[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 30222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12123]


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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 
extension, without change, of the currently approved information 
collection described below from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). 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 comment in response to the notice. 
This notice complies with such requirement.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Nicholas Walker, Management Analyst, 
Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street SW., Room 6043, Washington, DC 20416. Comments must be 
received by the deadline in order to be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Walker, Management Analyst, 
202-205-6637 [email protected] or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-
205-7030 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection, which consists 
of the Counseling Information Form and the Management Training Report, 
is used by SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development (OED) to collect 
information from the Agency's resource partners, including: Small 
Business Development Centers, SCORE, and Women's Business Centers, on 
the training and counseling provided to existing or potential small 
business owners through SBA funded grants, cooperative agreements or 
contracts. The information may be uploaded to SBA through the 
Entrepreneurial Development Management Information System (EDMIS). OED 
uses the information to facilitate its management and oversight of each 
OED program or activity funded by SBA and to assist in evaluating the 
impact of each program or activity on the small business community. SBA 
is not proposing any changes to this collection of information at this 
time, rather, as stated above, the pending request will seek OMB's 
approval to continue the use of the existing approved information 
collection beyond the current expiration date of September 30, 2014. 
Implementation of the changes proposed in the Federal Register notice 
published on May 3, 2013 at 78 FR 26099 has been postponed until a 
later date.

Solicitation of Public Comments

    SBA is requesting comments on (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the agency to properly perform its 
functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether 
there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of 
automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) 
whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information.

Summary of Information Collection

    Title: Entrepreneurial Development Management Information System 
(EDMIS) Counseling Information Form & Management Training Report.
    OMB Control Number: 3245-0324.
    Description of Respondents: SBA resource partners, including Small 
Business Development Centers (SBDCs), Women's Business Centers (WBCs), 
and SCORE, Form Numbers: Form 641 (Counseling Information Form) and 
Form 888 (Management Training Report).
    Estimated Annual Responses: 1.4 million.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 160,000.

Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2014-12123 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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