[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73838-73839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28081]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: 30-Day notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration will submit the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. SBA is publishing this notice in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 to allow all interested member of the public an 
additional 30 days to provide comments on the collection of 
information.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 27, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments on this information collection request 
should be submitted through ``www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.'' Find 
this information collection request by selecting ``Small Business 
Administration''; ``Currently Under Review,'' then selecting ``Only 
Show ICR for Public Comment.'' This information collection can be 
identified by the title and/or OMB Control Number identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrence Sutherland, Office of 
Entrepreneurial Education, SBA, [email protected] (202) 205-
6919 or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, (202) 205-7030, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5004 of the American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021, Public Law 117-2 (3/11/2021) authorized SBA to establish a 
Community Navigator Pilot Program. Under this authority, SBA may make 
grants to private nonprofit organizations, resource partners, States, 
Tribes, and units of local government to ensure the delivery of free 
community navigator services to current or prospective owners of small 
businesses in order to improve access to COVID-related assistance 
programs and resources.
    To facilitate expeditious implementation of the program, on June 8, 
2021, SBA obtained emergency approval from OMB, including waiver of the 
public comment notice required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d). That authority 
expires on December 31, 2021. On October 14, 2021, SBA published the 
waived 60-day notice in the Federal Register at 86 FR 27243. The Agency 
received four comments in response to the notice and will address 
disposition of those comments when it submits the information 
collection to OMB for standard processing.

Summary of Information Collection

    This information collection consists of (SBA Form 3516, Community 
Navigators Pilot Program Client and Program Information Form, and 
quarterly reporting requirements. The form collects information from 
applicants to the Community Navigator Program to determine their 
eligibility for an award. At this time the application period is no 
longer open; however, SBA is extending this portion of the information 
collection in the event an additional funding opportunity becomes 
available. Form 3516 also collects data on the clients served by the 
awardees of the Community Navigator Pilot Program, to help track 
grantee performance and evaluate program success. This information 
collection also includes a requirement for grantees to report quarterly 
on program performance. The information will help SBA to assess program 
activity and the extent to which grantees are achieving desired program 
results and appropriately utilizing grant funds in support of the 
Community Navigator Program.
    OMB Control Number: 3245-0423.
    Title: Community Navigators Pilot Program.
    Description of Respondents: Entrepreneurs receiving technical 
assistance and Community Navigators grantees providing technical 
assistance services.
    Form Number: SBA 3516.
    Total Estimated Annual Respondents: 202,7960.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 500,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 137,657.

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.

Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-28081 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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