Notice2023-00853
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
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Published
January 18, 2023
Issuing agencies
Small Business Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 2987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00853]
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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 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Office of Innovation & Technology,
Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Washington,
DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elden Hawkes, Jr., Office, Innovation
& Technology, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86f2e3e5eee8e9eae9e1ffc6f5e4e7a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a4b5b3b8bebfbcbfb7a990a3b2b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>, or Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance
Officer, 202-205-7030, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23405651574a500d514a404b635041420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="107365626479633e62797378506372713e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal and State Technology Partnership
(FAST) Program is a competitive grants program designed to strengthen
the technological competitiveness of small businesses seeking funding
from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Congress established the FAST
Program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, codified at
15 U.S.C. 657d(c). The program expired on September 30, 2005, and was
reestablished under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010.
FAST provides funding to organizations to execute state/regional
programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through
outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR
awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare
SBIR/STTR awardees for commercialization success (through technical
assistance and mentoring).
The FAST Quarterly Reporting Form will collect data from FAST award
recipients which will be used to improve program performance. The
Quarterly Reports will collect ongoing performance and outcome data
from FAST awardees on a required, quarterly basis. As well as improving
program management, the data collected will inform the Annual Reports
to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship; the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the House
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and the House Committee on
Small Business, as required in the Small Business Act 34(c)(1)(2).
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: 3245-0405.
Title: FAST Program Quarterly Reporting Form.
Description of Respondents: FAST award recipients, including Small
Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDCs), State and local
economic development agencies, and other FAST award recipients.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 200.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 400.
Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00853 Filed 1-17-23; 8:45 am]
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