[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45387-45388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16186]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

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 September 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Joseph Eitel, Director, Office of 
Personnel Security, Small Business Administration, Denver, CO 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Eitel, Director, Office of 
Personnel Security [email protected] 303-844-7750, or Curtis B. 
Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small Business Administration SBA Form 912 
is used to collect information needed to make character determinations 
with respect to applicants for monetary loan assistance or applicants 
for participation in SBA programs. The information collected is used as 
the basis for conducting name checks at national Federal Bureau of 
Investigations (FBI) and local levels.

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

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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 3245-0178.
    Title: Statement of Personal History.
    Description of Respondents: Applicants participating in SBA 
programs.
    Form Number: SBA Form 912.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 142,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 35,500.

Curtis B. Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-16186 Filed 7-27-22; 8:45 am]
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