Minority Business Center Program: Communication and Outreach

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Non-Respondents of Online Survey Form and Instruction	New
On-line Survey Form and Instruction	New
Interviews Form and Instruction	New
SuppStmt.PartB.CommunicationOutreach.REVISED.pdf Supporting Statement B	2011-02-18
SuppStmt.MBDA.CommunicationOutreach.011411.REVISED.pdf Supporting Statement A	2011-02-18
Ltr to OMB.EmergencyMBDA..pdf Supplementary Document	2011-01-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
196312	Non-Respondents of Online Survey Form and Instruction	New
195893	On-line Survey Form and Instruction	New
195892	Interviews Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0640-0028	ICR Reference No: 201101-0640-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/MBDA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Minority Business Center Program: Communication and Outreach
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/26/2011
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/22/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/18/2011
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statement.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2011	6 Months From Approved
Responses	15,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	918	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: One of the first executive actions President Barack Obama took upon entering office was to issue a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government (January 21, 2009). The memorandum elaborated on the role executive departments and agencies should play in implementing the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration including: “Government should be participatory. . . . . Executive departments and agencies should also solicit public input on how we can increase and improve opportunities for public participation in Government. Government should be collaborative . . . . . Executive departments and agencies should solicit public feedback to assess and improve their level of collaboration and to identify new opportunities for cooperation.” It is with this good governance philosophy in mind and the impending start date of the Agency’s Minority Business Center program (April 1, 2011) that MBDA proposes to undertake this new information collection.

Emergency Justfication: The Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA, “Agency”) requests emergency Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) processing of two survey instruments (an in-depth interview and an on-line survey) designed to collect the views of Agency clients and stakeholders for the purposes of improving the Agency’s outreach efforts and business program offerings. MBDA is requesting an emergency review and approval of this information collection to 1) expeditiously conduct the surveys with MBDA stakeholders and clients to ascertain their views on the MBDA brand, materials, and programs no later than February 15, 2011; 2) generate a report based upon its findings from the information collection by February 28, 2011; 3) use the findings to revise and update the Agency’s collateral materials, outreach strategies and business program offerings by March 31, 2011; and 4) disseminate the updated and revised materials, strategies and programs to their grant recipients who will begin operating minority business centers on April 1, 2011. Without the collection of this data, MBDA will fail in its efforts to revise/update its collateral materials, outreach strategies and program services in a manner that effectively matches the interests and needs of its core constituency. Soliciting the views, perception and input from MBDA’s clients and stakeholders is necessary to uphold the Agency’s mission of fostering the growth and competitiveness of the nation’s minority business sector.

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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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Non-Respondents of Online Survey	None	Communication and Outreach Client Research Questionnaire/Online
Interviews	None	Communications and Outreach Client Research Questionnaire/Interview
On-line Survey	None	Communications and Outreach Client Research Online Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	15,000	0	0	15,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	918	0	0	918	0	0
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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $43,500

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: 01/18/2011

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