[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9675]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0002.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 10,615.
    Average Hours per Response: Performance Database, Varies 1 minute 
to 1 hour and 45 minutes depending on the type of information required; 
Phoenix Database, 9 minutes; and Opportunity Database, 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 4,496.
    Needs and Uses: As part of its service delivery programs, MBDA 
awards cooperative agreements each year. The recipient of each 
agreement is competitively selected to operate one of the following 
business centers: (1) Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC); (2) 
Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC); or (3) Minority 
Business Opportunity Center (MBOC) in the geographical service area 
designated by MBDA under the cooperative agreement. The databases allow 
MBDA to (1) enter the accomplishments of grant recipients 
(Performance), (2) enter business profiles of minority business 
enterprises (MBEs) (Phoenix), and (3) match contract opportunities with 
qualified MBEs captured in the Phoenix database (Opportunity).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; Individuals or households; Federal, State, 
local or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, quarterly, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    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 7845, 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 Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 23, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9675 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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