[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 18801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08967]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Minority Business Development Agency.
    Title: Online Customer Relationship Management (CRM)/Performance 
Database.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0002.
    Form Number(s): 0640-002.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Number of Respondents: 2,633.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 to 210 minutes depending upon 
function.
    Burden Hours: 4,516.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision with a change to a 
current information collection. This collection involves the inclusion 
of a new group of federal financial assistance recipients. In Fiscal 
Year 2018, MBDA incorporated grants into the service delivery model for 
the agency. The client transaction and verification forms in use for 
the business center program may also be used to collect information 
about the effectiveness of other grant programs funded by the agency. 
The forms include a statement regarding MBDA's intended use by MBDA and 
transfer of the information collected to other federal agencies to 
allow for research studies on minority businesses. The form itself has 
not been revised but will be used by the new recipients. As part of its 
national service delivery system, MBDA awards cooperative agreements 
each year to fund the provision of business development services to 
eligible minority business enterprises (MBEs). The recipient of each 
cooperative agreement or grant is competitively selected to operate one 
of the following programs: (1) An MBDA Business Center; (2) an American 
Indian Alaska Native Native Hawaiian) (AIANNH) Center, or (most 
recently) (3) a broad agency grants. In accordance with the Government 
Performance Results Act (GPRA), MBDA requires all program grant 
recipients to report basic client information, service activities and 
progress on attainment of program goals via the online CRM/Performance 
Databases. The data collected through the Online CRM/Performance 
Databases is used to regularly monitor and evaluate the progress of 
MBDA's funded programs, to provide the Department and OMB with a 
summary of the quantitative information that it requires about 
government supported programs, and to implement the GPRA. This 
information may be summarized and included in an annual report, which 
may be made available to the public, or used to support federal 
government research studies regarding minority business development 
issues.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal government; Federal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, semi-annually, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-08967 Filed 5-1-19; 8:45 am]
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