Notice2025-07822
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
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Published
May 6, 2025
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) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 19241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe8d969f87d0939b9790849b8cbe8d9c9fd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02716a637b2c6f676b6c786770427160632c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shay Meinzer, Lead Program Evaluator,
Office of Strategic Management and Enterprise Integrity, Small Business
Administration, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7b4afa6bee9aaa2aea9bda2b587b4a5a6e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82f1eae3fbacefe7ebecf8e7f0c2f1e0e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>, 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
<bullet> maintain a rigorous and relevant evaluation and research
agenda,
<bullet> inform the development of SBA's evidence-building
activities,
<bullet> inform the delivery of targeted assistance and workflows
related to program and grantee processes,
<bullet> inform the development and refinement of recordkeeping and
communication systems,
<bullet> plan for provision of programmatic or evidence-capacity-
related training or technical assistance,
<bullet> obtain grantee or stakeholder input on the development or
refinement of program logic models, evaluations, and performance
measures, and
<bullet> 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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