[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31442-31443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13368]


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

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Edsel Brown, Assistant Director, Office 
of Innovation and Technology, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edsel Brown, Assistant Director, 
Office of Innovation and Technology, at (202) 205-7343, 
[email protected], or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-
7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Act, as amended by the 
Small business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program (STTR) Reauthorization Act of 2011, requires SBA to 
collect data on the firms that apply and awards that they have 
received. SBA is required to maintain this information in searchable 
electronic databases and also to report the information to Congress 
annually.
    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: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
Technology Transfer (STTR) Tech-Net Database.
    Description of Respondents: SBA to collect regarding the SBIR and 
STTR awards made by the federal agencies.
    Form Number: N/A.

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    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 14,205.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 65,627.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2015-13368 Filed 6-1-15; 8:45 am]
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