Surety Bond Guarantee Assistance

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SBA Form 994 APPLICATION FOR SURETY BOND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
PRA SBA Form 994 Non-Substantive Changes Memo to OMB v1 to V2 (2025.07).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-07-24	Available
3245-0007 13 CFR 115.19 5-31-2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-31	Available
3245-0007 13 CFR 115.13 5-31-2024.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-31	Available
3245-0007 Supporting Statement SBA Forms 994.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-05-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
268188	Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	APPLICATION FOR SURETY BOND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0007	ICR Reference No: 202507-3245-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202407-3245-002
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Surety Bond Guarantee Assistance
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: 07/24/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/24/2025
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	07/31/2027	07/31/2027
Responses	39,820	0	39,820
Time Burden (Hours)	8,647	0	8,647
Cost Burden (Dollars)	143,352	0	143,352

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Abstract: The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Surety Bond (SBG) Program was created to encourage surety companies to issue bonds for small contractors. The information collected on these forms from Small Business contractors or surety companies/agents is used to evaluate the eligibility of program applicants. One form is used by surety companies to request claims payments or report recoveries related to defaulted contractors.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC USC 694b Name of Law: Small Business Investment
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 13 - 115 115.3 Name of Law: Eligibility of Principal.

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3245-AI03	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 34094	04/30/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 47196	05/31/2024
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
Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program	SBA Form 994	APPLICATION FOR SURETY BOND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE

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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	39,820	39,820	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,647	8,647	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	143,352	143,352	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $136,595

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)? Yes

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: 07/24/2025

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