[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 17528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07464]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-2736.

New Information Collection:
    Supplier Diversity Business Management System; SEC File No. 270-
663, OMB Control No. 3235-XXXX.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget a request to approve the collection of information discussed 
below.
    The Commission is required under Section 342 of the Dodd Frank Wall 
Street and Reform Act to develop standards and procedures for ensuring 
the fair inclusion of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in all 
of the Commission's business activities. The Commission is also 
required to develop standards for coordinating technical assistance 
minority-owned and women-owned businesses. As part of its 
implementation of Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission is 
developing a new electronic Supplier Diversity Business Management 
System (the System) to collect up-to-date business information and 
capabilities statements from diverse suppliers interested in doing 
business with the Commission. The information collected in the System 
will allow the Commission to update and more effectively manage its 
current internal repository of diverse suppliers. Further, the 
information in the System will also allow the Commission to measure the 
effectiveness of its technical assistance and outreach efforts, and 
target areas where additional program efforts are necessary.
    Information will be collected in the System via web-based, e-filed, 
dynamic form-based technology. The company point of contact will 
complete a profile consisting of basic contact data and information on 
the capabilities of the business. The profile will include a series of 
questions, some of which are based on the data that the individual 
enters. Drop-down lists will be included where appropriate to increase 
ease of use.
    The information collection is voluntary. The System is scheduled to 
be released in May 2015. There are no costs associated with this 
collection. The public interface to the System will be available via a 
web-link provided by the agency.
    Estimated number of annual responses = 500
    Estimated annual reporting burden = 250 hours (30 minutes per 
submission)
    On January 27, 2015, the Commission published a 60-day notice in 
the Federal Register (80 FR 4320) requesting public comment on the 
proposed collection of information. The Commission received no 
comments.
    Written comments continue to be invited on: (a) Whether this 
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 imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 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.
    Background documentation for this information collection may be 
viewed at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. Please direct 
general comments to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or send 
an email to Shagufta Ahmed at [email protected]; and (ii) 
Pamela Dyson, Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549 or send an email to: [email protected]. Comments must be 
submitted within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07464 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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