[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11042-11043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03696]


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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. Unless waived, 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to, Cynthia Pitts, Office of Disaster 
Assistance, Small Business Administration.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Pitts, [email protected], 
(202) 205-7570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As authorized by the Coronavirus 
Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the 
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, and the 
new Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has been providing COVID-
19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans to provide working capital for small 
businesses, private nonprofits, and small agricultural enterprises who 
suffered substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus 
pandemic. SBA has received more than 16 million loan applications and a 
small percentage of those applications may be a result of identity 
theft. In an effort to ensure SBA is taking the appropriate action for 
individuals who have indicated they have been the victim of identity 
theft, the individual will need to provide an affidavit to SBA 
indicating no involvement in the filing of the loan application, and 
that they did not receive or have knowledge of who received the loan 
funds. The information will be collected from those individuals (or 
their representative) who, without their knowledge or authorization, 
had an application submitted to SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance 
(ODA) utilizing their personal information. ODA will review the 
information contained in the affidavit to determine whether there was 
identity theft involved, and if so, ODA will take the necessary steps 
to stop all billing statements, release any UCC Security filings, and 
to ensure that loan information will not be publicly reported in the 
name of the identity theft victim. In addition, this affidavit will be 
provided to the Office of Inspector General and other enforcement 
agencies in any legal action going forward. The SBA requested and 
received emergency approval under 5 CFR 1320.13 for this information 
collection.

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

    OMB Control Number: 3245-0418.
    (1) Title: Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Application 
Declaration of Identify Theft COVID-19.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals who have identified and 
attest to potential identity theft.
    Form Number: SBA Form 3513.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 50,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 12,500.

Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-03696 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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