Certification for the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SBA FORM 2413 Certification for the Women-Onwed Small Business Federal Contract Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
WOSB 3245-0074 Authority 5-1-14.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-01	Available
WOSB 3245-0374 regulation 4 5-1-14.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-05-01	Available
WOSB 3245-0374 Supporting Statement.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-05-01	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
194795	Certification for the Women-Onwed Small Business Federal Contract Program	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0374	ICR Reference No: 201405-3245-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-3245-001
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification for the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/21/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/01/2014
Terms of Clearance: The Small Business Administration should improve their monitoring of expiring information collections to avoid unnecessary reinstatement request and violation of the PRA. This collection should be reported as a violation in OMB's annual Information Collection Budget (ICB).

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	16,888	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	33,378	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Small Business Act states that a women-owned small(WOSB) or an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) must (1)be a Federal agency, a State government, or a national certifying entity as a WOSB. or, (2) certify to the contracting office that it is a WOSB and provide adequate documentation to support such certification. These documents will be used by the SBA, contracting offices and third party certifies to determine program eligibility and compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 637 (M) Name of Law: Authority for WOSB Program
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 47814	08/16/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 21988	04/18/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Certification for the Women-Onwed Small Business Federal Contract Program	SBA FORM 2413, SBA Form 2414	Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Certification -WOSB ,   Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Certification-EDWOSB

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	16,888	0	0	4,888	0	12,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,378	0	0	8,978	0	24,400
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents increased.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/01/2014

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