[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 24887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12134]


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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 July 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether these information 
collections are 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 Carol Fendler, Systems Accountant, Office of Investment, 
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Fendler, Systems Accountant, 
Office of Investments, 202-205-7559, [email protected], Curtis B. 
Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This form is used by SBA examiners to obtain 
information about financing provided by small business investment 
companies (SBICs). This information which is collected directly from 
the financial small businesses, provides independent confirmation of 
information respond to SBA by SBICs, as additional information not 
reported by SBICs.
    Title: ``Request for Information Concerning Portfolio Financing.''
    Description of Respondents: SBIC Investment Companies.
    Form Number: 857.
    Annual Responses: 2,160.
    Annual Burden: 2,160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This form is used by SBA examiners to obtain information about 
assets of Small Business investment companies (SBICs) that are held in 
accounts at financial institutions, and about SBIC borrowings from 
financial institutions. This information, which is collected directly 
from the financial institutions, provides independent confirmation of 
asset and liability figures reported to SBA by SBICs as well as 
supplemental information used to evaluate regulatory compliance and 
financial condition.
    Title: ``Financial Institution Confirmation Form.''
    Description of Respondents: SBIC Investment Companies.
    Form Number: 860.
    Annual Responses: 1,500.
    Annual Burden: 750.

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 Analyst, Office of Small 
Business Development Centers, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Newman Karton, Program Analyst, 
Office of Small Business Development Centers, 202-619-1816, 
[email protected], Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-
7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This form is used to measure the quality and impact of counseling 
provided by SBA's resource partner the Small Business Development 
Centers (SBDCs). The SBDC State Director and the Project Officer 
reviews the forms to determine if the client received satisfactory 
counseling services.
    Title: ``SBA Counseling Evaluation.''
    Description of Respondents: Small Business Clients.
    Form Number: 1419.
    Annual Responses: 15,000.
    Annual Burden: 2,550.

Jacqueline White,
Chief, Administrative Information Branch.
 [FR Doc. E9-12134 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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