[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 19241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07822]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection 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) of 1995 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 7, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Shay Meinzer, Lead Program Evaluator, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shay Meinzer, Lead Program Evaluator, 
Office of Strategic Management and Enterprise Integrity, Small Business 
Administration, [email protected], 202-539-1429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA intends to design and conduct 
evidence-building activities of SBA programs. SBA's evidence-building 
activities include formative evaluations of existing programs, process, 
and new initiatives; logic model development and testing; process or 
journey mapping; research syntheses; survey, questionnaire, and metric 
development; analysis; and foundational fact-finding through 
descriptive and exploratory studies.
    Under this generic clearance, the SBA would engage in a variety of 
techniques to collect information from the public, including grantees, 
current and potential program providers and participants, researchers, 
practitioners, and other stakeholders. Participation in data 
collections is strictly voluntary. The information will provide 
insights into the public's perceptions, experience, and expectations, 
and be used to
     maintain a rigorous and relevant evaluation and research 
agenda,
     inform the development of SBA's evidence-building 
activities,
     inform the delivery of targeted assistance and workflows 
related to program and grantee processes,
     inform the development and refinement of recordkeeping and 
communication systems,
     plan for provision of programmatic or evidence-capacity-
related training or technical assistance,
     obtain grantee or stakeholder input on the development or 
refinement of program logic models, evaluations, and performance 
measures, and
     test activities to strengthen programs in preparation for 
summative evaluations.
    The aggregated results of this work may be prepared for 
presentation at professional meetings or disseminated in evaluation 
reports, research papers, and professional journals. When necessary, 
results will be labeled as formative or exploratory.
    Solicitation of Public Comments: The SBA requests comments on (a) 
whether the collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its functions properly; (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 collected.

Summary of Information Collection

    OMB Control Number: 3245-0425.
    Title: Generic Clearance Formative Data Collections for Evaluation, 
Research, and Evidence-Building.
    Description of Respondents: Grantees, current and potential program 
providers and participants, researchers, practitioners, and other 
stakeholders.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 2,500.

Curtis B. Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-07822 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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