[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11504]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing this
notice to comply with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires agencies to submit proposed
reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and
approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the
public that the agency has made such a submission. This notice also
allows an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the information collection by name
and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Agency Clearance
Officer, Curtis Rich, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street
SW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
(202) 205-7030 [email protected].
Copies: A copy of the Form OMB 83-1, supporting statement, and
other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emerging Leaders Initiative aims to
assist established small businesses located in historically challenged
communities with increasing their sustainability, attracting outside
investment, and strengthening each community's economic base by
creating jobs and providing valuable goods and services. These
objectives are pursued by offering eligible business executives a 7-
month intensive course focused on the skills essential to develop their
companies, expand their resource networks, and increase their
confidence and motivation. The course is designed to be hands-on and is
composed of classroom sessions, out-of-class preparation work, and
executive mentoring groups where participants can discuss their
challenges. A broad range of topics is covered in the curriculum,
including financial measures of business health, strategies for
marketing, access to funding, and employee management and recruitment.
SBA plans to conduct annual performance-monitoring activities to
assess the short- and intermediate-term outcomes of participants in the
Emerging Leaders Initiative. The broad outcomes assessed will include
satisfaction, changes in management behavior, and changes in economic
outcomes, such as loans obtained and jobs created. Specifically, SBA
plans to implement three instruments with the participants in each
cohort: An intake assessment form at the start of the program to
document baseline conditions, a satisfaction-oriented feedback form at
the end of the program, and an annual outcome-oriented survey for 3
years after program completion. The latter instrument will document
changes in key outcomes over a longer period, because job growth,
revenue growth, profitability, and other economic outcomes of program
participation are expected to manifest in the intermediate and long
terms.
Solicitation of Public Comments
Title: Emerging Leaders Initiatives.
Description of Respondents: Small Businesses located in
historically challenged communities.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Responses: 3,474.
Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 1,340.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-11504 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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