[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8229-8230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02892]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request 
approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the 
collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35 requires federal agencies to publish 
a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information before submission to OMB, and to allow 60 days for public

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comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that 
requirement.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Meghan Milloy, Presidential Management 
Fellow, Office of 7(a) Policy and Programs, Small Business 
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghan Milloy, Presidential Management 
Fellow, 202-619-1654 [email protected] Curtis B. Rich, Management 
Analyst, 202-205-7030 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 13 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 642) requires that the owners, partners or officers of a small 
business receiving a business loan guaranteed by SBA (``Applicant'') to 
identify the names of persons engaged by or on behalf of the Applicant 
for the purpose of facilitating the application and report the fees 
paid or to be paid to any such person. SBA regulations at 13 CFR 103.5 
require any Agent to execute and provide to SBA a compensation 
agreement showing the compensation charged for services rendered or to 
be rendered to the Applicant or lender in any matter involving SBA 
assistance. ''Agent'' is an authorized representative, including an 
attorney, accountant, consultant, packager, lender service provider, or 
any other person representing an applicant or participant by conducting 
business with SBA. (13 CFR Part 103 and sections 120.221 and 120.222 
contain rules governing compensation of Agents in connection with a 
7(a) loan. These rules may be found at the code of federal regulations 
Web site, http://www.e-cfr.gov.
    Title: ``Compensation Agreement''.
    Form Number's: 159(7a), 159(504), 159D.
    Annual Responses: 9,210.
    Annual Burden: 1,385.

Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2014-02892 Filed 2-10-14; 8:45 am]
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