Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SBA FORM 2309 Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Survey Form and Instruction	New
Surety Bond Supporting Statement B.doc Supporting Statement B	2008-02-19
Surety Bond Supporting Statetment.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-02-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183793	Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Survey Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0362	ICR Reference No: 200802-3245-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/23/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/19/2008
Terms of Clearance: The agency must contact all 955 small businesses identified for the sample and may not halt contact efforts based solely on the completed number of interviews. Future submissions should clarify that the sampling method is not based on a quota of completed responses.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2009	36 Months From Approved
Responses	382	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	13	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: SBA'S Surety Bond Guarantee (SDG) Program was created to encourage surety companies to provide bonding for small contractors. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain small business familiarity with the program and establish baseline level data on the relative size of the small business market in need on the program.

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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:
	72 FR 16395	04/04/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 9156	02/19/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Survey	SBA FORM 2309	Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Guarantee Customer Surevy

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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	382	0	0	382	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13	0	0	13	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: NEW INFORMATION COLLECTION

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 02/19/2008

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