[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19251]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; MBDA National Minority Enterprise Awards Program Requirements

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information 
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment 
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before October 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
mail to Wanda D. Blackwell, MBDA PRA Coordinator, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 0640-0025 in the subject line of your comments. Do not 
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Antavia Grimsley, Management Analyst, MBDA, Room 5063, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-7458, 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal 
agency created exclusively to foster the growth and global 
competitiveness of minority-owned businesses in the United States. MBDA 
provides management and technical assistance to large, medium, and 
small minority business enterprises through a network of business 
centers throughout the United States.

II. Method of Collection

    Methods of collection include online, email, and mail.

III. Data

    Agency: Minority Business Development Agency.
    Title: National Minority Business Awards.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0025.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision of information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 250.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-19251 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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