[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72801-72802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23361]


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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: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to 
request approval on a new and/or currently approved information 
collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are 
ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the 
collection, to, Sharon Gurley, Director Program Review, Office of 
Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC 
20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Gurley, Director Program 
Review, Office of Government Contracting, 202-205-7084 
[email protected], Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 202-
205-7030 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Administration needs to 
collect this information to determine an applicant's eligibility for 
admission into the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program and for 
continued eligibility to participate in the Program. SBA also uses some 
of the information for an annual report to Congress on the 8(a) BD 
Program.
    Respondents can be individuals and firms making applications to the 
8(a) BD Program, or respondents can be individuals and Participant 
firms revising information related to the 8(a) BD Program Annual 
Review.

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 3245-0331

    Title: 8(A) SBD Paper and Electronic Application.''
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and Participant firms.
    Form Numbers: 1010-NHO, 1010-Business, 1010-CDC, 1010-AIT, 1010-
ANC, 1010-IND, 1010--individual.
    Annual Responses: 60,070.

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    Annual Burden: 15,248.

Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23361 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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