[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47190-47191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11969]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 July 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Donna Fudge, [email protected], (202) 
205-6363, Office of Policy Planning and Liaison, Small Business 
Administration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Fudge, [email protected], 
(202) 205-6363, Office of Policy Planning and Liaison, Small Business 
Administration. Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer 
[email protected] 202-205-7030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA is considering revising its information 
collections for various certification programs to streamline the 
certification

[[Page 47191]]

process for those programs. In particular, SBA seeks to make the 
programs more uniform so that small businesses applying for multiple 
certifications face a common standard of review where possible. The 
certification programs affected are the 8(a) Business Development (BD) 
program, the women-owned small business program, the veteran-owned 
small business program, and the HUBZone program.

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

    PRA Number: 3245-0320.
    (1) Title: HUBZone Program Electronic Application, Re certification 
and Program Examination.
    Description of Respondents: The SBA is required by statute to 
administer the ``Historically Underutilized Business Zone'' (HUBZone) 
Program. To do this, it must certify eligible applicants as ``qualified 
HUBZone small business concerns''; publish a listing of such certified 
firms; process periodic recertification of previously certified firms; 
and conduct program examinations of certified firms to ensure 
continuing compliance with program eligibility requirements. The 
HUBZone Electronic Application is used in execution of there 
requirements.
    Form Number: SBA Form 2103, HUIBZone3Tribal, HUBZone 3ANCCDC, 
HUBZone 3AGCOP.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,951.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 11,426.

Curtis B. Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-11969 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P