[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; MBDA National Minority Enterprise Awards 
Program Requirements

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 26, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Commerce.
    Title: MBDA National Minority Enterprise Awards Program 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0640-0025.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular; Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 250.
    Needs and Uses: One of MBDA's largest initiatives is the annual 
National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference. The 
conference recognizes the role that minority entrepreneurs play in 
building the American economy through the creation of jobs, products 
and services, in addition to supporting their local communities. It 
includes the private, non-profit, and government sectors and provides a 
venue to discuss critical business issues affecting minority business 
as well as strategies to foster the growth and competitiveness of the 
minority business community. The MED Week Awards Program is a key 
element in the conference as it celebrates the outstanding achievements 
of minority entrepreneurs. MBDA has created categories of awards 
including Minority Construction Firm of the Year, Minority Manufacturer 
of the Year, Minority Retail or Service Firm of the Year, Minority 
Technology Firm of the Year, Minority Supplier Distributor of the Year, 
Media Award, Distinguished Supplier Diversity Award, Access to Capital 
Award, the Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award, and the Abe Venable Award 
for Lifetime Achievement. Nominations for these awards are to be opened 
to the public. MBDA must collect two kinds of information: (a) 
Information identifying the nominee and nominator and (b) information 
explaining why the nominee should be given the award. The information 
will be used to determine those applicants best meeting the pre-
announced selection criteria. Use of a nomination form standardizes and 
limits the information collected as part of the nomination process. 
This makes the competition fair and eases any burden on applicants and 
reviewers alike. Participation in the competition is voluntary. The 
awards are strictly honorary.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal government; Federal 
government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0640-0025.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-24927 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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