Generic Clearance for Formative Data Collections for Evaluation, Research, and Evidence-Building

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience Semi-Structured Interview Protocol	Form	New	Repair queued
Form NWBC Survey Instrument	Form	New	Repair queued
3245-0425 Non-substantive modification 3-27-2024.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-03-27	Available
3245-0425 Non-substantive modification 3-27-2024.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-03-27	Repair queued
3245-New Supporting Statment B 6-13-2022.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Available
3245-New Supporting Statment B 6-13-2022.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
3245-New Supporting Statment A_6-13-2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Available
3245-New Supporting Statment A_6-13-2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
275678	NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience – Interview	Form	New	NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience Semi-Structured Interview Protocol
275678	NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience – Interview	Instruction	New
275677	NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience - Survey	Form	New	NWBC Survey Instrument
275677	NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience - Survey	Instruction	New
269258	Women's entrepreneurial endeavors in rural and Tribal communities of the United States	Other-Short form Data Collection ICR	New
269241	Women's entrepreneurial endeavors in rural and Tribal communities of the United States	Other-Short Form Data Women’s entrepreneurial endeavors in rural	New
266682	Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign (Simulated Ad Test)	Other-Appendix A Simulated AD Test Instrument	New
266680	Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign Web Survey	Other-Appendix A Web Survey	New
266667	Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign Focus Group	Other-Appendix A Focus Group Guide	New
266391	Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Survey	Other-Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Survey	New
266386	Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Focus Groups	Other- Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Focus Grou	New
266206	Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(a) Focus Groups	Other-Short Form Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(a) Foc	Unchanged
266202	Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(A) Survey	Other-Short Form Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(A) Sur	Unchanged
260581	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Hub Survey	Other-CNNP Hub Survey Short Form	Unchanged
260578	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Hub Interview	Other-Short form CNPP HUB Interview	Unchanged
260576	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Spoke Interview	Other-Short form CNNP Spoke Interview	Unchanged
260574	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Spoke Survey	Other-Short form Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Spoke	Unchanged
260485	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Client Interview	Other-Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Client Interview	Unchanged
260484	Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Client Survey	Other-HUB Survey	Unchanged
260063	CDFI and MDI Lender Participation in SBA Capital Programs Lender Interviews	Other-CFDI Interview Short form	Unchanged
259107	Government Contracting Certification Customer Experience Interviews	Other-Master Interview Discussion Guide	Unchanged
258910	CDFI and MDI Participation in SBA Capital Programs Lender Survey	Other-CDFI MDI Survey Short Form	Unchanged
258205	Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Grantee Interviews	Other-Short form Grantee Interviews	Unchanged
258203	Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Grantee Survey	Other-Short form SVOG Grantee Survey	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0425	ICR Reference No: 202403-3245-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-3245-002
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance for Formative Data Collections for Evaluation, Research, and Evidence-Building
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/28/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/27/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	10/31/2025	10/31/2025
Responses	2,700	0	900
Time Burden (Hours)	2,496	0	832
Cost Burden (Dollars)	69,954	0	23,318

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Abstract: The SBA will collect information grantees. program and potential program participants, researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholder groups involved in SBA programs. The SBA will use the information to better understand emerging needs identify evidence gaps, and ensure that SBA leadership and program offices have current data and information to implement SBA Programs and initiatives successfully.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	87 FR 2204	01/13/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 36909	07/21/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 22

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Focus Groups
Government Contracting Certification Customer Experience Interviews
Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign (Simulated Ad Test)
CDFI and MDI Lender Participation in SBA Capital Programs Lender Interviews
CDFI and MDI Participation in SBA Capital Programs Lender Survey
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Client Interview
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Client Survey
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Hub Interview
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Hub Survey
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Spoke Interview
Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) Spoke Survey
Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(A) Survey
Evaluation of Field Office Performance 8(a) Focus Groups
Evaluation of Field Office Performance Partner Survey
NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience - Survey		NWBC Survey Instrument
NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience – Interview		NWBC Women-Owned Business Experience Semi-Structured Interview Protocol
Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign Focus Group
Outcome Evaluation of the ARP Outreach Campaign Web Survey
Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Grantee Interviews
Shuttered Venues Operators Grant Grantee Survey
Women's entrepreneurial endeavors in rural and Tribal communities of the United States
Women's entrepreneurial endeavors in rural and Tribal communities of the United States

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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	2,700	900	0	1,800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,496	832	0	1,664	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	69,954	23,318	0	46,636	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Non-Substantive Modification Justification SBA is requesting a non-substantive modification to the Generic ICR 3245-0425. Approval was previously granted on 10/20/2022. At that time, the 30-day notice and Supporting Statement estimated an annual time burden of 832, annual responses at 900, and annual cost of $21,318. Over the lifetime of the 3-year approval period, this would bring the total burden hours to 2,496, the total responses to 2,700, and the total cost burden to $69,954. However, when the burden was inputted into ROCIS in 2022, the annual burden hours were inadvertently used instead of reflecting the three-year total. This modification seeks to correct that in order to align the total burden with the requests in the 30-day notice and Supporting Statement and properly reflect the estimated burden of this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $249,590

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 03/27/2024

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