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Corinth Street, Dallas, TX 75212, 

(214) 860–5835. 

Mr. Craig Bean, Region Director, Texas 

Tech University, 2579 South Loop 

289, Suite 114, Lubbock, TX 79423– 

1637, (806) 745–3973. 

Ms. Becky Naugle, State Director, 

University of Kentucky, 225 Gatton 

College of Business Economics, 

Lexington, KY 40506–0034, (859) 

257–7668. 

Ms. Rene Sprow, State Director, Univ. of 

Maryland @ College Park, 7100 

Baltimore Avenue, Suite 401, 

Baltimore, MD 20742–1815, (301) 

403–8300. 

Ms. Diane Wolverton, State Director, 

University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 

3922, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766– 

3505. 

Mr. Max Summers, State Director, 

University of Missouri, 1205 

University Avenue, Suite 300, 

Columbia, MO 65211, (573) 882–1348. 

Mr. James L. King, State Director, State 

University of New York, Corporate 

Woods Building, Albany, NY 12246, 

(518) 641–0613. 

Ms. Lenae Quillen-Blume, State 

Director, Vermont Technical College, 

P.O. Box 188, Randolph Center, VT 

05061–0188, (802) 728–9101. 

Mr. Jon Ryan, State Director, Iowa State 

University, 340 Gerdin Business 

Building, Ames, IA 50011–1350, (515) 

294–2037. 

Ms. Michele Abraham, State Director, 

Ohio Department of Development, 77 

South High Street, 28th Floor, 

Columbus, OH 43216–1001, (614) 

466–5102. 

Mr. Warren Bush, SBDC Director, 

University of the Virgin Islands, 8000 

Nisky Center, Suite 720, St. Thomas, 

U.S. VI 00802–5804, (340) 776–3206. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Doss, Associate Administrator 

for SBDCs, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., 

Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of the SBDC Program 

A partnership exists between SBA 

and an SBDC. SBDCs offer training, 

counseling and other business 

development assistance to small 

businesses. Each SBDC provides 

services under a negotiated Cooperative 

Agreement with SBA, the general 

management and oversight of SBA, and 

a state plan initially approved by the 

Governor. Non-Federal funds must 

match Federal funds. An SBDC must 

operate according to law, the 

Cooperative Agreement, SBA’s 

regulations, the annual Program 

Announcement, and program guidance. 

Program Objectives 

The SBDC program uses Federal 

funds to leverage the resources of states, 

academic institutions and the private 

sector to: 

(a) Strengthen the small business 

community; 

(b) increase economic growth; 

(c) assist more small businesses; and 

(d) broaden the delivery system to 

more small businesses. 

SBDC Program Organization 

The lead SBDC operates a statewide 

or regional network of SBDC service 

centers. An SBDC must have a full-time 

Director. SBDCs must use at least 80 

percent of the Federal funds to provide 

services to small businesses. SBDCs use 

volunteers and other low cost resources 

as much as possible. 

SBDC Services 

An SBDC must have a full range of 

business development and technical 

assistance services in its area of 

operations, depending upon local needs, 

SBA priorities and SBDC program 

objectives. Services include training and 

counseling to existing and prospective 

small business owners in management, 

marketing, finance, operations, 

planning, taxes, and any other general 

or technical area of assistance that 

supports small business growth. 

The SBA district office and the SBDC 

must agree upon the specific mix of 

services. They should give particular 

attention to SBA’s priority and special 

emphasis groups, including veterans, 

women, exporters, the disabled, and 

minorities. 

SBDC Program Requirements 

An SBDC must meet programmatic 

and financial requirements imposed by 

statute, regulations or its Cooperative 

Agreement. The SBDC must: 

(a) Locate service centers so that they 

are as accessible as possible to small 

businesses; 

(b) open all service centers at least 40 

hours per week, or during the normal 

business hours of its state or academic 

Host Organization, throughout the year; 

(c) develop working relationships 

with financial institutions, the 

investment community, professional 

associations, private consultants and 

small business groups; and 

(d) maintain lists of private 

consultants at each service center. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Antonio Doss, 

Associate Administrator for Small Business 

Development Centers. 

[FR Doc. E7–8433 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages that will require 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. The information collection 

packages that included in this notice are 

for new information collections and 

revisions to existing OMB-approved 

information collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and on ways 

to minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Written 

comments and recommendations 

regarding the information collection(s) 

should be submitted to the OMB Desk 

Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance 

Officer. The information can be mailed, 

faxed or e-mailed to the individuals at 

the addresses and fax numbers listed 

below: 

(OMB), Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 

Fax: 202–395–6974, E-mail address: 

OIRA—Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(SSA), Social Security Administration, 

DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance 

Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–965–6400, E-mail address: 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

I. The information collections listed 

below are pending at SSA and will be 

submitted to OMB within 60 days from 

the date of this notice. Therefore, your 

comments should be submitted to SSA 

within 60 days from the date of this 

publication. You can obtain copies of 

the collection instruments by calling the 

SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410– 

965–0454 or by writing to the address 

listed above. 

Electronic Records Express ThirdParty Registration Form—0960–NEW. 

ERE (Electronic Records Express) is an 

online system which enables medical 

providers and various third parties to 

submit disability claimant information 

electronically to SSA as part of the 

disability application process. Third 

parties who wish to use this system 

must complete a unique registration 

process so the Agency can ensure they 

are authorized to access a claimant’s 

electronic disability folder. This ICR is 

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for the Third Party Registration Form. 

The respondents are third-party 

representatives of disability applicants 

or recipients who want to use ERE to 

electronically access beneficiary folders 

and submit information to SSA. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 75,784. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,789 

hours. 

II. The information collection listed 

below has been submitted to OMB for 

clearance. Your comments on the 

information collection would be most 

useful if received by OMB and SSA 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. You can obtain a copy of 

the OMB clearance package by calling 

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

410–965–0454, or by writing to the 

address listed above. 

Accelerated Benefits Demonstration 

Project—0960–NEW. The Accelerated 

Benefits Demonstration Project is a 

multi-phase study designed to assess 

whether providing new SSDI 

beneficiaries with health benefits and 

employment supports will stabilize or 

improve their health and help them 

return to work early. In this long-term 

study, new SSDI disability recipients 

(i.e., those who have just begun 

receiving benefits and who have at least 

18 months remaining before they qualify 

for Medicare) will be divided into three 

groups: (1) A control group that will just 

receive their regular SSDI benefits; (2) a 

treatment group that will receive 

immediate access to health care 

benefits; and (3) a treatment group that 

will receive health care benefits and 

additional care management, 

employment, and benefits services and 

support. The study, which will be 

conducted for SSA by research 

contractors and health care experts, will 

assess whether health benefits alone or 

health benefits with additional support 

services improve the health and 

employment outcomes of new SSDI 

beneficiaries. The respondents are 

beneficiaries who have just begun 

receiving SSDI disability benefits and 

are not yet eligible for Medicare health 

benefits. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

I 

2007 2008 

Baseline survey Baseline survey Early use 

survey 

Screener Interviews Screener Interviews Interviews 

No. Respondents ................................................................. 9,669 540 26,143 1,460 480 

Responses per Respondent ................................................ 1 1 1 1 1 

Minutes per Respondent ...................................................... 10 40 10 10 30 

Total Respondent Burden (Hours) ............................... 1,612 360 4,357 243 240 

Total Burden (Screener + Interview) ..................... 1,972 4,600 240 

Note: Please note that since publication of 

the 60-day Federal Register Notice 

(published on 1/8/07 at 72 FR 834), SSA has 

made revisions to the study design of this 

project. These revisions account for the above 

burden being different than the original 

published burden. 

Dated: April 30, 2007. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–8497 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2007–0030] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program 

Amendment (SSA/States, SDX– 

BENDEX–SVES Files)—Match 6001, 

6002, and 6004 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an 

existing computer matching program 

amendment which is scheduled to 

expire on June 30, 2007. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act, as 

amended, this notice announces a 

renewal of an existing computer 

matching program amendment that SSA 

is currently conducting with the States. 

The amendment provides specific 

electronic use available to any 

participating State for accessing SSA 

data. 

DATES: SSA will file a report of the 

subject matching program amendment 

with the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate, the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform of the House of 

Representatives, and the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The matching program 

amendment will be effective as 

indicated below. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by either 

telefaxing to (410) 965-8582 or writing 

to the Associate Commissioner, Office of 

Income Security Programs, 252 

Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. 

All comments received will be available 

for public inspection at this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Associate Commissioner for Income 

Security Programs, as shown above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. General 

The Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law 

(Pub. L.) 100–503) amended the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the 

manner in which computer matching 

involving Federal agencies could be 

performed and adding certain 

protections for individuals applying for, 

and receiving, Federal benefits. Section 

7201 of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

508) further amended the Privacy Act 

regarding protections for such 

individuals. 

The Privacy Act, as amended, 

regulates the use of computer matching 

by Federal agencies when records in a 

system of records are matched with 

other Federal, State, or local government 

records. It requires Federal agencies 

involved in computer matching 

programs to: 

(1) Negotiate written agreements with 

the other agency or agencies 

participating in the matching programs; 

(2) Obtain the Data Integrity Boards’ 

approval of the match agreements; 

(3) Publish notice of the computer 

matching program in the Federal 

Register; 

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