[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25385]


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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, 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 January 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Dolores Rowen, Associate Director, 
Office of Policy and Research, National Women's Business Council Small 
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 
20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dolores Rowen, Associate Director, 
Office of Policy and Research, National Women's Business Council Small 
Business Administration, [email protected] 202-205-9974, or Curtis 
B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected];

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This data collection is needed to fill the 
current void in information available about women's participation in 
the corporate market. It will be used to enable the development of 
specific and actionable recommendations to increase opportunities for 
women-owned businesses to obtain corporate contracts and make an even 
greater contribution to the U.S. economy. Respondents will be women 
business owners in the U.S. and managers of corporate supplier 
diversity programs.

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: Women's Participation in Corporate Supplier Diversity 
Programs.
    Description of Respondents: Women business owners in the U.S. and 
managers of corporate supplier diversity programs.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,024.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 732.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-25385 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8025-01-P