[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 64048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26664]


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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 December 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Travis Farris, Counsel to Inspector 
General, Office of Inspector General, Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Farris, Counsel to Inspector 
General, Inspector General, [email protected] 202-205-7178, or 
Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small Business Administration SBA Form 912 
is used to collect information needed to make character determinations 
with respect to applicants for monetary loan assistance or applicants 
for participation in SBA programs. The information collected is used as 
the basis for conducting name checks at national Federal Bureau of 
Investigations (FBI) and local levels.

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: Statement of Personal History.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants participationing in SBA 
programs.
    Form Number: SBA Form 912.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 142,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 35,500.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2015-26664 Filed 10-21-15; 8:45 am]
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