[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15797]


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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: Online Customer Relationship Management (CRM)/Performance 
Databases, Online Phoenix Database, and Online Opportunity Database.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0002.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Number of Respondents: 2,633.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 to 210 minutes, depending on the 
function.
    Burden Hours: 4,516.
    Needs and Uses: As part of its national service delivery system, 
MBDA awards cooperative agreements each year to fund the provision of 
business development services to eligible minority business enterprises 
(MBEs). The recipient of each cooperative agreement is competitively 
selected to operate one of the following business center programs: (1) 
An MBDA Business Center or (2) a Native American Business Enterprise 
Center (NABEC). In accordance with the Government Performance Results 
Act (GPRA), MBDA requires all center operators to report basic client 
information, service activities and progress on attainment of program 
goals via the Online CRM/Performance Databases. The data collected 
through the Online CRM/Performance Databases is used to regularly 
monitor and evaluate the progress of MBDA's funded centers, to provide 
the Department and OMB with a summary of the quantitative information 
that it requires about government supported programs, and to implement 
the GPRA. This information is also summarized and included in the MBDA 
Annual Performance Report, which is made available to the public.
    Additionally, NABEC program award recipients are required to list 
MBEs to conduct business in the United States in the Online Phoenix 
Database. This listing is used to match those registered MBEs with 
opportunities entered in the Online Opportunity Database by public and 
private sector entities. The MBEs may also self-register via the Online 
Phoenix Database for notification of potential business opportunities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals or households; Federal, State, 
Local or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, semi-annually, 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: June 22, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-15797 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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