Emergency Request

Office of Entrepreneurial Development | 409 3rd Street, SW | Washington, DC 20416

May 12, 2021
Susan Minson
OMB Desk Officer
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Ms. Minson:
Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) procedures established at 5 CFR §1320, the Small
Business Administration (SBA) requests that the collection of information associated with the new Community
Navigators Pilot Program (application and SBA Form 3516) be processed in accordance with section 1320.13,
Emergency Processing, by May 21, 2021. Community Navigators Pilot Program is a new grant program authorized
by section 5004 of the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2, § 5004).
SBA is asking for emergency review of the information collection for Community Navigators to enable SBA to
implement this new program. SBA has determined that this information collection is essential to SBA's ability to
collect and review grant applications, select awardees and perform on-going program administration and review to
ensure compliance and track performance metrics of the awardees. Delaying implementation of the Community
Navigators Pilot Program impedes SBA’s ability to identify and provide technical assistance to small businesses
who have struggled the most to receive Covid-related financial and other assistance, especially businesses owned
by women, veterans and socially and economically disadvantaged businesses and communities where English is a
second language.
SBA also requests a waiver from the requirement to publish the public comment notice in the Federal Register
before seeking review. SBA will publish the required notices before seeking standard review and approval for
continued use of this information collection after the emergency period expires.
Sincerely,

Mark Madrid
Associate Administrator
Office of Entrepreneurial Development