[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 15356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6228]


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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.
    Title: Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0025.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2.
    Burden Hours: 200.
    Needs and Uses: One of MBDA's largest initiatives is the annual 
National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference. The MED 
Week Conference recognizes the role that minority entrepreneurs play in 
building the American economy through the creation of jobs, products 
and services, in addition to supporting their local communities. The 
MED Week Conference includes stakeholders from the public and private 
sectors and provides a venue to discuss critical business issues 
affecting minority business, as well as strategies to foster the growth 
and competitiveness of the minority business community. The MED Week 
Awards Program is a key element of the MED Week Conference as it 
celebrates the outstanding achievements of minority entrepreneurs and 
other supporters of the minority business community. The MED Week 
Awards Programs has several award categories including the Minority 
Construction Firm of the Year, Minority Technology Firm of the Year, 
Minority Supplier Distributor of the Year, Advocate of the Year, Media 
Award, Distinguished Supplier Diversity Award, Access to Capital 
Awards, Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award, and the Abe Venable Award for 
Lifetime Achievement. Nominations for these awards are open to the 
public. MBDA must collect two kinds of information: (a) Information 
identifying the nominee and nominator; and (b) information explaining 
why the nominee should be given the award. The information will be used 
to determine those applicants that best meet the preannounced selection 
criterion. Use of a nomination form standardizes and limits the 
information collected as part of the nomination process. This makes the 
competition fair and eases the burden of applicants and reviewers. 
Participation in the MED Week Awards Program is voluntary and the 
awards are strictly honorary.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for- 
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and federal, state, 
local or tribal governments.
    Frequency: 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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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) 395-7285, or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: March 9, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-6228 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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