80_FR_67171 80 FR 66961 - Data Collection Available for Public Comments

80 FR 66961 - Data Collection Available for Public Comments

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

Page Range66961-66961
FR Document2015-27756

The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that requirement.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-27756]


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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 
collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish 
a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that 
requirement.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise 
Development Division, Office of Capital Access, Small Business 
Administration, 395 E Street, Patriots Plaza, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise 
Development Division, Office of Capital Access, [email protected] 
202-205-7001, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information collection is needed to ensure 
that Microloan Program activity meets the statutory goals of assisting 
mandated target market. The information is used by the reporting 
participants and the SBA to assist with portfolio management, risk 
management, loan servicing, oversight and compliance, data management 
and understanding of short and long term trends and development of 
outcome measures.

Solicitation of Public Comments

    SBA is requesting comments on (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its 
functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether 
there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of 
automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) 
whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information.

Summary of Information Collection

    Title: Microloan Program Electronic Reporting System (MPERS) 
(MPERsystem).
    Description of Respondents: SBA reporting participants in the 
Microloan Program.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 170.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 3,080.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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                                              hereby amended to include the                           Solicitation of Public Comments                       SBA PRA Officer, 202–205–7030,
                                              following areas as adversely affected by                  SBA is requesting comments on (a)                   curtis.rich@sba.gov.
                                              the disaster.                                           Whether the collection of information is              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                              Primary Counties: Aiken, Calhoun,                       necessary for the agency to properly                  Emerging Leaders Initiative aims to
                                                Charleston, Dillon, Greenwood,                        perform its functions; (b) whether the                assist established small businesses
                                                Lexington.                                            burden estimates are accurate; (c)                    located in historically challenged
                                                All other information in the original                 whether there are ways to minimize the                communities with increasing their
                                              declaration remains unchanged.                          burden, including through the use of                  sustainability, attracting outside
                                              (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                 automated techniques or other forms of                investment, and strengthening each
                                              Numbers 59002 and 59008)                                information technology; and (d) whether               community’s economic base by creating
                                                                                                      there are ways to enhance the quality,                jobs and providing valuable goods and
                                              James E. Rivera,                                        utility, and clarity of the information.              services. These objectives are pursued
                                              Associate Administrator for Disaster                                                                          by offering eligible business executives
                                              Assistance.                                             Summary of Information Collection
                                                                                                                                                            a 7-month intensive course focused on
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–27634 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]              Title: Microloan Program Electronic                 the skills essential to develop their
                                              BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                  Reporting System (MPERS)                              companies, expand their resource
                                                                                                      (MPERsystem).                                         networks, and increase their confidence
                                                                                                        Description of Respondents: SBA                     and motivation. The course is designed
                                              SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                           reporting participants in the Microloan               to be hands-on and is composed of
                                                                                                      Program.                                              classroom sessions, out-of-class
                                              Data Collection Available for Public                      Form Number: N/A.                                   preparation work, and executive
                                              Comments                                                  Total Estimated Annual Responses:                   mentoring groups where participants
                                                                                                      170.                                                  can discuss their challenges. A broad
                                                    60-day notice and request for
                                              ACTION:
                                                                                                        Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:                 range of topics is covered in the
                                              comments.
                                                                                                      3,080.                                                curriculum, including financial
                                              SUMMARY:   The Small Business                           Curtis B. Rich,                                       measures of business health, strategies
                                              Administration (SBA) intends to request                 Management Analyst.                                   for marketing, access to funding, and
                                              approval, from the Office of                                                                                  employee management and recruitment.
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–27756 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Management and Budget (OMB) for the                                                                              SBA plans to conduct annual
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                              collection of information described                                                                           performance-monitoring activities to
                                              below. The Paperwork Reduction Act                                                                            assess the short- and intermediate-term
                                              (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35                                                                            outcomes of participants in the
                                                                                                      SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                              requires federal agencies to publish a                                                                        Emerging Leaders Initiative. The broad
                                              notice in the Federal Register                          Data Collection Available for Public                  outcomes assessed will include
                                              concerning each proposed collection of                  Comments                                              satisfaction, changes in management
                                              information before submission to OMB,                                                                         behavior, and changes in economic
                                              and to allow 60 days for public                               60-day notice and request for
                                                                                                      ACTION:                                               outcomes, such as loans obtained and
                                              comment in response to the notice. This                 comments.                                             jobs created. Specifically, SBA plans to
                                              notice complies with that requirement.                                                                        implement three instruments with the
                                              DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   The Small Business
                                                                                                                                                            participants in each cohort: an intake
                                              December 29, 2015.                                      Administration (SBA) intends to request
                                                                                                                                                            assessment form at the start of the
                                                                                                      approval, from the Office of
                                              ADDRESSES: Send all comments to                                                                               program to document baseline
                                                                                                      Management and Budget (OMB) for the
                                              Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise                                                                          conditions, a satisfaction-oriented
                                                                                                      collection of information described
                                              Development Division, Office of Capital                                                                       feedback form at the end of the program,
                                                                                                      below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
                                              Access, Small Business Administration,                                                                        and an annual outcome-oriented survey
                                                                                                      (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35
                                              395 E Street, Patriots Plaza, Washington,                                                                     for 3 years after program completion.
                                                                                                      requires federal agencies to publish a
                                              DC 20416.                                                                                                     The latter instrument will document
                                                                                                      notice in the Federal Register
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              changes in key outcomes over a longer
                                                                                                      concerning each proposed collection of
                                              Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise                                                                          period, because job growth, revenue
                                                                                                      information before submission to OMB,
                                              Development Division, Office of Capital                                                                       growth, profitability, and other
                                                                                                      and to allow 60 days for public
                                              Access, Daniel.upham@sba.gov 202–                                                                             economic outcomes of program
                                                                                                      comment in response to the notice. This
                                              205–7001, or Curtis B. Rich,                                                                                  participation are expected to manifest in
                                                                                                      notice complies with such
                                              Management Analyst, 202–205–7030,                                                                             the intermediate and long terms.
                                                                                                      requirements.
                                              curtis.rich@sba.gov.                                                                                             Solicitation of Public Comments: SBA
                                                                                                      DATES:  Submit comments on or before                  is requesting comments on (a) Whether
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      December 29, 2015.                                    the collection of information is
                                              Information collection is needed to
                                              ensure that Microloan Program activity                  ADDRESSES: Send all comments to                       necessary for the agency to properly
                                              meets the statutory goals of assisting                  Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer                    perform its functions; (b) whether the
                                              mandated target market. The                             Representative, Office of                             burden estimates are accurate; (c)
                                              information is used by the reporting                    Entrepreneurial Development, U.S.                     whether there are ways to minimize the
                                              participants and the SBA to assist with                 Small Business Administration, 409 3rd                burden, including through the use of
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                                              portfolio management, risk                              Street, Room 6200, Washington, DC                     automated techniques or other forms of
                                              management, loan servicing, oversight                   20416.                                                information technology; and (d) whether
                                              and compliance, data management and                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      there are ways to enhance the quality,
                                              understanding of short and long term                    Brittany Borg, Contracting Officer                    utility, and clarity of the information.
                                              trends and development of outcome                       Representative 202–401–1354,                             Summary of Information Collection:
                                              measures.                                               oedsurvey@sba.gov, or Curtis B. Rich,                    Title: Emerging Leader’s Initiative



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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 December 29, 2015.
ContactDaniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise Development Division, Office of Capital Access, [email protected] 202-205-7001, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 66961 

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