80 FR 8122 - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements under OMB review

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 30 (February 13, 2015)

Page Range		8122-8123
FR Document		2015-03022

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public comments.

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Reporting and recordkeeping requirements under OMB review

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this 
notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and 
approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the 
public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also 
allows an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the information collection by name 
and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Agency Clearance 
Officer, Curtis Rich, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 
SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 
(202) 205-7030 [email protected]
    Copies: A copy of the Form OMB 83-1, supporting statement, and 
other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from the 
Agency Clearance Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Women's Business Council will 
examine women's participation in business incubation and acceleration 
programs to understand the characteristics of incubators and 
acceleration that affect the business outcomes of women business 
owners. NWBC will also gain insight into factors that affect women's 
participation in these programs. Respondents will be managers of 
incubators and accelerators, women owners who graduated from the 
programs and a sample of women business owners from the general 
population.

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Solicitation of Public Comments

    Comments may be submitted 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 Collections

    Title: Women's Participation in Incubators and Acceleration.
    Description of Respondents: Women business owners and Women's 
business incubation and acceleration programs.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Respondents: 500
    Estimated Annual Responses: 122.5.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 122.5.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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or before: April 14, 2015. Comments expansion of employment opportunities By the Commission.
submitted in response to this notice will for minorities and women within its Brent J. Fields,
be summarized and/or included in the workforce. Efforts to remove such Secretary.
request for OMB approval of this barriers may include, but are not limited [FR Doc. 2015–03082 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am]
information collection; they also will to, recruiting to ensure that applicant BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
become a matter of public record. pools include minorities and women,
providing job-related training, or other
Text of Proposed Contract Standard for
activity that could lead to removing
Contractor Workforce Inclusion
such barriers. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Note: The Text of this Proposed Contract The documentation requested by the
Standard will not appear in the Code of OMWI Director or designee to Reporting and recordkeeping
Federal Regulations. demonstrate good faith efforts may requirements under OMB review
include, but is not limited to, one or
Contractor Workforce Inclusion AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
more of the following:
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5452; Sec. 342, Pub. a. The total number of Contractor’s
L. 111–203. employees, and the number of SUMMARY: The Small Business
employees by race, ethnicity, gender, Administration (SBA) is publishing this
Scope and job title or EEO–1 Report job notice to comply with requirements of
The agency will include the category (e.g., EEO–1 Report(s)); the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
Contractor Workforce Inclusion contract b. A list of covered subcontract U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires
standard in all Commission solicitations awards for services under the contract, agencies to submit proposed reporting
and resulting contracts for services with and for each covered subcontract award, and recordkeeping requirements to
a dollar value of $100,000 or more. the dollar amount, date of award, and OMB for review and approval, and to
Contract Standard the subcontractor’s race, ethnicity, and/ publish a notice in the Federal Register
or gender ownership status; notifying the public that the agency has
The following contract standard shall made such a submission. This notice
c. The contractor’s plan for ensuring
be included in all Commission also allows an additional 30 days for
the fair inclusion of minorities and
solicitations and resulting contracts for public comments.
women in its workforce, including
services with a dollar value of $100,000
outreach efforts; and DATES: Submit comments on or before
or more.
d. For each covered subcontractor, the March 16, 2015.
Contractor Workforce Inclusion documentation specified in paragraphs ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
The Contractor confirms its a. and c. above. the information collection by name and/
commitment to equal opportunity in Consistent with Section 342(c)(3) of or OMB Control Number and should be
employment and contracting, and that it the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and sent to: Agency Clearance Officer, Curtis
shall ensure, to the maximum extent Consumer Protection Act (the ‘‘Dodd- Rich, Small Business Administration,
possible and consistent with applicable Frank Act’’), 12 U.S.C. 5452(c)(3), a 409 3rd Street SW., 5th Floor,
law, the fair inclusion of minorities and Contractor’s failure to demonstrate to Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk
women in its workforce. the OMWI Director that it has made Officer, Office of Information and
The Contractor shall insert the good faith efforts to include minorities Regulatory Affairs, Office of
substance of this contract standard in and women in its workforce (and as Management and Budget, New
each subcontract for services awarded applicable, failure to demonstrate that Executive Office Building, Washington,
for performance of this contract with a its subcontractor(s) has made such good DC 20503.
dollar value of $100,000 or more. faith efforts) may result in termination FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Within ten (10) business days of a of the contract for default after the
written request from the Director of the Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
contractor is provided written notice (202) 205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov
Commission’s Office of Minority and and an opportunity to cure the failure in
Women Inclusion (OMWI Director) or Copies: A copy of the Form OMB 83–
accordance with the procedures set
designee, or such longer time as the 1, supporting statement, and other
forth in FAR 49.402–3(d), other
OMWI Director or designee determines, documents submitted to OMB for
contractual remedies, referral to the
and without any additional review may be obtained from the
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
consideration, action or authorization Agency Clearance Officer.
Programs (OFCCP), or other appropriate
required from the OMWI Director, the action. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Contractor shall provide documentation, National Women’s Business Council
Compliance with this standard does
satisfactory to the OMWI Director, of the will examine women’s participation in
not necessarily satisfy the requirements
actions it has undertaken (and as business incubation and acceleration
of EO 11246, as amended, nor does it
applicable, the actions each covered programs to understand the
preclude OFCCP compliance
subcontractor under the contract has characteristics of incubators and
evaluations and/or enforcement actions
undertaken) to demonstrate its good acceleration that affect the business
undertaken pursuant to that Executive
faith efforts to comply with the outcomes of women business owners.
Order, or demonstrate compliance with
aforementioned provisions. NWBC will also gain insight into factors
other FAR clauses that may be included
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For purposes of this contract, ‘‘good that affect women’s participation in
in this contract.
faith efforts’’ shall include actions by these programs. Respondents will be
the Contractor (and as applicable, For purposes of this contract managers of incubators and accelerators,
actions by each covered subcontractor standard, the term ‘‘minority’’ shall women owners who graduated from the
under the Service Contract) to identify have the meaning set forth in section programs and a sample of women
and, if present, remove barriers to 342(g) of the Dodd-Frank Act. business owners from the general
minority and women employment or Dated: February 10, 2015. population.

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Solicitation of Public Comments services of governmental nature may file FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments may be submitted on (a) disaster loan applications at the address Jessica Wager, Office of Entrepreneurial
whether the collection of information is listed above or other locally announced Development, U.S. Small Business
necessary for the agency to properly locations. Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
perform its functions; (b) whether the The following areas have been 6th Floor Washington, DC 20416, (202)
burden estimates are accurate; (c) determined to be adversely affected by 205–7430, womenbusiness@sba.gov.
whether there are ways to minimize the the disaster: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
burden, including through the use of Primary Counties: Addison, Chittenden, 1. Subject of Challenge Competition:
automated techniques or other forms of Essex, Franklin, Lamoille, Orange, The SBA is looking for innovative
information technology; and (d) whether Orleans, Rutland, Washington, products and services that help impact
there are ways to enhance the quality, Windsor. and empower the lives of women and
utility, and clarity of the information. The Interest Rates are: families. We know that our workforce
looks very different from 50 years ago.
Summary of Information Collections Percent Women now make up nearly half of the
Title: Women’s Participation in labor force and play a critical role in our
Incubators and Acceleration. For Physical Damage: nation’s economic prosperity. Most
Description of Respondents: Women Non-Profit Organizations With children live in households where all
business owners and Women’s business Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.625 parents work. And as our population
Non-Profit Organizations With-
incubation and acceleration programs. ages, families are increasingly caring for
out Credit Available Else-
Form Number: N/A. where ..................................... 2.625 aging parents while balancing the needs
Estimated Annual Respondents: 500 For Economic Injury: of work and home. As the demands on
Estimated Annual Responses: 122.5. Non-Profit Organizations With- women and families grow, the need for
Estimated Annual Hour Burden: out Credit Available Else- products and services that address these
122.5. where ..................................... 2.625 unique challenges increases. This
challenge will provide a platform to
Curtis B. Rich, The number assigned to this disaster fulfill that need.
Management Analyst. for physical damage is 14220B and for Contestants must develop a product
[FR Doc. 2015–03022 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] economic injury is 14221B. or service that meets the following
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance competition criteria:
Numbers 59002 and 59008) • Has a measurable impact on the
lives of women and families (30%);
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James E. Rivera,
• Has the potential for
Associate Administrator for Disaster commercialization (40%); and
[Disaster Declaration #14220 and #14221]
Assistance.
• Fills a need in the marketplace
Vermont Disaster #VT–00031 [FR Doc. 2015–03019 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] (30%).
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
the Competition: This Challenge is open
Administration.
only to: (1) Citizens or permanent
ACTION: Notice. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION residents of the United States who are
SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Announcement of 2015 InnovateHER: at least eighteen (18) years of age at the
Presidential declaration of a major Innovating for Women Business time of their submission of an entry (or
disaster for Public Assistance Only for Challenge teams of such individuals); and (2)
the State of Vermont (FEMA—4207— private entities, such as corporations or
DR), dated 02/03/2015. AGENCY: U.S. Small Business other organizations, that are
Incident: Severe winter storm. Administration (SBA). incorporated in and maintain a primary
Incident Period: 12/09/2014 through ACTION: Notice. place of business in the United States.
12/12/2014. Individuals submitting on behalf of
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business corporations, nonprofits, or groups of
Effective Date: 02/03/2015. Administration (SBA) is conducting a
Physical Loan Application Deadline individuals (such as an academic class
Challenge, called InnovateHER, or other team) must meet the eligibility
Date: 04/06/2015. pursuant to the America Competes Act
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan requirements for individual contestants.
for entrepreneurs to create a product or An individual may belong to more than
Application Deadline Date: 11/03/2015. service that has a measurable impact on one team submitting an entry in this
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan the lives of women and families, has the Challenge. SBA employees are not
applications to: U.S. Small Business potential for commercialization, and eligible, nor are Federal entities or
Administration, Processing And fills a need in the marketplace. Federal employees acting within the
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport DATES: The initial round of the scope of their employment. Individuals
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. InnovateHER Challenge will take the or organizations that are currently
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. form of local competitions that will be suspended or disbarred by the federal
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, run across the country beginning March government are not eligible for this
U.S. Small Business Administration, 1, 2015 and ending no later than March competition.
409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
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31, 2015. The host organizations 3. Registration Process for
Washington, DC 20416. running the local competitions must Participants: The initial round of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is select and submit one winner from each Challenge will take the form of local
hereby given that as a result of the local competition to SBA, along with a competitions that will be run across the
President’s major disaster declaration on Nomination package, no later than April country during the month of March
02/03/2015, private non-profit 1, 2015. Winners will be announced no 2015 by host organizations such as
organizations that provide essential later than May 8, 2015. universities, accelerators, clusters, scale-

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Submit comments on or before March 16, 2015.
Contact		Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 205-7030 [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 8122