[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13276]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Small Business 
Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Application Cover Sheet

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mary Clague, NIST SBIR Program Office, 100 Bureau Drive, 
MS 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301-975-4188, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The SBIR program was originally established in 1982 by the Small 
Business Innovation Development Act (Pub. L. 97-219), codified at 15 
U.S.C. 638. It was then expanded and extended by the Small Business 
Research and Development (R&D) Enhancement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-
564), and received subsequent reauthorization and extensions that 
include Public Law 112-81, extending SBIR through September 30, 2022. 
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) serves as the coordinating 
agency for the SBIR program. It directs the agency implementation of 
SBIR, reviews progress, and reports annually to Congress on its 
operation.
    The NIST SBIR Cover Sheet is the first page of each application 
that responds to the annual NIST SBIR Federal Funding Opportunity 
(FFO). The information collected in the Cover Sheet provides 
identifying information and demographic data for use in NIST's annual 
report to the SBA on the program.

II. Method of Collection

    The information will be collected as part of the application 
process and will be submitted either through grants.gov or by paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: #0693-0072.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a current information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150 per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 75 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13276 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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