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) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66961]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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, Daniel.upham@sba.gov 
202-205-7001, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, 
curtis.rich@sba.gov.

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.
[FR Doc. 2015-27756 Filed 10-29-15; 8:45 am]
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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. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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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