[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01565]


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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) 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 March 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Rachel Newman Karton, Program Analyst, 
Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Newman Karton, Program Analyst, 
Office of Entrepreneurial Development, [email protected] 202-619-
1816, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, 
[email protected];

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each form is used to notify recipients of 
grant awards and cooperative agreement awards. Form 1222 is used also 
to document logistical and budgetary information gathered from the 
awardees application and proposal. Awardees/Respondents are 
universities, colleges, state and local government, for-profit and non-
profit organizations. Form 1224 is used to certify the cost sharing by 
the recipient.
    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:
    (1) Title: Notice of Award and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Cost 
Sharing Proposal.
    Description of Respondents: SBA Grant Recipients.
    Form Number: SBA Forms 1222 and 1224.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,338.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 187,040.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-01565 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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