[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 119-120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27905]


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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 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Terrance Moultrie, Supervisor Business 
Operations Specialist, Government Contracting, Small Business 
Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrance Moultrie, Supervisor Business 
Operations Specialist, Government Contracting, 202-389-6644, 
[email protected] or Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance 
Officer, [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    In carrying out its statutory mandate in 15 U.S.C. 637(m) to 
provide oversight of certification related to the Women-Owned Small 
Business Federal Contract Program (WOSB Program), the U.S. Small 
Business Administration (SBA) is currently approved to collect 
information from WOSB Program applicants or participants through its 
certification and information collection platform, Certify.SBA.gov 
(Certify). SBA is revising this information collection by updating its 
hourly burden analysis to reflect the new certification requirements, 
including the new monthly reporting requirement for third-party 
certifiers, and adding instructions for firms that wish to document 
their eligibility using their CVE certification.

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: 3245-0374.
    Title: ``Certification for the Women-Owned Small Business Federal 
Contract Program''.
    Description of Respondents: Women Owned Small Business.
    Form Number: 2413, 2414.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 12,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 24,400.

Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-27905 Filed 12-29-23; 8:45 am]
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