8906 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 / Notices 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Small Business 

Administration (SBA) intends to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of information described 

below. The Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA) requires federal agencies to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information before submission to OMB, 

and to allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice complies with that requirement. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Philip 

T. Gibson, Business Development 

Specialist, 202–205–7427, 

philip.gibson@sba.gov, Office of 

Entrepreneurial Education, Small 

Business Administration, Washington, 

DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Philip T. Gibson, Business 

Development Specialist, 202–205–7427, 

philip.gibson@sba.gov. 

Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 

202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2019 

and 2021, a new cohort of sites was 

added to the Regional Innovation 

Clusters (RIC) initiative, which was 

originally started in October 1, 2010 by 

the Small Business Administration 

(SBA)’s Office of Entrepreneurial 

Development. Through this initiative, 

organizations in 23 communities across 

the U.S. have been selected to provide 

industry-specific assistance to small 

businesses, and to develop industry 

relationships and supply chains within 

their regions. Clusters—geographically 

concentrated groups of interconnected 

businesses, suppliers, service providers, 

and associated institutions in a 

particular industry or field—act as a 

networking hub to convene a number of 

resources to help navigate the funding, 

procurement, and supply-chain 

opportunities in a specific industry. 

SBA is conducting an evaluation of 

the Regional Innovation Clusters 

initiative to determine how the clusters 

have developed, the type and volume of 

services they provided to small 

businesses, client perceptions of the 

program, and the various outcomes 

related to their existence, including 

collaboration among firms, innovation, 

and small business growth. Small 

business growth will be compared to the 

overall growth of firms in those same 

regions and industries. This evaluation 

will also include lessons learned and 

success stories. SBA proposes the use of 

three instruments for data collection 

and analysis of three distinct 

populations. These instruments are: (1.) 

Small Business Survey, (2.) Large 

Organization Survey and (3.) Cluster 

Administrator Survey. In addition, SBA 

plans to interview each of the 11 cluster 

administrators several times a year 

regarding program impact and successes 

or challenges, and to obtain 

clarifications on information provided 

in quarterly reports. Each of the 

proposed surveys will be administered 

electronically and will contain both 

open- and close-ended questions. The 

information collected and analyzed 

from these instruments will contribute 

to monitoring performance metrics and 

program goals, as well as 

recommendations on improving 

program practices. 

Solicitation of Public Comments 

SBA is requesting comments on (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to properly 

perform its functions; (b) whether the 

burden estimates are accurate; (c) 

whether there are ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) whether 

there are ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information. 

OMB Control Number: 3245–0392. 

Title: Regional Innovation Clusters 

(RIC) Initiative Evaluation Study. 

Description of Respondents: 

Interconnected businesses, Suppliers, 

Service providers, and associated 

institutions. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 1,240. 

Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 388. 

Curtis Rich, 

Management Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03255 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 558 (Sub–No. 25)] 

Railroad Cost of Capital—2021 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board is instituting a 

proceeding to determine the railroad 

industry’s cost of capital for 2021. The 

decision solicits comments on the 

following issues: The railroads’ 2021 

current cost of debt capital; the 

railroads’ 2021 current cost of preferred 

equity capital (if any); the railroads’ 

2021 cost of common equity capital; the 

2021 capital structure mix of the 

railroad industry on a market value 

basis; and the appropriate treatment of 

Kansas City Southern (KCS) in light of 

the merger transaction currently under 

consideration in Canadian Pacific 

Railway—Control—Kansas City 

Southern, Docket No. FD 36500. For 

example, there is not a full year of KCS 

stock price data available for 2021. 

DATES: Notices of intent to participate 

are due by March 28, 2022. Statements 

of the railroads are due by April 18, 

2022. Statements of other interested 

persons are due by May 9, 2022. 

Rebuttal statements by the railroads are 

due by May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

with the Board via e-filing on the 

Board’s website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–0333. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

decision in this proceeding is posted at 

www.stb.gov. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10704(a)) 

Decided: February 10, 2022. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Raina White, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03340 Filed 2–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Safety Oversight 

and Certification Advisory Committee 

(SOCAC) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Solicitation of nominations for 

appointment to the Safety Oversight and 

Certification Advisory Committee 

(SOCAC). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is publishing this 

notice to solicit nominations for 

membership on SOCAC. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

March 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be 

submitted electronically (by email) to 9- 


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