[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 70246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19446]


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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 (PRA), 
the Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information 
collection described below. The 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 October 28, 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 or Alethea Ten Eyck-Sanders, Agency Clearance Officer 
[email protected], 202-996-4329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA requires this information from small 
business concerns to determine an applicants' eligibility for 
recertification in the 8(a) Business Development, Veteran-Owned and 
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB/SDVOSB), 
Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), and Women-Owned 
Small Business (WOSB) programs.

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: To Be Determined.
    Title: Business Development and Unified Certification Renewal.
    Description of Respondents: The SBA is required by statute to 
administer the 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and VOSB/SDVOSB programs. To do 
this, SBA must recertify applicants eligibility to ensure continuing 
compliance with program eligibility requirements. The Business 
Development and Unified Certification Renewal information collection is 
used in execution of these requirements.
    Form Number: SBA Form 2539.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 14,400.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 7,767.

Alethea Ten Eyck-Sanders,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19446 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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