[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75152-75153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7467]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Online 
Performance Database, the Online Phoenix Database, and the Online 
Opportunity Database

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 17, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Ronald Marin, (202) 482-3341 or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Currently, as part of its service delivery programs, MBDA awards 
cooperative agreements each year. The recipient of each cooperative 
agreement is competitively selected to operate a client service center: 
(1) Minority Business Development Center (MBDC); or (2) Native American 
Business Development Center (NABDC) or (3) a Minority Business 
Opportunity Committee (MBOC) at one or more of the 50 sites serviced by 
MBDA. In accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA), MBDA requires center operators to report client service 
activities quarterly (PERFORMANCE database); to list minority business 
enterprises (MBEs) doing business in the United States (PHOENIX 
database); and to match those MBEs with opportunities (OPPORUNITY 
database) entered in the system by public and private sector entities.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronic transfer of performance data.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0640-0002.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,670.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 to 15 minutes per function.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,473.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 13, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-7467 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]
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