[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75487-75488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29028]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to 
request approval on a new and/or currently approved information 
collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are 
ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the 
collection, to Michele Gierwatoski, Lead Accountant, Office of Denver 
Finance, Small Business Administration, 721 19th Street, 3rd Floor, 
Denver, CO 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Gierwatoski, Lead Accountant, 
Office of Denver Finance, 303-844-0413, [email protected]; 
Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA Form 172 is used by Lenders to 
report loan payments data to SBA on monthly basis. The purpose of this 
reporting is to (1) show the remittance due SBA on a loan serviced by 
participating lending institutions; (2) update the loan receivable 
balances; and (3) generate the issuance of past due notices.
    Title: ``Transaction Report on Loans Serviced by Lenders''.
    Description of Respondents: Small Business Administration 
Participating Lenders.
    Form Number: 172.
    Annual Responses: 11,134.
    Annual Burden: 3,352.
    Addresses: Send all comments regarding whether this information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are 
ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the 
collection, to Barbara Brannan, Special Assistant, Office of Surety 
Bond Guarantee Program, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 
SW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Barbara Brannan, Special Assistant, 
Office of Surety Bond Guarantee Program, 202-205-6545, 
[email protected]; Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-
7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA's Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program 
was created to encourage surety companies to provide bonding for small 
contractors. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain small business 
familiarity with the program and establish baseline level data on the 
relative size of the small business market in need of the program.
    Title: ``Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee 
Customer Survey''.
    Description of Respondents: Surety Companies.
    Form Number: 2309.
    Annual Responses: 382.
    Annual Burden: 13.
    Addresses: Send all comments regarding whether this information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are 
ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the 
collection, to Rachel Newman Karton, Program

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Analyst, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Small Business 
Administration, 409 Street, SW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20416.

For Further Information Contact:  Rachel Newman Karton, Program 
Analyst, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, 202-619-186, 
[email protected]; Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-
205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each form is used to notify recipients of 
grant awards and cooperative agreement awards. Form 1222 is used also 
to document logistical and budgetary information gathered from the 
awardees application and proposed. Awardees/ Respondents are 
universities, colleges, state and local government, for-profit 
organizations. Form 1224 is used to certify the cost sharing by the 
recipient.
    Title: ``Notice of Award and Grant Cooperative Agreement Sharing 
Proposal''.
    Description of Respondents: Participating Colleges and Grants 
Management Offices.
    Form Numbers: 1222 and 1224.
    Annual Responses: 2,592.
    Annual Burden: 202,261.

Jacqueline White,
Chief, Administrative Information Branch.
[FR Doc. E8-29028 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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