Notice2023-18002
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
August 22, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18002]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding: whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by
September 21, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the
following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs to Request a New Lifecycle
Certification Form.
OMB Control Number: 0524-New.
Summary of Collection: The Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) make competitively awarded grants to
qualified small businesses to support high quality, advanced concepts
research related to important scientific problems and opportunities in
agriculture that could lead to significant public benefit if
successful. The USDA SBIR/STTR Program Office proposes to contact Phase
I and II SBIR/STTR awardees to request submission of the Lifecycle
Certification form as part of their interim and final reports, as
required by the Small Business Administration's ``SBA SBIR/STTR Policy
Directive,'' dated October 1, 2020. In 1982, the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants Program was authorized, Public Law
97-219, and in 2022, the BIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022,
reauthorized the SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
programs through September 30, 2025.
Need and Use of the Information: The Lifecycle Certification form
is used by USDA to ensure Small Business Concerns continue to meet
specific program requirements during the life of the Funding Agreement.
The Lifecycle Certification form documents grantee compliance with the
SBIR/STTR eligibility requirements and is required as part of agency
close-out procedures.
Description of Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 115.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 58.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18002 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-09-P
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