2022-16178. Data Collection Available for Public Comments

AGENCY:

Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

60-Day notice and request for comments.

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 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Send all comments to Mary Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of Financial Assistance, [e-mail] 202-401-8234, or Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, 202-205-7030, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations require that we determine that a participating Certified Development Company's Non-Bank Lender Institution's or Microlender's management, ownership, etc. is of “good character”. To do so requires the information requested on the Form 1081. This form also provides data used to determine the qualifications and capabilities of the lender's key personnel.

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 PRA Number: 3245-0080.

Title: Statement of Personal History.

Description of Respondents: Small Business Lending Companies.

Form Number: SBA Form 1081.

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 215.

Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 107.50.

Curtis Rich,

Agency Clearance Officer.