[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25388]


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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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, requires federal 
agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register to solicit public 
comments on each collection of information before submitting it to OMB 
for approval, and to allow 60 days for the public to provide comments. 
This notice complies with such requirements and announces SBA's 
proposal to conduct a survey of the small business owners or potential 
owners who receive counseling and training through SBA's Women's 
Business Center (WBC) program.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Scott Henry, Director, Office of 
Performance Management, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 
SW., Room 6010, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Henry, Director, Office of 
Performance Management 202-205-6474, [email protected] or Curtis B. 
Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA's Women's Business Centers represent 
a national network of nearly 100 educational centers designed to assist 
women start and grow small businesses. WBCs operate with the mission to 
``level the playing field'' for women entrepreneurs, who still face 
unique obstacles in the world of business. Through the management and 
technical assistance provided by the WBCs, entrepreneurs (especially 
women who are economically or socially disadvantaged) are offered 
comprehensive training and counseling on a variety of topics in many 
languages to help them start and grow their own businesses. The SBA 
plans to conduct a web-based survey to understand to what degree the 
Agency's WBC programs and services help entrepreneurs start, manage and 
grow businesses. The survey will help determine customer satisfaction 
and the outcomes of the delivered business assistance services. Surveys 
will be completed by a sample of clients who received business 
assistance services at least one year ago. A minimum one year lag is 
desired to allow the business outcomes of the services to be observed. 
Because Women's Business Center offer both training and counseling 
services, clients who received either service will be included.

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: SBA's Women's Business Center (WBC) Client Survey.
    Description of Respondents: WBC clients who received 
entrepreneurship counseling and/or training services.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,145.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 1,496.

Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-25388 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8025-01-P