[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19759]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Approved Agency Information Collection: Certification 
of Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the 
Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing notice to the public 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the 
information collection request titled, ``Certification of Women-Owned 
Small Business Federal Contract Program'' (ICR). This ICR was revised 
in conjunction with a final rule, ``Women-Owned Small Business and 
Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Certification.''

DATES: The OMB approval of the revision of this ICR is effective 
immediately with an expiration date of December 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikki Burley, U.S. Small Business 
Administration, Office of Policy, Planning and Liaison, 409 Third 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-6459; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 11, 2020, SBA published a final rule, 
``Women-Owned Small Business and Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned 
Small Business Certification'' (Final Rule) (85 FR 27650). The Final 
Rule implemented a statutory requirement to certify women-owned small 
businesses and economically-disadvantaged women-owned small businesses 
participating in the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting 
Program (WOSB Program). The Final Rule included a new section, Sec.  
127.355, that contains a requirement for third-party certifiers to 
submit monthly reports to SBA showing the number of applications 
received, number of applications approved and denied, and any other 
information that SBA determines would help to ensure the third party 
certifiers are meeting their obligations under the WOSB program, would 
help to strengthen oversight of third-party certifiers, and improve 
program performance.
    In conjunction with the publication of the Final Rule SBA submitted 
this new reporting requirement to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) as a revision to the information collection ``Certification of 
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program'' (OMB Control 
Number 3245-0374) (ICR). SBA also revised the ICR to [brief statement 
re the other revisions] SBA indicated in the Final Rule that the 
revisions to the ICR, including the new reporting requirements in Sec.  
127.355 had not yet been approved by OMB and that the SBA will publish 
a subsequent notice in the Federal Register when that event occurred.
    By this notice, SBA announces that OMB approved the revisions to 
the ICR. Section 127.355 is effective immediately, as are the other 
revisions to the ICR. The expiration date for the ICR is December 31, 
2020.

Barbara Carson,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and 
Business Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-19759 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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