[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09044]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

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) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 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 June 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Mary Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of 
Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of 
Financial Assistance, [email protected] 202-401-8234, or Curtis B. 
Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection, as approved by 
OMB for use in SBA's Certified Development Company (504) loan program, 
consists of SBA Form 1244 Application for Section 504 Loans and Form 
2450, Eligibility Information Required for 504 Submission (Non PCLP). A 
statutory change on December 22, 2015 in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016, made debt refinance a permanent part of the 
504 loan program. Slight revisions to the currently approved forms are 
required to reinstate the debt refinance program requirements that were 
previously removed due to the expiration of the authority for that 
program in 2012.

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

    Title: Application for Section 504 Loan.
    Description of Respondents: Small Business Lending Companies.
    Form Number: SBA Form 1244.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 9,100.
    Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 21,749.

Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-09044 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
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