[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 2987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00853]


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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 March 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Office of Innovation & Technology, 
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Washington, 
DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elden Hawkes, Jr., Office, Innovation 
& Technology, [email protected], or Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance 
Officer, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal and State Technology Partnership 
(FAST) Program is a competitive grants program designed to strengthen 
the technological competitiveness of small businesses seeking funding 
from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Congress established the FAST 
Program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, codified at 
15 U.S.C. 657d(c). The program expired on September 30, 2005, and was 
reestablished under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010.
    FAST provides funding to organizations to execute state/regional 
programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through 
outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR 
awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare 
SBIR/STTR awardees for commercialization success (through technical 
assistance and mentoring).
    The FAST Quarterly Reporting Form will collect data from FAST award 
recipients which will be used to improve program performance. The 
Quarterly Reports will collect ongoing performance and outcome data 
from FAST awardees on a required, quarterly basis. As well as improving 
program management, the data collected will inform the Annual Reports 
to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship; the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the House 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and the House Committee on 
Small Business, as required in the Small Business Act 34(c)(1)(2).

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: 3245-0405.
    Title: FAST Program Quarterly Reporting Form.
    Description of Respondents: FAST award recipients, including Small 
Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDCs), State and local 
economic development agencies, and other FAST award recipients.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 200.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 400.

Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00853 Filed 1-17-23; 8:45 am]
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