82 FR 13176 - National Women's Business Council (NWBC); Data Collection Available for Public Comments
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-04654 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13176-13177] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04654] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION National Women's Business Council (NWBC); Data Collection Available for Public Comments AGENCY: National Women's Business Council, Small Business Administration. ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 13177]] SUMMARY: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) 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, 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 May 8, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Dolores Rowen, Research Manager, National Women's Business Council, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, Suite 5500, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dolores Rowen, Research Manager, National Women's Business Council, [email protected] 202-205-9974, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, [email protected] 202-205- 7030. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) is a non-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. NWBC is undertaking a research study that will build upon existing knowledge to uncover insights and new information germane to supporting and encouraging entrepreneurship among millennial women. Data will be collected via focus groups with millennial women and men. Given the decline in entrepreneurship among millennials compared to prior generations at the same age, research is necessary to understand what young women require such that the government can foster increased participation in entrepreneurship among millennial women and the extent to which there are gendered differences. This research will develop insights about multiple topics including: Differences between prospective and current millennial women entrepreneurs; differences between millennial men and women entrepreneurs; motivating factors; and student debt as a motivator and deterrent. This work will include multiple perspectives to develop a well-rounded picture including prospective millennial women entrepreneurs, current millennial women entrepreneurs, and current millennial men entrepreneurs. NWBC will use the resulting report from this data collection to inform its annual report to the President, Congress, and the SBA on policy and program recommendations to support the growth of women-owned businesses. 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: Research on Millennial Women Entrepreneurs. Description of Respondents: Respondents in the study will be prospective millennial women entrepreneurs, current millennial women entrepreneurs, and current millennial men entrepreneurs. Focus groups with all three respondent types will be conducted in Los Angeles, California, Denver, Colorado, and Boston, Massachusetts. The focus groups will develop insights regarding motivating factors and barriers related to student debt and entrepreneurship. Form Number: N/A. Total Estimated Annual Responses: There will be a maximum of 108 focus group participants (no more than 12 persons for each of 9 focus groups). Potential participants will be identified and recruited via nomination, group or community membership, and targeted emails and online recruitment tools. Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: Focus group participants will spend approximately 120 minutes in total completing a pre-discussion screener, engaging in focus group discussion, and traveling to and from the focus group location. The total annual time burden is estimated at 216 hours for completion of all aspects of data collection. To estimate the annualized cost of this time burden, we assumed 2,000 annual working hours and an annual salary of $66,000, which is the median annual salary for small business owners in the United States as reported by PayScale Human Resources, resulting in a cost per participant of $66. In order to obtain 108 focus group participants, it is estimated that 300 contacts will be needed. Of those 192 individuals who are contacted and screened, but who are not eligible, willing, or able to participate in the focus groups, the time burden is approximately five minutes. This adds an additional annual time burden of $528.00. In total, the time burden cost for this study is estimated at $7,656.00. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total annual Information collection (focus groups) respondents responses per response in burden of respondent hours hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Focus group 1................................... 36 1 2 72 Focus group 2................................... 36 1 2 72 Focus group 3................................... 36 1 2 72 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Burden Hours................... .............. .............. .............. 216 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst. 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SUMMARY: The National Women’s generations at the same age, research is entrepreneurs, current millennial
Business Council (NWBC) intends to necessary to understand what young women entrepreneurs, and current
request approval from the Office of women require such that the millennial men entrepreneurs. Focus
Management and Budget (OMB) for the government can foster increased groups with all three respondent types
collection of information described participation in entrepreneurship will be conducted in Los Angeles,
below. The Paperwork Reduction Act among millennial women and the extent California, Denver, Colorado, and
(PRA) of 1995, requires federal agencies to which there are gendered differences. Boston, Massachusetts. The focus
to publish a notice in the Federal This research will develop insights groups will develop insights regarding
Register concerning each proposed about multiple topics including: motivating factors and barriers related to
collection of information before Differences between prospective and student debt and entrepreneurship.
submission to OMB, and to allow 60 current millennial women Form Number: N/A.
days for public comment in response to entrepreneurs; differences between Total Estimated Annual Responses:
the notice. This notice complies with millennial men and women There will be a maximum of 108 focus
that requirement. entrepreneurs; motivating factors; and group participants (no more than 12
DATES: Submit comments on or before student debt as a motivator and persons for each of 9 focus groups).
May 8, 2017. deterrent. This work will include Potential participants will be identified
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to
multiple perspectives to develop a well- and recruited via nomination, group or
Dolores Rowen, Research Manager, rounded picture including prospective community membership, and targeted
National Women’s Business Council, millennial women entrepreneurs, emails and online recruitment tools.
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd current millennial women Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
Street, Suite 5500, Washington, DC entrepreneurs, and current millennial Focus group participants will spend
20416. men entrepreneurs. approximately 120 minutes in total
NWBC will use the resulting report completing a pre-discussion screener,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from this data collection to inform its engaging in focus group discussion, and
Dolores Rowen, Research Manager, annual report to the President, Congress, traveling to and from the focus group
National Women’s Business Council, and the SBA on policy and program location.
Dolores.Rowen@sba.gov 202–205–9974, recommendations to support the growth The total annual time burden is
or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, of women-owned businesses. estimated at 216 hours for completion of
Curtis.Rich@sba.gov 202–205–7030. all aspects of data collection. To
Solicitation of Public Comments estimate the annualized cost of this time
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Women’s Business Council SBA is requesting comments on (a) burden, we assumed 2,000 annual
(NWBC) is a non-partisan federal Whether the collection of information is working hours and an annual salary of
advisory council created to serve as an necessary for the agency to properly $66,000, which is the median annual
independent source of advice and perform its functions; (b) whether the salary for small business owners in the
counsel to the President, Congress, and burden estimates are accurate; (c) United States as reported by PayScale
the U.S. Small Business Administration whether there are ways to minimize the Human Resources, resulting in a cost
on economic issues of importance to burden, including through the use of per participant of $66. In order to obtain
women business owners. automated techniques or other forms of 108 focus group participants, it is
NWBC is undertaking a research information technology; and (d) whether estimated that 300 contacts will be
study that will build upon existing there are ways to enhance the quality, needed. Of those 192 individuals who
knowledge to uncover insights and new utility, and clarity of the information. are contacted and screened, but who are
information germane to supporting and not eligible, willing, or able to
Summary of Information Collection
encouraging entrepreneurship among participate in the focus groups, the time
millennial women. Data will be Title: Research on Millennial Women burden is approximately five minutes.
collected via focus groups with Entrepreneurs. This adds an additional annual time
millennial women and men. Description of Respondents: burden of $528.00. In total, the time
Given the decline in entrepreneurship Respondents in the study will be burden cost for this study is estimated
among millennials compared to prior prospective millennial women at $7,656.00.
Number of Average Total
Information collection Number of responses burden per annual
(focus groups) respondents per response burden
respondent in hours of hours
Focus group 1 .................................................................................................. 36 1 2 72
Focus group 2 .................................................................................................. 36 1 2 72
Focus group 3 .................................................................................................. 36 1 2 72
Total Annual Burden Hours ...................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 216
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| Contact | Dolores Rowen, Research Manager, National Women's Business Council, [email protected] 202-205-9974, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, [email protected] 202-205- 7030. | |
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