[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 72802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23367]


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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 December 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Earnest Knott, Supervisory Surety 
Guarantees, Office Surety Guarantees, Small Business Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earnest Knott, Supervisory Surety 
Guarantees, [email protected], 202-401-6786, or Curtis B. Rich, 
Agency Clearance Officer, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small Business Administration Surety Bond 
Guarantee Program was created to encourage surety companies to provide 
bonding for small contractors. The information collected on the form 
from surety companies will be used to update the status of successfully 
completed contracts and to provide a final accounting of contractor and 
surety fees due to SBA.

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: 3245-0395.
    Title: Quarterly Contract Completion Report.
    Description of Respondents: Surety companies.
    Form Number: 2461.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 92.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 92.

Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23367 Filed 10-20-23; 8:45 am]
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