[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 84304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28546]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Asian American Pacific Islander Commission Survey

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information 
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The 
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission (Commission) will 
conduct a survey of AAPI business owners to determine the impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic on business operations and the AAPI community. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment 
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before February 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to 
the MBDA PRA Clearance Liaison at [email protected]. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 0648- 0618 in the subject line of your comments. Do 
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Tina Wei Smith, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian 
American and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI), 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-1375, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The President, through Executive Order 13872 (May 13, 2019), re-
established the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and 
Pacific Islanders (AAPI Advisory Commission or Commission) to advise 
the President, through the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of 
Transportation, as Co-Chairs of the Initiative. The AAPI Advisory 
Commission provides advice to the President on executive branch efforts 
to broaden access of AAPI communities, families, and businesses to 
economic resources and opportunities that empower AAPIs to improve the 
quality of their lives, raise the standard of living of their 
communities and families, and more fully participate in the U.S. 
economy. Additionally, the Commission works to advance relevant 
evidence-based research, data collection, and analysis for AAPI 
populations, subpopulations, and businesses.
    As part of the research agenda to advise the President, a 
contractor hired by the Commission intends to conduct telephone 
interviews with an estimated 10,000 persons to obtain a sample size of 
1000 AAPI business owners regarding the economic impact of the COVID-19 
pandemic on AAPI businesses and determine the economic and social 
impact of COVID-19 on AAPI business owners as individuals, members of 
families, and of the AAPI community.
    Methodology: On behalf of the AAPI Commission, a contractor will 
select a random sample of registered voters, modeled as potential 
Business Owners and Asians, from the National voter file using 
Registration Based Sampling (RBS), targeting the age group aligned with 
the most recent Census American Community Survey data and 50 percent 
women. This methodology will avoid extreme usage of post-survey 
``weighting'' to ensure the reliability of survey results.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected via telephone interviews.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: New collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute to 15 minutes, depending upon 
respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-28546 Filed 12-23-20; 8:45 am]
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