barack Obama is asking cities and Native American Communities across 
America to take a pledge to support entrepreneurs in their area by 
making it easier to start a business (for the text of this pledge, see 
sba.gov/startup). While it is not required to enter this Competition, 
all cities and Native American Communities are encouraged to take the 
pledge. As an additional encouragement, entries submitted by cities and 
Native American Communities that do take the pledge will receive five 
(5) bonus points during the evaluation process, as stipulated in Item 
3: Part V below. Furthermore, all Startup in a Day Competition--Start 
Small Model winners will be required to take the pledge prior to 
receiving their prizes.
    An additional aim of this competition is to stimulate economic 
development in certain Priority Communities. For purposes of the 
Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model, Priority Communities 
are those cities that fall into one or more of the following categories 
(Note: Under the Startup in a Day Competition--Start Small Model, 
prizes for Native American Communities are being funded and scored 
separately and are not eligible for Priority Community consideration. 
However, both cities and Native American Communities are eligible for 
additional points for agreeing to the Startup in a Day Pledge. See Item 
3: Part V below for more details.):
     Rural/Non-Metropolitan: Cities having a population of less 
than 50,000. Please reference http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html.
     High Poverty: Cities where 20 percent or more of residents 
are below the poverty level. Please reference http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html.
     Veterans Economic Community: Being an official participant 
in the Veterans Economic Communities Initiative. To view the list of 
participating cities, please go to http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/20015/va-launches-campaign-increase-veterans-economic-potential/.
     Promise Zone: Being officially designated as a Promise 
Zone. To view the list of designated Promise Zones and lead 
organizations, please go to www.hud.gov/promisezones.
    2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: This 
Competition is open only to the local governments of United States 
cities (referred to as municipalities and townships by the U.S. Census 
Bureau \1\) or American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian 
communities, or their constituent agencies and subdivisions. No city or 
Native American Community may submit more than one entry to the Startup 
in a Day Competition--Start Small Model. However, cities and Native 
American Communities are allowed to apply to both the Startup in a Day 
Competition--Start Small Model and to the Startup in a Day 
Competition--Dream Big Model (see separate announcement). Cities and 
Native American Communities must submit a separate application for each 
competition. However, please note that a city or Native American 
Community cannot win a prize under both announcements. If a city or 
Native American Community is a finalist for both competitions, the city 
or Native American Community will be awarded the larger prize. No city 
or Native American Community that is currently suspended or debarred by 
the Federal government is eligible to take part in this Competition.
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    \1\ U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, Lists and 
Structure of Governments, Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. 
Accessed May 18, 2015, http://www.census.gov/govs/go/municipal_township_govs.html.
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    3. Registration Process for Contestants: Contestants in the Startup 
in a Day Competition--Start Small Model must submit their entries 
online using the link designated for that purpose on challenge.gov, 
either by filtering search criteria to ``Small Business 
Administration'' or going to sba.gov/startup, where the link will be 
posted. In addition to the basic details collected in that short 
application form, contestants must also complete and submit via 
challenge.gov a proposal and attachments that addresses all of the 
items identified below:

Authorization Statement (Not to exceed one (1) page)

     A letter or signed statement by the city or Native 
American Community representative, council, or equivalent approving or 
authorizing the entry on behalf of the city or Native American 
Community.

Proposal (Parts I-III not to exceed two (2) pages)

     Part I: City or Native American Community Description (20 
points)
    (i) Briefly describe your city or Native American Community and its 
story (include applicable data from the most current source (i.e. U.S. 
Census Bureau's ACS)). If your city qualifies as a Priority Community 
as defined in Item 1, also see Part IV below.
    (ii) Describe the demand for registering and obtaining permits, 
resources, etc. for small businesses in your city or Native American 
Community (include quantitative analysis).
     Part II: Problem(s) and Solution(s) (40 points)
    (i) Describe the current process, including the problems/obstacles, 
an entrepreneur experiences while trying to register and obtain 
permits, resources, etc. as a small businesses in your city or Native 
American Community.
    (ii) Describe the solution that would solve the problems/obstacles 
described above, if awarded a prize.
     Part III: Implementation (40 points)
    (i) Outline the anticipated timeframe for implementing the solution 
described above.
    (ii) Describe the top five (5) metrics relevant to outputs and 
outcomes that

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would measure your city's or Native American Community's success in 
solving the stated problems/obstacles.
    (iii) Describe any additional resources that will need to be 
leveraged, including partnerships, to fully implement the proposed 
solution.

Optional Proposal Addenda (Parts IV and V not to exceed one (1) page 
for each part)

     Part IV: Service to Priority Communities as Defined in 
Item 1 (up to 10 bonus points . . . five (5) points for each eligible 
Priority Community to be served, up to two (2) communities)
    (i) State the Priority Community to be served.
    (ii) Briefly describe the Priority Community in your city (include 
applicable data from the most current sources (i.e., U.S. Census 
Bureau's ACS)).
    (iii) Describe the demand from the Priority Community for 
registering small businesses and/or obtaining permits, resources, etc. 
in your city (include quantitative analysis).
     Part V: Taking the Startup in a Day Pledge (five (5) bonus 
points). Cities and Native American Communities that agree to the 
Startup in a Day Pledge (for the text of the pledge, see sba.gov/startup) will receive five (5) bonus points. Applicants only need to 
provide a statement that they agree to the Startup in a Day Pledge.
    Proposals may not include any confidential and/or proprietary 
information and must be formatted as follows:
    [cir] Length: No more than two (2) pages to answer Parts I-III. No 
more than one (1) page to answer Part IV and one (1) page to answer 
Part V.
    [cir] Spacing: 1.5 lines
    [cir] Paper Size: 8.5 x 11 with three-quarter (.75) inch margins on 
all sides
    [cir] Font and Font Size: Calibri, 11 point
    4. Prizes for Winners: In total, SBA will award up to $1.35 million 
in prizes under this announcement. SBA will award up to $1.25 million 
and no more than 25 prizes of up to $50,000 each to cities that are 
selected as winners. Due to the use of additional funding sources with 
different constraints, SBA will also separately award no more than two 
(2) prizes of up to $50,000 each to winning entries submitted by Native 
American Communities.
    Because the subject of this competition is not just the development 
of online tools to streamline the business startup process, but also 
the implementation and improvement of such tools, prizes will be 
disbursed in two payments. The first payment, equal to 80 percent of a 
winner's total prize amount, will be disbursed once all initial 
requirements (i.e. taking the Startup in a Day pledge, etc.) have been 
met. The remaining 20 percent of the total prize amount will be 
disbursed after a winner submits a written assessment that includes, 
but is not limited to, the outcomes and outputs of its Startup in a Day 
activities as measured by the metrics outlined in its proposal, a 
summary of any lessons learned and best practices, and suggestions for 
any improvements to the design or implementation of similar 
competitions in the future. Winners must base this assessment on a 
period of live operation of their Startup in a Day Web tools that is at 
least six (6) months and no more than twelve (12) months in length.
    Regardless of the length of the period of operation on which they 
are based, the written assessment must be submitted to SBA no later 
than 15 months after a winner receives its first prize payment. The 
written assessments, or portions thereof, may be made public. Further 
guidance regarding the format and means of submission of these 
assessments will be provided to winners prior to their acceptance of 
prizes.
    All prizes will be paid via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) and 
winners will be required to create an account in the System for Award 
Management (SAM) in order to receive their prizes.
    5. Selection of Winners: Competition entries will be evaluated by a 
review committee that may be comprised of SBA officials, employees of 
other Federal agencies, and/or private sector experts. Winners will be 
selected based on the quality, clarity, completeness, and feasibility 
of their proposals in addressing the issues outlined in Item 3 of this 
Competition announcement. In addition, in order to achieve nationwide 
distribution of prizes for the purpose of assisting business startups 
across the entire United States, SBA may take into account contestants' 
geographic locations and areas of service when selecting winners. For 
the announcement of winners, any travel or related expenses to attend 
an event will be the responsibility of the winner and may not be paid 
with prize funds.
    6. Applicable Law: This 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 
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 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 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 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: All entries submitted in response 
to this Challenge will remain the sole intellectual property of the 
individuals or organizations that developed them. By registering and 
entering a submission, each contestant represents and warrants that it 
is the sole author and copyright owner of the submission, and that the 
submission is an original work of the contestant, or if the submission 
is a work based on an existing application, that the contestant has 
acquired sufficient rights to use and to authorize others to use the 
submission, and that the submission does not infringe upon any 
copyright or upon any other third party rights of which the contestant 
is aware.
    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 further payment or consideration.
    10. Liability and Insurance Requirements: 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. 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

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participation in this Competition, or claims by the Federal Government 
for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an 
activity. Competition 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. Contestants 
should identify any confidential commercial information contained in 
their entries at the time of their submission.
    Award Approving Official: Christopher L. James, Associate 
Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20416.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.

    Dated: June 8, 2015.
Christopher L. James,
Associate Administrator, Small Business Administration.
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                                                     Æ Paper Size: 8.5 x 11 with three-                   on the quality, clarity, completeness,                 through any form of media, worldwide,
                                                  quarter (.75) inch margins on all sides.                and feasibility of their proposals in                  without further payment or
                                                     Æ Font and Font Size: Calibri, 11                    addressing the issues outlined in Item 3               consideration.
                                                  point.                                                  of this Competition announcement. In                      10. Liability and Insurance
                                                     4. Prizes for Winners: SBA will award                addition, in order to achieve nationwide               Requirements: By registering and
                                                  up to $250,000 and up to two (2) prizes                 distribution of prizes for the purpose of              entering a submission, each contestant
                                                  under this announcement to cities and                   assisting business startups across the                 agrees to assume any and all risks and
                                                  Native American Communities that are                    entire United States, SBA may take into                waive claims against the Federal
                                                  selected as winners.                                    account contestants’ geographic                        Government and its related entities,
                                                     Because the subject of this                          locations and areas of service when                    except in the case of willful misconduct,
                                                  competition is not just the development                 selecting winners. For the                             for any injury, death, damage, or loss of
                                                  of online tools to streamline the                       announcement of winners, any travel or                 property, revenue, or profits, whether
                                                  business startup process, but also the                  related expenses to attend an event will               direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
                                                  implementation and improvement of                       be the responsibility of the winner and                from their participation in this
                                                  such tools, prizes will be disbursed in                 may not be paid with prize funds.                      Competition, whether the injury, death,
                                                  three payments. The first payment,                         6. Applicable Law: This Competition                 damage, or loss arises through
                                                  equal to 60 percent of a winner’s total                 is being conducted by SBA pursuant to                  negligence or otherwise. By registering
                                                  prize amount, will be disbursed once all                the America Competes Act (15 U.S.C.                    and entering a submission, each
                                                  initial requirements (i.e. taking the                   3719) and is subject to all applicable                 contestant further represents and
                                                  Startup in a Day pledge, etc.) have been                federal laws and regulations. By                       warrants that it possesses sufficient
                                                  met. The second payment, equal to 20                    participating in this Competition, each                liability insurance or financial resources
                                                  percent of a winner’s total prize amount,               contestant gives its full and                          to cover claims by a third party for
                                                  will be disbursed after a winner has                    unconditional agreement to the Official                death, bodily injury, or property damage
                                                  presented a demonstration of its open                   Rules and the related administrative                   or loss resulting from any activity it
                                                  source solution to SBA and Agency staff                 decisions described in this notice,                    carries out in connection with its
                                                  has deemed that solution satisfactory.                  which are final and binding in all                     participation in this Competition, or
                                                  This demonstration must be presented                    matters related to the Competition. A                  claims by the Federal Government for
                                                  within six (6) months of the date of the                contestant’s eligibility for a prize award             damage or loss to Government property
                                                  award unless otherwise specified by the                 is contingent upon their fulfilling all                resulting from such an activity.
                                                  SBA. The remaining 20 percent of the                    requirements identified in this notice.                Competition winners should be
                                                  total prize amount will be disbursed                    Publication of this notice is not an                   prepared to demonstrate proof of
                                                  after a winner submits a written                        obligation of funds on the part of SBA.                insurance or financial responsibility in
                                                  assessment that includes, but is not                    SBA reserves the right to modify or                    the event SBA deems it necessary.
                                                  limited to, the outcomes and outputs of                 cancel this Competition, in whole or in                   11. Record Retention and Disclosure:
                                                  its Startup in a Day activities as                      part, at any time prior to the award of                All submissions and related materials
                                                  measured by the metrics outlined in its                 prizes.                                                provided to SBA in the course of this
                                                  proposal, a summary of any lessons                         7. Conflicts of Interest: No individual             Competition automatically become SBA
                                                  learned and best practices, and                         acting as a judge at any stage of this                 records and cannot be returned.
                                                  suggestions for any improvements to the                 Competition may have personal or                       Contestants should identify any
                                                  design or implementation of similar                     financial interests in, or be an employee,             confidential commercial information
                                                  competitions in the future. Winners                     officer, director, or agent of any                     contained in their entries at the time of
                                                  must base this assessment on a period                   contestant or have a familial or financial             their submission.
                                                  of live operation of their Startup in a                 relationship with a contestant.                           Award Approving Official:
                                                  Day Web tools that is at least six (6)                     8. Intellectual Property Rights: All                Christopher L. James, Associate
                                                  months and no more than twelve (12)                     entries submitted in response to this                  Administrator, U.S. Small Business
                                                  months in length.                                       Challenge will remain the sole                         Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
                                                     Regardless of the length of the period               intellectual property of the individuals               Washington, DC 20416.
                                                  of operation on which they are based,                   or organizations that developed them.
                                                                                                                                                                   Authority: 15 U.S.C.§ 3719.
                                                  the written assessment must be                          By registering and entering a
                                                  submitted to SBA no later than 15                       submission, each contestant represents                   Dated: June 8, 2015.
                                                  months after a winner receives its first                and warrants that it is the sole author                Christopher L. James,
                                                  prize payment. The written assessments,                 and copyright owner of the submission,                 Associate Administrator, Small Business
                                                  or portions thereof, may be made public.                and that the submission is an original                 Administration.
                                                  Further guidance regarding the format                   work of the contestant, or if the                      [FR Doc. 2015–14340 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  and means of submission of these                        submission is a work based on an                       BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                  assessments will be provided to winners                 existing application, that the contestant
                                                  prior to their acceptance of prizes.                    has acquired sufficient rights to use and
                                                     All prizes will be paid via the                      to authorize others to use the                         SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                  Automated Clearing House (ACH) and                      submission, and that the submission
                                                  winners will be required to create an                   does not infringe upon any copyright or                Announcement of Startup in a Day
                                                  account in the System for Award                         upon any other third party rights of                   Competition—Start Small Model
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                                                  Management (SAM) in order to receive                    which the contestant is aware.                         AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                                  their prizes.                                              9. Publicity Rights: By registering and             Administration.
                                                     5. Selection of Winners: Competition                 entering a submission, each contestant                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                  entries will be evaluated by a review                   consents to SBA’s and its agents’ use, in
                                                  committee that may be comprised of                      perpetuity, of its name, likeness,                     SUMMARY:  The U.S. Small Business
                                                  SBA officials, employees of other                       photograph, voice, opinions, and/or                    Administration (SBA) announces the
                                                  Federal agencies, and/or private sector                 hometown and state information for                     2015 Startup in a Day Competition—
                                                  experts. Winners will be selected based                 promotional or informational purposes                  Start Small Model, pursuant to the


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                                                  America Competes Act, to spur the                          An additional aim of this competition               cannot win a prize under both
                                                  development, implementation, and                        is to stimulate economic development                   announcements. If a city or Native
                                                  improvement of online tools that will let               in certain Priority Communities. For                   American Community is a finalist for
                                                  entrepreneurs learn about the business                  purposes of the Startup in a Day                       both competitions, the city or Native
                                                  startup process in their area, including                Competition—Start Small Model,                         American Community will be awarded
                                                  how to register and apply for all                       Priority Communities are those cities                  the larger prize. No city or Native
                                                  required local licenses and permits—all                 that fall into one or more of the                      American Community that is currently
                                                  in one day or less.                                     following categories (Note: Under the                  suspended or debarred by the Federal
                                                  DATES: The submission period for
                                                                                                          Startup in a Day Competition—Start                     government is eligible to take part in
                                                  entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, June 11,                 Small Model, prizes for Native                         this Competition.
                                                  2015 and ends July 13, 2015 at 11:59                    American Communities are being                            3. Registration Process for
                                                                                                          funded and scored separately and are                   Contestants: Contestants in the Startup
                                                  p.m. EDT. Winners will be announced
                                                                                                          not eligible for Priority Community                    in a Day Competition—Start Small
                                                  no later than August 31, 2015.
                                                                                                          consideration. However, both cities and                Model must submit their entries online
                                                  ADDRESSES: For further information,                     Native American Communities are                        using the link designated for that
                                                  please contact the U.S. Small Business                  eligible for additional points for                     purpose on challenge.gov, either by
                                                  Administration, Startup in a Day—IGA,                   agreeing to the Startup in a Day Pledge.               filtering search criteria to ‘‘Small
                                                  409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC                    See Item 3: Part V below for more                      Business Administration’’ or going to
                                                  20416, (202) 205–7364, startup@sba.gov.                 details.):                                             sba.gov/startup, where the link will be
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 • Rural/Non-Metropolitan: Cities                    posted. In addition to the basic details
                                                                                                          having a population of less than 50,000.               collected in that short application form,
                                                  Competition Details                                     Please reference http://quickfacts.                    contestants must also complete and
                                                     1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is                census.gov/qfd/index.html.                             submit via challenge.gov a proposal and
                                                  seeking to support entrepreneurs who                       • High Poverty: Cities where 20                     attachments that addresses all of the
                                                  are navigating the requirements to start                percent or more of residents are below                 items identified below:
                                                                                                          the poverty level. Please reference
                                                  a business. Currently many of these                                                                            Authorization Statement (Not to exceed
                                                                                                          http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
                                                  requirements are in multiple locations                                                                         one (1) page)
                                                                                                          index.html.
                                                  and a streamlined approach could help                      • Veterans Economic Community:
                                                  entrepreneurs startup more easily. The                                                                            • A letter or signed statement by the
                                                                                                          Being an official participant in the                   city or Native American Community
                                                  Startup in a Day Competition—Start                      Veterans Economic Communities
                                                  Small Model is designed to spur the                                                                            representative, council, or equivalent
                                                                                                          Initiative. To view the list of                        approving or authorizing the entry on
                                                  development, implementation, and                        participating cities, please go to http://
                                                  improvement of online tools that will let                                                                      behalf of the city or Native American
                                                                                                          www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/20015/va-                     Community.
                                                  entrepreneurs learn about the business                  launches-campaign-increase-veterans-
                                                  startup process in their area, including                economic-potential/.                                   Proposal (Parts I–III not to exceed two
                                                  how to register and apply for all                          • Promise Zone: Being officially                    (2) pages)
                                                  required local licenses and permits, in                 designated as a Promise Zone. To view
                                                  one day or less. In order to maximize                                                                             • Part I: City or Native American
                                                                                                          the list of designated Promise Zones and               Community Description (20 points)
                                                  the success of this Competition, SBA                    lead organizations, please go to                          (i) Briefly describe your city or Native
                                                  will work with the National League of                   www.hud.gov/promisezones.                              American Community and its story
                                                  Cities (NLC), an advocacy organization                     2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in           (include applicable data from the most
                                                  representing thousands of                               the Competition: This Competition is                   current source (i.e. U.S. Census Bureau’s
                                                  municipalities, to establish a formal                   open only to the local governments of                  ACS)). If your city qualifies as a Priority
                                                  mechanism by which all Startup in a                     United States cities (referred to as                   Community as defined in Item 1, also
                                                  Day Competition winners will be able to                 municipalities and townships by the                    see Part IV below.
                                                  collaborate and share best practices.                   U.S. Census Bureau 1) or American                         (ii) Describe the demand for
                                                     In conjunction with the Startup in a                 Indian, Alaska Native, or Native                       registering and obtaining permits,
                                                  Day Competition, President Barack                       Hawaiian communities, or their                         resources, etc. for small businesses in
                                                  Obama is asking cities and Native                       constituent agencies and subdivisions.                 your city or Native American
                                                  American Communities across America                     No city or Native American Community                   Community (include quantitative
                                                  to take a pledge to support                             may submit more than one entry to the                  analysis).
                                                  entrepreneurs in their area by making it                Startup in a Day Competition—Start                        • Part II: Problem(s) and Solution(s)
                                                  easier to start a business (for the text of             Small Model. However, cities and                       (40 points)
                                                  this pledge, see sba.gov/startup). While                Native American Communities are                           (i) Describe the current process,
                                                  it is not required to enter this                        allowed to apply to both the Startup in                including the problems/obstacles, an
                                                  Competition, all cities and Native                      a Day Competition—Start Small Model                    entrepreneur experiences while trying
                                                  American Communities are encouraged                     and to the Startup in a Day                            to register and obtain permits, resources,
                                                  to take the pledge. As an additional                    Competition—Dream Big Model (see                       etc. as a small businesses in your city or
                                                  encouragement, entries submitted by                     separate announcement). Cities and                     Native American Community.
                                                  cities and Native American                              Native American Communities must                          (ii) Describe the solution that would
                                                                                                          submit a separate application for each
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                                                  Communities that do take the pledge                                                                            solve the problems/obstacles described
                                                  will receive five (5) bonus points during               competition. However, please note that                 above, if awarded a prize.
                                                  the evaluation process, as stipulated in                a city or Native American Community                       • Part III: Implementation (40 points)
                                                  Item 3: Part V below. Furthermore, all                                                                            (i) Outline the anticipated timeframe
                                                                                                            1 U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division,
                                                  Startup in a Day Competition—Start                                                                             for implementing the solution described
                                                                                                          Lists and Structure of Governments, Washington,
                                                  Small Model winners will be required to                 DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed May 18, 2015,         above.
                                                  take the pledge prior to receiving their                http://www.census.gov/govs/go/municipal_                  (ii) Describe the top five (5) metrics
                                                  prizes.                                                 township_govs.html.                                    relevant to outputs and outcomes that


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                                                  would measure your city’s or Native                     to 80 percent of a winner’s total prize                which are final and binding in all
                                                  American Community’s success in                         amount, will be disbursed once all                     matters related to the Competition. A
                                                  solving the stated problems/obstacles.                  initial requirements (i.e. taking the                  contestant’s eligibility for a prize award
                                                    (iii) Describe any additional resources               Startup in a Day pledge, etc.) have been               is contingent upon their fulfilling all
                                                  that will need to be leveraged, including               met. The remaining 20 percent of the                   requirements identified in this notice.
                                                  partnerships, to fully implement the                    total prize amount will be disbursed                   Publication of this notice is not an
                                                  proposed solution.                                      after a winner submits a written                       obligation of funds on the part of SBA.
                                                                                                          assessment that includes, but is not                   SBA reserves the right to modify or
                                                  Optional Proposal Addenda (Parts IV
                                                                                                          limited to, the outcomes and outputs of                cancel this Competition, in whole or in
                                                  and V not to exceed one (1) page for
                                                                                                          its Startup in a Day activities as                     part, at any time prior to the award of
                                                  each part)
                                                                                                          measured by the metrics outlined in its                prizes.
                                                     • Part IV: Service to Priority                       proposal, a summary of any lessons                        7. Conflicts of Interest: No individual
                                                  Communities as Defined in Item 1 (up                    learned and best practices, and                        acting as a judge at any stage of this
                                                  to 10 bonus points . . . five (5) points                suggestions for any improvements to the                Competition may have personal or
                                                  for each eligible Priority Community to                 design or implementation of similar                    financial interests in, or be an employee,
                                                  be served, up to two (2) communities)                   competitions in the future. Winners                    officer, director, or agent of any
                                                     (i) State the Priority Community to be               must base this assessment on a period                  contestant or have a familial or financial
                                                  served.                                                 of live operation of their Startup in a                relationship with a contestant.
                                                     (ii) Briefly describe the Priority                   Day Web tools that is at least six (6)                    8. Intellectual Property Rights: All
                                                  Community in your city (include                         months and no more than twelve (12)                    entries submitted in response to this
                                                  applicable data from the most current                   months in length.                                      Challenge will remain the sole
                                                  sources (i.e., U.S. Census Bureau’s                        Regardless of the length of the period              intellectual property of the individuals
                                                  ACS)).                                                  of operation on which they are based,                  or organizations that developed them.
                                                     (iii) Describe the demand from the                   the written assessment must be                         By registering and entering a
                                                  Priority Community for registering small                submitted to SBA no later than 15                      submission, each contestant represents
                                                  businesses and/or obtaining permits,                    months after a winner receives its first               and warrants that it is the sole author
                                                  resources, etc. in your city (include                   prize payment. The written assessments,                and copyright owner of the submission,
                                                  quantitative analysis).                                 or portions thereof, may be made public.               and that the submission is an original
                                                     • Part V: Taking the Startup in a Day                Further guidance regarding the format                  work of the contestant, or if the
                                                  Pledge (five (5) bonus points). Cities and              and means of submission of these                       submission is a work based on an
                                                  Native American Communities that                        assessments will be provided to winners                existing application, that the contestant
                                                  agree to the Startup in a Day Pledge (for               prior to their acceptance of prizes.                   has acquired sufficient rights to use and
                                                  the text of the pledge, see sba.gov/                       All prizes will be paid via the                     to authorize others to use the
                                                  startup) will receive five (5) bonus                    Automated Clearing House (ACH) and                     submission, and that the submission
                                                  points. Applicants only need to provide                 winners will be required to create an                  does not infringe upon any copyright or
                                                  a statement that they agree to the                      account in the System for Award                        upon any other third party rights of
                                                  Startup in a Day Pledge.                                Management (SAM) in order to receive                   which the contestant is aware.
                                                     Proposals may not include any                        their prizes.                                             9. Publicity Rights: By registering and
                                                  confidential and/or proprietary                            5. Selection of Winners: Competition                entering a submission, each contestant
                                                  information and must be formatted as                    entries will be evaluated by a review                  consents to SBA’s and its agents’ use, in
                                                  follows:                                                committee that may be comprised of                     perpetuity, of its name, likeness,
                                                     Æ Length: No more than two (2) pages                 SBA officials, employees of other                      photograph, voice, opinions, and/or
                                                  to answer Parts I–III. No more than one                 Federal agencies, and/or private sector                hometown and state information for
                                                  (1) page to answer Part IV and one (1)                  experts. Winners will be selected based                promotional or informational purposes
                                                  page to answer Part V.                                  on the quality, clarity, completeness,                 through any form of media, worldwide,
                                                     Æ Spacing: 1.5 lines                                 and feasibility of their proposals in                  without further payment or
                                                     Æ Paper Size: 8.5 × 11 with three-                   addressing the issues outlined in Item 3               consideration.
                                                  quarter (.75) inch margins on all sides                 of this Competition announcement. In                      10. Liability and Insurance
                                                     Æ Font and Font Size: Calibri, 11                    addition, in order to achieve nationwide               Requirements: By registering and
                                                  point                                                   distribution of prizes for the purpose of              entering a submission, each contestant
                                                     4. Prizes for Winners: In total, SBA                 assisting business startups across the                 agrees to assume any and all risks and
                                                  will award up to $1.35 million in prizes                entire United States, SBA may take into                waive claims against the Federal
                                                  under this announcement. SBA will                       account contestants’ geographic                        Government and its related entities,
                                                  award up to $1.25 million and no more                   locations and areas of service when                    except in the case of willful misconduct,
                                                  than 25 prizes of up to $50,000 each to                 selecting winners. For the                             for any injury, death, damage, or loss of
                                                  cities that are selected as winners. Due                announcement of winners, any travel or                 property, revenue, or profits, whether
                                                  to the use of additional funding sources                related expenses to attend an event will               direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
                                                  with different constraints, SBA will also               be the responsibility of the winner and                from their participation in this
                                                  separately award no more than two (2)                   may not be paid with prize funds.                      Competition, whether the injury, death,
                                                  prizes of up to $50,000 each to winning                    6. Applicable Law: This Competition                 damage, or loss arises through
                                                  entries submitted by Native American                    is being conducted by SBA pursuant to                  negligence or otherwise. By registering
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                                                  Communities.                                            the America Competes Act (15 U.S.C.                    and entering a submission, each
                                                     Because the subject of this                          3719) and is subject to all applicable                 contestant further represents and
                                                  competition is not just the development                 federal laws and regulations. By                       warrants that it possesses sufficient
                                                  of online tools to streamline the                       participating in this Competition, each                liability insurance or financial resources
                                                  business startup process, but also the                  contestant gives its full and                          to cover claims by a third party for
                                                  implementation and improvement of                       unconditional agreement to the Official                death, bodily injury, or property damage
                                                  such tools, prizes will be disbursed in                 Rules and the related administrative                   or loss resulting from any activity it
                                                  two payments. The first payment, equal                  decisions described in this notice,                    carries out in connection with its


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                                                  participation in this Competition, or                   Justification for Proposed Runway 5R/                     • The current airfield configuration
                                                  claims by the Federal Government for                    23L. In 2008 NAA also developed an                     limits operational efficiency, safety and
                                                  damage or loss to Government property                   Airport Layout Plan (ALP) that                         flexibility due to secondary runway
                                                  resulting from such an activity.                        evaluated and noted future development                 length and challenges in taxiing from
                                                  Competition winners should be                           needs at ORF. The ALP included a                       the airfield layout.
                                                  prepared to demonstrate proof of                        Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for                     • Provide a flexible two-runway
                                                  insurance or financial responsibility in                the Airport to address Federal Aviation                airfield system for aircraft operators and
                                                  the event SBA deems it necessary.                       Administration (FAA) design standards                  air traffic controllers. Incremental
                                                    11. Record Retention and Disclosure:                  for the Airport’s existing crosswind                   changes over time have severely
                                                  All submissions and related materials                   Runway 14/32. During its planning                      decreased ORF’s ability to remain
                                                  provided to SBA in the course of this                   process, NAA explored a number of                      flexible with increasing airspace
                                                  Competition automatically become SBA                    alternatives to meet FAA design                        conflicts from surrounding military
                                                  records and cannot be returned.                         standards while also providing the                     facilities.
                                                  Contestants should identify any                         flexibility needed to operate without                     • Robin Hood Road, the secondary
                                                  confidential commercial information                     interruption during various conditions.                (southern) access to the Airport, has
                                                  contained in their entries at the time of               These alternatives included the                        safety and functional deficiencies.
                                                  their submission.                                       potential construction of a replacement                Specifically, several curves in the on-
                                                    Award Approving Official:                             secondary runway as well as                            airport section of Robin Hood Road can
                                                  Christopher L. James, Associate                         improvements to the existing crosswind                 be improved through a redesign of the
                                                  Administrator, U.S. Small Business                      Runway 14/32. The FAA will evaluate                    roadway.
                                                  Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,                   and consider the Airport’s MPU, ALP,                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Washington, DC 20416.                                   and associated planning efforts when                   Marcus Brundage, Project Manager,
                                                     Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.                           considering reasonable and feasible                    Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                                                                          alternatives for the ORF EIS.                          Washington Airports District Office,
                                                    Dated: June 8, 2015.
                                                                                                             Based on these previous planning                    23723 Air Freight Lane, Suite 210,
                                                  Christopher L. James,                                   efforts, the primary components of                     Dulles, Virginia 20166.
                                                  Associate Administrator, Small Business                 NAA’s proposed project at ORF include:                    Telephone (703) 661–1365.
                                                  Administration.                                            • Decommissioning and demolition                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–14347 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am]             of Runway 14/32                                        in consultation with the NAA, will
                                                  BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                     • Constructing a relocated secondary                prepare an EIS for the proposed project.
                                                                                                          runway parallel to and separated by 876                The EIS will evaluate a range of
                                                                                                          feet from the existing Runway 5/23. The                alternatives to address FAA design
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            proposed Runway 5R/23L would be                        standards for the secondary Runway 14/
                                                                                                          6,500 feet long by 150 feet wide.                      32. The alternatives to be considered
                                                  Federal Aviation Administration                            The purpose of the proposed project                 will include the No Build Alternative
                                                                                                          is:                                                    and a variety of build alternatives,
                                                  Environmental Impact Statement:                            • To meet relevant FAA airfield
                                                  Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk,                                                                        including NAA’s proposed alternative
                                                                                                          safety standards and enhance airfield                  as detailed in the 2008 Master Plan
                                                  VA                                                      safety without reducing runway                         Update. The EIS would also evaluate
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                availability. Relevant airfield safety                 any alternatives identified during the
                                                  Administration, DOT.                                    standards include:                                     Scoping process to address the project
                                                  ACTION: Notice of intent.                                  Æ Runway Safety Area, which is                      need.
                                                                                                          designed to provide additional safety in                  The FAA intends to use the
                                                  SUMMARY:   The FAA is issuing this notice               the event an aircraft leaves the runway;               preparation of this EIS to comply with
                                                  to advise the public that an                               Æ Runway Protection Zone, which is                  Section 106 of the National Historic
                                                  Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)                    area at ground level prior to the                      Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,
                                                  will be prepared for proposed                           threshold or beyond the runway end to                  Section 7 of the Endangered Species
                                                  improvements to the Norfolk                             enhance the safety and protection of                   Act, and Section 404 of the Clean Water
                                                  International Airport (ORF).                            people and property on the ground; and                 Act, and any other applicable laws that
                                                     In October 2008, the Norfolk Airport                    Æ Runway Object Free Area, which is                 include public involvement
                                                  Authority (NAA), owner and operator of                  designed to provide an area clear of                   requirements.
                                                  ORF, prepared a Master Plan Update                      objects surrounding a runway.                             The FAA intends to conduct a
                                                  (MPU) to document changes occurring                        • To enhance operational efficiency                 Scoping process to gather input from all
                                                  ‘‘in Airport facilities and activity that               and maintain airfield utility while                    interested parties to help identify any
                                                  have taken place since the 1995 Master                  considering surrounding airspace and                   issues of concern associated with the
                                                  Plan Update,’’ to ‘‘provide the Authority               ORF’s critical design aircraft.                        proposed project. In addition to this
                                                  with a development plan for the Airport                    • To provide a safe, efficient southern             notice, Federal, state, and local
                                                  through 2024,’’ and to address                          vehicular access, on Airport property, to              agencies, that have legal jurisdiction
                                                  compliance shortfalls with published                    the Airport’s terminal area.                           and/or special expertise with respect to
                                                  safety standards. Following the MPU,                       The proposed project is needed to                   any potential environmental impacts
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                                                  NAA prepared technical documents that                   address the following four primary areas               associated with the proposed project,
                                                  focused on the potential construction of                of deficiency at ORF:                                  will be notified by letter of an Agency
                                                  a replacement secondary runway. The                        • Runway 14/32 does not meet the                    Scoping Meeting to be held on July 22,
                                                  first was the December 2008                             FAA design standards discussed above                   2015 in Norfolk, Virginia.
                                                  Supplemental Technical Analyses for                     for several reasons, including, but not                   The general public will be notified of
                                                  the Proposed Secondary Runway at                        limited to, the location of Robin Hood                 the Scoping process through a legal
                                                  Norfolk International Airport and the                   Road and Lake Whitehurst near the                      notice, describing the proposed project.
                                                  second was the December 2009                            Runway 14 end.                                         The Notice will be placed in


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2015 and ends July 13, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Winners will be announced no later than August 31, 2015.
FR Citation80 FR 33579 

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