Notice2025-12601
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
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Published
July 7, 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) 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 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29926-29927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12601]
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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 September 5, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Office of Manufacturing and Trade, Mina
Wales, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eda084838cc3ba8c81889ead9e8f8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15587c7b743b4274797066556677743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>, 409 3rd Street, 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20416, Small Business Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Manufacturing and Trade,
Mina Wales, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a1733343b740d3b363f291a29383b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d29fbbbcb3fc85b3beb7a192a1b0b3fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 205-7180 and Shauniece Carter,
Agency Clearance Officer, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#55063d34203b3c3036307b363427213027152637347b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da89b2bbafb4b3bfb9bff4b9bba8aebfa89aa9b8bbf4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 935-6942.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary objective of the STEP Program
Quarterly Performance Reporting Forms are to collect data on the
quarterly progress of grantees of the SBA's State Trade and Export
Promotion (STEP) program. These data will be used to understand how
states have improved their trade and export activities and revenue. The
STEP program has two primary objectives: (1) Increase the number of
small businesses that are exporting and (2) increase the value of
exports for small businesses that are currently exporting. To achieve
these objectives, SBA provides state level grant recipients with
funding for nine activities, including participation in foreign trade
missions, design of marketing media, and trade show exhibitions. Data
from the STEP Program Quarterly Performance Reporting Forms will
provide SBA with critical information about the impact of various
strategies used to advance trade and export activities in each state.
These data will also provide an understanding of the specific ways in
which funded activities meet SBA's goal of improving small business
trade and export productivity. These data may inform strategies that
can be replicated by other small businesses. These data are not
currently being collected elsewhere and
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are critical to understanding the outcomes of STEP grantee activities.
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: 3245-0413.
Title: STEP Program Quarterly Performance Reporting Forms.
Description of Respondents: State administrators in states that
receive an SBA STEP Grant.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 360 Hours.
Alethea Ten Eyck-Sanders,
Alternate Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-12601 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
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