Small Business Administration, National Women's

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NWBC Supporting Statement 2-22-2012.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-02-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
201308	Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs Other-INPUT FOR OMB PRA QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0380	ICR Reference No: 201202-3245-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Small Business Administration, National Women's
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: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 03/29/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2012
Terms of Clearance: This information collection request should include Part B to specify how SBA plans to use the information they are collecting and how they will collect the information in order for OMB to properly evaluate an information collection request that uses qualitative methods, including focus groups.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) advises the SBA, the President, and Congress on issues affecting women business owners, NWBC will conduct six focus groups to probe the perceived and actual barriers to women obtaining IP protection and examine how to address such barriers. The participants will be women entrepreneurs who:(1) successfully obtained patents and trademarks; (2) have applied for but not relived patents and trademarks; (3) have no knowledge of patents or trademarks.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 100 - 533 409 Name of Law: Women's Business Owership Act of 1988
  

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:
	76 FR 65557	10/21/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 8942	02/15/2012
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
Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs

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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 collection

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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: 02/22/2012

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