[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22612-22613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08115]


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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. 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. This notice complies with that requirement.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments via email to, Robert Blocker, Small 
Business Administration, Office of Financial Assistance, at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Blocker, Small Business 
Administration, Office of Financial Assistance by email at 
[email protected] or phone at (202) 619-0477, or Curtis B. Rich, 
Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Disaster Loan Program is an SBA 
financing program authorized under the Small Business Act of 1953, 15 
U.S.C. 636 et seq. SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help 
businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. The 
information collection that is approved under OMB Control Number 3245-
0018 facilitates the ongoing administration of the Disaster Loan 
Program. This information collection currently consists of SBA Form 5C, 
in both English and Spanish, titled Disaster Home and Business (Sole 
Proprietor) Loan Application. SBA recognizes that this information 
collection needs to be modernized to meet the needs of homeowners and 
small business applicants during their recovery after a disaster. As a 
result, SBA intends to make revisions to this information collection 
that would streamline the process. These form revisions will result in 
greater clarity and understanding for victims applying for assistance. 
SBA Form 5C will be updated and some fields may be moved over to SBA 
Form 5, Disaster Business Loan Application to incorporate all business 
types including sole proprietors. Questions on SBA Form 5C will be 
reorganized and simplified, and as needed other questions may be added 
based on the Agency's recent experience with the Coronavirus pandemic.

Solicitation of Public Comments

    SBA is requesting comments on (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the agency to properly

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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

    PRA Number: 3245-0018.
    (1) Title: Disaster Home and Business (Sole Proprietor) Loan 
Application.
    Description of Respondents: Disaster survivors seeking disaster 
loan assistance.
    Form Number: SBA Form 5C.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 117,738.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 147,173.

Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-08115 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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