[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 78225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31398]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of 
Minority-Owned Business Participation, Opportunities and Barriers to 
Global Commerce

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce.

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 14, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Ivonne Cunarro, Research and Knowledge Management Unit, 
202-482-2157, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) Research and 
Knowledge Management unit will be conducting a survey of minority-owned 
businesses to gather data on their participation in global commerce. 
The survey will provide valuable information on the markets minority 
businesses are exporting goods to, job creation as a result of export 
activity, exporting minority business industries, and barriers and 
opportunities to exporting. Findings from this survey support 
President's Obama National Export Initiative, Executive Order 13534, 
which calls for doubling exports in five years and identifying and 
reducing barriers to exports. The survey also supports the MBDA's 
mission of furthering the growth and expansion of minority-owned 
businesses as exemplified in Executive Order 11625 and 15 CFR part 
1400. The findings from the survey will also be published in a report 
and released during MBDA's Minority Enterprise Development Week 
Conference in September, 2011.

II. Method of Collection

    The data will be collected electronically through the use of a web-
based survey instrument.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0640-0027.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    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 will 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 9, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-31398 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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