Notice2025-16878
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
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Published
September 3, 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 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42666-42667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16878]
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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 November 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Alison Evans, Office of Investment and
Innovation, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6300, Washington, DC 20416 with
the subject line: ``Regional Innovation Cluster Onboarding.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison Evans, Innovation Ecosystem
Strategist, (202) 856-7386, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#680904011b0706460d1e09061b281b0a09460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57363b3e2438397932213639241724353679303821">[email protected]</span></a>, or Shauniece Carter,
Interim Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 921-2198,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95c6fdf4e0fbfcf0f6f0bbd6f4e7e1f0e7d5e6f7f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50033831253e393533357e133122243522102332317e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a new collection for the U.S. Small
Business Administration's (SBA) Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC)
Program. This data collection is an online form to be completed by
small business and partner organization members of RICs funded through
SBA.
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The form enables SBA to track membership of RICs.
Through the RIC Program, the SBA invests regional clusters--
geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized
suppliers, academic institutions, service providers, and associated
organizations with a specific industry focus--throughout the United
States that span a variety of industries, ranging from energy and
manufacturing to advanced defense technologies. The standardized
membership information will enable SBA to more rigorously track small
business support across individual RICs and the overall program.
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: New data collection.
(1) Title: Regional Innovation Cluster Membership Onboarding Form.
Description of Respondents: Small business concerns and partner
organizations who are members of Regional Innovation Clusters.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,250.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 344.5.
Shauniece Carter,
Interim Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-16878 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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