[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 18064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5159]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).
    Title: Online Databases: Performance, Phoenix, and Opportunity.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0640-0002.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 5,297.
    Number of Respondents: 6,732.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: A primary mission of MBDA's is to increase the 
opportunity for minority and socially disadvantaged minorities to 
participate in our national economy through the formation and 
development of competitive minority-owned firms. To this end, MBDA 
awards competitive agreements for the delivery of management and 
technical assistance services directly to minority entrepreneurs. The 
purpose of the Performance, Phoenix and Opportunity Databases are to 
provide an electronic system for (1) entering the accomplishments of 
MBDA's funded organizations (Performance), (2) entering minority-owned 
businesses doing business in the United States (Phoenix), and (3) 
matchmaking contract opportunities with eligible minority companies 
listed in the Phoenix database (Opportunity).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profits, and State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly, and biennially.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7258 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: April 4, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5159 Filed 4-7-06; 8:45 am]
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