[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61489-61490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30223]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This collection has been submitted under 
the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
    Agency: Minority Business Development Agency.
    Title: Competitive Application Packages for Funding to Operate 
Technical Assistance Projects (SF-424 and the Evaluation Criteria).
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0640-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 12,000 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 180.

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    Avg. Hours per Response: Ranges between 40 and 80 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required as it is 
the vehicle through which the Agency presents detailed application 
requirements for financial assistance awards to operate its Business 
Development Centers. These centers provide business development 
services, such as financial planning and marketing advice, to minority 
entrepreneurs. The collection of this information is essential to the 
mission of the Agency, as defined in Executive Order 11625, to provide 
management and technical assistance to minority businesses.
    Affective Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Baecher-Wassmer or Pat Boyd (202) 395-
5871.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5312, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer or Pat Boyd, OMB 
Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. An emergency approval has been 
requested by November 19, 1997.

    Dated: November 12, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-30223 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]
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