[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47998-47999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19639]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this 
notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). The PRA requires agencies to submit proposed reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a 
submission. This notice also allows an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before October 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the information collection by name 
and/or by OMB Control Number 3245-0394. Comments should be sent to: 
Agency Clearance Officer, Curtis Rich, Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; and to SBA Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 
(202) 205-7030, [email protected].
    Copies: A copy of the OMB Form 83-1, supporting statement, and 
other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from the 
Agency Clearance Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emerging Leaders Initiative aims to 
assist established small businesses located in historically challenged 
communities with increasing their sustainability, attracting outside 
investment, and strengthening each community's economic base by 
creating jobs and providing valuable goods and services. As part of its 
efforts to carry out this objective, SBA offers eligible business 
executives a 7-month intensive course focused on the skills essential 
to develop their companies, expand their resource networks, and 
increase their confidence and motivation. The course is designed to be 
hands-on and is composed of classroom sessions, out-of-class 
preparation work, and executive mentoring groups where participants can 
discuss their challenges. A broad range of topics is covered in the 
curriculum, including financial measures of business health, strategies 
for marketing, access to funding, and employee management and 
recruitment.
    SBA conducts annual performance-monitoring activities to assess the 
short- and intermediate-term outcomes of participants in the Emerging 
Leaders Initiative. SBA uses the three survey instruments described 
below to collect the assessment information from the participants in 
each training cohort. The broad outcomes assessed include the 
participants' satisfaction with the course, changes in their business' 
economic outcomes, such as loans obtained and jobs created, and changes 
in management behavior.

Solicitation of Public Comments

    The required 60-day notice soliciting public comment on this 
information collection was published in the Federal Register on March 
7, 2019, at 84 FR 8360. No comments were received. The public is again 
invited to submit any comments to the persons identified above and by 
the due date stated in the DATES section of this notice.

Overview of Collection

    Title: ``Emerging Leaders Initiatives''.
    OMB Control Number: 3245-0394.
    Description of Respondents: Established small businesses located in 
historically challenged communities.
    Summary of the Collection: The collection consists of three 
instruments: (1) The intake assessment is administered at the start of 
the program to document baseline conditions; (2) A satisfaction-
oriented feedback survey is administered at the end of the program; and 
(3) An annual outcome-oriented survey that is administered about three 
years after program completion. The latter instrument is intended to 
document changes in key outcomes over a longer period, because job 
growth, revenue growth, profitability, and other economic outcomes of 
program participation are expected to manifest in the intermediate and 
long terms.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Respondents and Responses: 4,332.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 1,519.

William Wolchak,
Director, Records Management Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-19639 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
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