81 FR 1272 - Announcement of Lean for Main Street Training Challenge
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 1272-1274] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00302] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Announcement of Lean for Main Street Training Challenge AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the Lean for Main Street Training Challenge, pursuant to the America Competes Act, to encourage current SBA Women's Business Centers, Small Business Development Centers, and SCORE Chapters--to identify ways of adapting framework established under the National Science Foundation's successful I-CorpsTM business assistance program for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs that have not had much exposure to those kinds of resources. DATES: The submission period for entries will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT, January 11, 2016, and end February 10, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. SBA anticipates that winners will be announced no later than February 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Stevens, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7699, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Competition Details 1. Subject of Challenge Competition: Given the success and growing popularity of the National Science Foundation's I-CorpsTM program (see http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/about.jsp), the SBA is interested in the potential for using adapted versions of that program as a means to assist a broader array of small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs operating outside the I- CorpsTM program's current focus on technology-based businesses or commercialization concepts. For reference, the I- CorpsTM program involves expert business trainers helping teams of scientists and entrepreneurs apply ``lean principles''--a collection of practices and concepts for business model analysis--to those scientists' and entrepreneurs' nascent entrepreneurial efforts. Given the SBA's esteem for the success of this program, the SBA has partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to offer the Lean for Main Street Training Challenge to current SBA Women's Business Centers, Small Business Development Centers, and SCORE Chapters (``Contestants''). Contestants selected as winners will participate in the development and deployment of innovative ``lean startup'' resources that can be delivered to small businesses in sectors or regions that have not had significant exposure or access to these resources. Winning Contestant representatives will participate in an in-person and virtual train-the-trainer program and forum with I-CorpsTM national instructors to develop an innovative framework for exposing lean methodology to businesses in traditional sectors. Winners will then implement these newly-developed lean training resources to businesses in their respective communities on a pilot basis and provide SBA with an assessment of their effectiveness. 2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: Only current recipients or sub-recipients in good standing of grants and cooperative agreements from SBA under the Women's Business Center, Small Business Development Center (both lead and service centers are eligible), or SCORE programs (``Resource Partners'') are eligible to take part in this competition. To be eligible to win a prize under this Competition, a Contestant: (a) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under the rules promulgated by SBA; (b) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this Notice; (c) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and (d) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment; (e) Shall not be an SBA employee working on their applications during assigned duty hours. 3. Registration Process for Contestants: Contestants will submit their application through challenge.gov. Winners will be required to have an account in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov to receive the award. 4. Amount of Prize: Through the Lean for Main Street Training Challenge, the SBA will award up to five cash prizes [[Page 1273]] of $25,000 each. Additionally, scholarships with a value of up to $1,200 each will be issued by the SBA for two representatives of each winning organization to attend a 7 week I-CorpsTM in person and virtual train the trainer program. The in person component of the training will take place in Washington, DC March 29 through April 1, 2016 and again May 11 through 14; virtual sessions will take place on April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5. On May 14, winners will participate in a forum with I-Corps instructors to discuss and refine their customized lean programs which will then be piloted by the winners. 5. Payment of Prize: The scholarships portion of the prize will be disbursed in the form of two vouchers for the two representatives from each winning organization to attend the I-CorpsTM training event in early 2016. The cash prize portion of the award will be disbursed in a series of three payments. The first payment, equal to 60 percent of a winner's total prize amount, will be disbursed upon award once all initial requirements in the Official Rules available at https://www.challenge.gov (see Rules section in the for Lean for Main Street Training Challenge) have been met. The second payment, equal to 20 percent of a winner's total prize amount, will be disbursed after a winner has presented a modified I-CorpsTM program to the SBA and Agency staff has deemed that modified program satisfactory. This modified program must be presented within six (6) months of the date of the award unless otherwise specified by the SBA. 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 the pilot implementation of the modified program 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. The written assessment must be submitted to SBA no later than 12 months after a winner receives its first prize payment. 6. Selection of Winners: Winners will be selected based upon how well they address the following criteria on their application forms:Audience: SBA's Resource Partners interact with a diverse group of small business owners and entrepreneurs. While lean materials aimed towards tech startups are commonly available, entrepreneurs in different industries, with different backgrounds, or from different geographies may find these materials less applicable to their immediate circumstances. In order to be successful, a Contestant should clearly identify the specific audience for which their modified program would be developed. Contestants are free to define their audience according to their own parameters (e.g., Sector, Business Phase (pre-venture, startup, existing businesses) Geography, Historically Disadvantaged or Underserved Status, etc.) Adaptation: To kick off the adaptation of the I- CorpsTM program, each winner will send two representatives to NSF's I-CorpsTM gathering in Washington, DC, where they will work in dedicated groups with I-CorpsTM instructors as part of a specialized Train the Trainer program. Applications should outline exactly how representatives intend to benefit from this experience, including any specific knowledge gaps that representatives are looking to fill through their participation. They should also give a clear idea of the demonstrated ability of each representative to adapt and deliver new resources to small businesses. Please note that while SBA is interested in your knowledge and experience with lean methods, preexisting expertise in lean methodology is NOT a requirement for this Competition. Implementation: An entrepreneurial development program is only as good as the people it can reach. While the ability to adapt and customize entrepreneurial development resources is clearly important, equally important will be the Contestants' solution to delivering their curriculum to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in their target audience. An application should delineate, as clearly as possible, how the Resource Partner intends to leverage their existing relationships, the curriculum that they will develop, and the funds awarded to bring lean methods into their communities on a pilot basis. Applications should also give a clear idea of how they intend to evaluate the effectiveness of their program, including specific metrics that the Resource Partner will track. 7. 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 its fulfilling all requirements identified in this notice and in the Official Rules. 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. 8. 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. 9. Intellectual Property Rights: (a). All entries submitted in response to this Competition 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. (b). The winning Contestant will, in consideration of the prize to be awarded, grant to SBA an irrevocable, royalty-free, exclusive worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, copy, display, create derivative works, and publicly post, link to, and share the lean training resources or parts thereof that are to be developed as a result of winning this competition or for any official SBA purpose. 10. 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. 11. 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 [[Page 1274]] 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 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. 12. 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: Tameka S. Montgomery, Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Authority: America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010, 15 U.S.C. 3719. Dated: January 5, 2016. Tameka Montgomery, Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development. [FR Doc. 2016-00302 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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Commission will institute proceedings For the Commission, by the Division of a collection of practices and concepts
to determine whether the proposed rule Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated for business model analysis—to those
change should be approved or authority.26 scientists’ and entrepreneurs’ nascent
disapproved. Robert W. Errett, entrepreneurial efforts. Given the SBA’s
Deputy Secretary. esteem for the success of this program,
IV. Solicitation of Comments [FR Doc. 2016–00254 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] the SBA has partnered with the National
Interested persons are invited to BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Science Foundation (NSF) to offer the
submit written data, views and Lean for Main Street Training Challenge
arguments concerning the foregoing, to current SBA Women’s Business
including whether the proposed rule SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Centers, Small Business Development
change is consistent with the Act. Centers, and SCORE Chapters
Announcement of Lean for Main Street (‘‘Contestants’’). Contestants selected as
Comments may be submitted by any of Training Challenge
the following methods: winners will participate in the
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business development and deployment of
Electronic Comments Administration. innovative ‘‘lean startup’’ resources that
ACTION: Notice. can be delivered to small businesses in
• Use the Commission’s Internet sectors or regions that have not had
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business significant exposure or access to these
rules/sro.shtml); or Administration (SBA) announces the resources. Winning Contestant
• Send an email to rule- Lean for Main Street Training representatives will participate in an in-
comments@sec.gov. Please include File Challenge, pursuant to the America person and virtual train-the-trainer
Number SR–CBOE–2015–115 on the Competes Act, to encourage current program and forum with I-CorpsTM
subject line. SBA Women’s Business Centers, Small national instructors to develop an
Business Development Centers, and innovative framework for exposing lean
Paper Comments SCORE Chapters—to identify ways of methodology to businesses in traditional
adapting framework established under
• Send paper comments in triplicate sectors. Winners will then implement
the National Science Foundation’s these newly-developed lean training
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
successful I-CorpsTM business assistance resources to businesses in their
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
program for small businesses and respective communities on a pilot basis
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
aspiring entrepreneurs that have not had and provide SBA with an assessment of
All submissions should refer to File much exposure to those kinds of their effectiveness.
Number SR–CBOE–2015–115. This file resources.
2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in
number should be included on the DATES: The submission period for the Competition: Only current recipients
subject line if email is used. To help the entries will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT, or sub-recipients in good standing of
Commission process and review your January 11, 2016, and end February 10, grants and cooperative agreements from
comments more efficiently, please use 2016, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. SBA SBA under the Women’s Business
only one method. The Commission will anticipates that winners will be Center, Small Business Development
post all comments on the Commission’s announced no later than February 29, Center (both lead and service centers are
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 2016. eligible), or SCORE programs
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the (‘‘Resource Partners’’) are eligible to take
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
submission, all subsequent part in this competition. To be eligible
Matthew Stevens, Strategic Initiatives
amendments, all written statements to win a prize under this Competition,
Manager, Office of Entrepreneurial
with respect to the proposed rule a Contestant:
Development, U.S. Small Business
change that are filed with the
Administration, 409 Third Street SW., (a) Shall have registered to participate
Commission, and all written
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) in the competition under the rules
communications relating to the
205–7699, LeanChallenge@sba.gov. promulgated by SBA;
proposed rule change between the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (b) Shall have complied with all the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the Competition Details requirements under this Notice;
public in accordance with the (c) In the case of a private entity, shall
1. Subject of Challenge Competition:
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be be incorporated in and maintain a
Given the success and growing
available for Web site viewing and primary place of business in the United
popularity of the National Science
printing in the Commission’s Public States, and
Foundation’s I-CorpsTM program (see
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., http://www.nsf.gov/news/ (d) May not be a Federal entity or
Washington, DC 20549, on official special_reports/i-corps/about.jsp), the Federal employee acting within the
business days between the hours of SBA is interested in the potential for scope of their employment;
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the using adapted versions of that program (e) Shall not be an SBA employee
filing also will be available for as a means to assist a broader array of working on their applications during
inspection and copying at the principal small businesses and aspiring assigned duty hours.
office of the Exchange. All comments entrepreneurs operating outside the I- 3. Registration Process for
received will be posted without change; CorpsTM program’s current focus on Contestants: Contestants will submit
the Commission does not edit personal technology-based businesses or their application through challenge.gov.
ebenthall on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
identifying information from commercialization concepts. For Winners will be required to have an
submissions. You should submit only reference, the I-CorpsTM program account in System for Award
information that you wish to make involves expert business trainers Management (SAM) https://
available publicly. All submissions helping teams of scientists and www.sam.gov to receive the award.
should refer to File Number SR–CBOE– entrepreneurs apply ‘‘lean principles’’— 4. Amount of Prize: Through the Lean
2015–115 and should be submitted on for Main Street Training Challenge, the
or before February 1, 2016. 26 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). SBA will award up to five cash prizes
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and entering a submission, each imported pursuant to loan agreements be determined, is in the national
Contestant further represents and with the foreign owners or custodians. interest. I have ordered that Public
warrants that it possesses sufficient I also determine that the exhibition or Notice of these Determinations be
liability insurance or financial resources display of the exhibit objects at the NSU published in the Federal Register.
to cover claims by a third party for Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
death, bodily injury, or property damage Lauderdale, Florida, from on about further information, including a list of
or loss resulting from any activity it February 7, 2016, until on or about June the imported objects, contact the Office
carries out in connection with its 19, 2016, and at possible additional of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
participation in this Competition, or exhibitions or venues yet to be in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
claims by the Federal Government for determined, is in the national interest. Department of State (telephone: 202–
damage or loss to Government property I have ordered that Public Notice of 632–6471; email: section2459@
resulting from such an activity. these Determinations be published in state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.
Competition winners should be the Federal Register. Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite
prepared to demonstrate proof of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
insurance or financial responsibility in further information, including a list of Dated: January 4, 2016.
the event SBA deems it necessary. the imported objects, contact the Office Mark Taplin,
12. Record Retention and Disclosure: of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
All submissions and related materials Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
provided to SBA in the course of this Department of State (telephone: 202– Department of State.
Competition automatically become SBA 632–6471; email: section2459@state. [FR Doc. 2016–00311 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
records and cannot be returned. gov). The mailing address is U.S. BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
Contestants should identify any Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite
confidential commercial information 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
contained in their entries at the time of DEPARTMENT OF STATE
their submission. Dated: January 4, 2016.
Award Approving Official: Tameka S. Mark Taplin, [Public Notice: 9401]
Montgomery, Associate Administrator, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
Office of Entrepreneurial Development, of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Culturally Significant Objects Imported
U.S. Small Business Administration, Department of State. for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Munch
409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC [FR Doc. 2016–00312 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] and Expressionism’’ Exhibition
20416. BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
ACTION: Notice, correction.
Authority: America Competes
Reauthorization Act of 2010, 15 U.S.C. 3719. SUMMARY: On December 16, 2015, notice
DEPARTMENT OF STATE was published on pages 78283 and
Dated: January 5, 2016.
[Public Notice 9403] 78284 of the Federal Register (80 FR
Tameka Montgomery,
78283) of determinations made by the
Associate Administrator, Office of Culturally Significant Objects Imported Department of State pertaining to
Entrepreneurial Development.
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Vigée certain objects to be imported for
[FR Doc. 2016–00302 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 a.m.]
Le Brun: Woman Artist in temporary display in the exhibition
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Revolutionary France’’ Exhibition ‘‘Munch and Expressionism.’’ The
referenced notice is hereby corrected as
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
to the expected closing date of the
DEPARTMENT OF STATE following determinations: Pursuant to
exhibition. The exhibition or display of
the authority vested in me by the Act of
[Public Notice 9402] the exhibit objects is at the Neue Galerie
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
New York, New York, New York, from
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
Culturally Significant Objects Imported on or about February 18, 2016, until on
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
for Exhibition Determinations: or about June 13, 2016, and at possible
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
‘‘Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion additional exhibitions or venues yet to
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
1945–1968’’ Exhibition be determined. I have ordered that
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
Public Notice of this correction be
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
published in the Federal Register.
following determinations: Pursuant to No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
the authority vested in me by the Act of appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby further information, including a list of
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March determine that the objects to be the imported objects, contact the Office
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and included in the exhibition ‘‘Vigée Le of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et France,’’ imported from abroad for Department of State (telephone: 202–
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of temporary exhibition within the United 632–6471; email: section2459@
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority States, are of cultural significance. The state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.
No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as objects are imported pursuant to loan Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite
appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. agreements with the foreign owners or 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
ebenthall on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby custodians. I also determine that the Dated: January 5, 2016.
determine that the objects to be exhibition or display of the exhibit Mark Taplin,
included in the exhibition ‘‘Bellissima: objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
Italy and High Fashion 1945–1968,’’ Art, New York, New York, from on or of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
imported from abroad for temporary about February 15, 2016, until on or Department of State.
exhibition within the United States, are about May 15, 2016, and at possible [FR Doc. 2016–00331 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
of cultural significance. The objects are additional exhibitions or venues yet to BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
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| Dates | The submission period for entries will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT, January 11, 2016, and end February 10, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. SBA anticipates that winners will be announced no later than February 29, 2016. | |
| Contact | Matthew Stevens, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7699, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 1272 |
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