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and Budget (OMB) to conduct the data 

collection activities described below. 

The Paperwork Reduction Act requires 

federal agencies to publish a notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information to 

OMB, and to allow 60 days for the 

public to comment in response to the 

notice. This notice complies with such 

requirements and announces the SBA’s 

proposal to conduct a survey of small 

business executives who participated in 

the SBA’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders 

Reimagined program. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 13, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

JoAnn Braxton, Office of 

Entrepreneurial Development, 409 3rd 

St. SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 

20416, or Curtis B. Rich, Management 

Analyst, 202–205–7030, curtis.rich@

sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for revisions of an approved 

collection (OMB number: 3245–0394). 

The SBA Emerging Leaders (EL) 

initiative was designed to strengthen 

and grow existing local entrepreneur 

communities in historically distressed 

cities. The key goals of the program are 

to (1) increase small business growth 

and survival, and (2) promote economic 

growth in distressed communities by 

providing employment opportunities as 

well as necessary goods and services. To 

achieve these goals, the program offers 

executives of high-growth small 

businesses a five-month executive 

leader education series, free of charge, 

that provide the networks, resources, 

and knowledge required to promote a 

sustainable business growth, create jobs, 

and contribute to the economic 

well-being of local communities. In 

2022, the program was revamped under 

the new name, T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging 

Leaders Reimagined. The revised 

program provides training that 

customizes content for small businesses’ 

unique needs, increases accessibility 

through a virtual component, and 

specifically promotes business 

ecosystem connections among business 

owners, government agencies, and the 

financial community. This information 

collection is necessary for SBA to 

understand the progress made by the 

T.H.R.I.V.E. program toward achieving 

its goals. 

The evaluation will be used to track 

participants’ business growth, to 

provide guidance to the program 

training contractor on areas for 

additional assistance, and to increase 

SBA’s understanding of the program 

outcome trends. This evaluation aims to 

examine the program participants’ 

business growth outcomes including 

revenue, profits, job creation, and 

business survival. The evaluation also 

describes the population of program 

participants—their businesses, business 

management practices, experiences with 

the program, and satisfaction with and 

perceived effectiveness of the program. 

Over the previous years, the evaluation 

results have helped to track the program 

performance outcomes and provide 

suggestions for program improvements 

to better facilitate small business 

growth. The results are also expected to 

provide suggestions for improving 

future evaluations. 

The following surveys are conducted 

with the program participants: (1) the 

application form before the program 

enrollment, (2) the intake survey before 

the training, (3) the module feedback 

form during the training, (4) the 

feedback survey right after the 

graduation, and (5) the follow-up survey 

annually up to three years after 

graduation. The application form 

examines the eligibility status of the 

enrollees, obtains their contact 

information, and asks for their business 

goals. The data from the Intake survey 

is used to determine baseline levels of 

business outcomes, the use of 

management practices, and the extent to 

which the target population for the 

program is reached. The module 

feedback form assesses the participants’ 

experience with each of the eight 

modules of the training program. The 

feedback survey is used to measure 

participant satisfaction with the training 

activities and to suggest training 

adjustments, if necessary. The annual 

follow-up survey tracks changes in the 

small business owner’s management 

practices and business outcomes for 

three years after graduation from the 

program. The data collection covers four 

cohorts of program participants. The 

given year participants complete the 

application form, intake survey, module 

feedback, and feedback survey. The 

three cohorts of participants who 

graduated from the program one, two, 

and three years prior complete the 

follow-up survey. 

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. 

Summary of Information Collection 

PRA Number: 3245–0394. 

(1) Title: SBA Emerging Leaders. 

Description of Respondents: Small 

business executives who participated in 

the SBA’s Emerging Leaders Reimagined 

program. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

5,644. 

Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 

4,851. 

Curtis B. Rich, 

Agency Forms Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15172 Filed 7–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #17520 and #17521; 

MINNESOTA Disaster Number MN–00097] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Minnesota 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of MINNESOTA (FEMA–4658– 

DR), dated 07/08/2022. 

Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line 

Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 05/08/2022 through 

05/13/2022. 

DATES: Issued on 07/08/2022. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 09/06/2022. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 04/10/2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

07/08/2022, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Aitkin, Big Stone, 

Cass, Chippewa, Cottonwood, 


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Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui 

Parle, Lincoln, Morrison, Nobles, 

Pope, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, 

Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, 

Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 1.875 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 1.875 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 1.875 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 17520 B and for 

economic injury is 17521 0. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Joshua Barnes, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15110 Filed 7–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Small Business 

Administration (SBA) plans to seek 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to conduct the data 

collection activities described below. 

The Paperwork Reduction Act requires 

federal agencies to publish a notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information to 

OMB, and to allow 60 days for the 

public to comment in response to the 

notice. This notice complies with such 

requirements and announces the SBA’s 

proposal to conduct a survey of cluster 

administrators, small businesses, and 

large organizations who participated in 

the SBA’s Regional Innovation Cluster 

(RIC) Initiative. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Philip 

T. Gibson; Office of Entrepreneurship 

Education; philip.gibson@sba.gov, 409 

3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Philip T. Gibson; Office of 

Entrepreneurship Education; 

philip.gibson@sba.gov, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20416, or Curtis B. 

Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205– 

7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for a revision of a currently 

approved collection (OMB number: 

3245–0392). Through the RIC initiative, 

SBA is investing in regional clusters— 

geographic concentrations of 

interconnected companies, specialized 

suppliers, academic institutions, service 

providers, and associated organizations 

with a specific industry focus— 

throughout the United States that span 

a variety of industries. The three 

primary goals of the initiative are to (1) 

increase opportunities for small 

business participation within clusters, 

(2) promote innovation in the industries 

on which the clusters are focused, and 

(3) enhance economic development and 

growth in cluster regions. To achieve 

these goals, the clusters provide a host 

of services to the target population of 

small and emerging businesses within 

their regional and industry focuses. 

Services include direct business 

advising and support and sponsoring 

events, such as networking 

opportunities with investors, large 

businesses and other stakeholders in the 

regions. This information collection is 

necessary for SBA to understand the 

progress of the RIC initiative toward 

achieving its goals. 

The evaluation consists of two key 

components: an implementation 

evaluation and an outcome evaluation. 

The implementation evaluation focuses 

on how the Initiative is implemented 

across the 12 clusters and on the 

services that each cluster provides to its 

small businesses. The outcome 

evaluation focuses on short- and 

intermediate-term outcomes linked 

directly to the cluster services, as well 

as on long-term business outcomes that 

can be reasonably expected to result 

from the short- and intermediate-term 

outcomes. The short-term outcomes 

include the satisfaction and the 

perceived effectiveness of the program 

for business management and growth. 

The intermediate outcomes include 

development of new products, 

commercialization of new technologies, 

marketing and export services, 

improved access to capital, and industry 

integration. Long-term outcomes 

include increased revenue and 

employment. Over the previous years, 

evaluation results have helped to track 

the program performance outcomes and 

provide suggestions for program 

improvements to better facilitate 

innovation and small business growth. 

Furthermore, the evaluation survey data 

helped the SBA to better focus cluster 

activities on local contexts, particularly 

for rural and agricultural small 

businesses. This data will not be used 

to evaluate the effectiveness of an 

individual cluster. 

The data collection effort involves 

three types of RIC initiative 

stakeholders: small businesses, large 

organizations, and cluster 

administrators. Small businesses 

participating in the cluster will be sent 

an online survey to provide data about 

their cluster participation experiences, 

satisfaction with the program and its 

components, the performance of their 

firms with respect to a variety of 

outcomes, and the role of cluster 

participation in the achievement of 

these outcomes. Similarly, large 

organizations—a broad group that 

includes universities, public sector 

agencies, nonprofit organizations, and 

business associations—will be asked to 

complete an online survey to provide 

data about their experiences with the 

RIC Initiative. The questions include 

reasons for the RIC participation, 

collaboration with and support for small 

businesses, and the role of cluster 

participation on key organizational 

outcomes associated with the RIC 

participation. The RIC administrators 

will be asked to complete a survey that 

provides the framework of the surveys 

that the small business and large 

organizations are sent. The 

administrator survey requests 

information about the services they 

provided to these two groups of 

stakeholders, and their operations in 

general. Cluster administrators will also 

be interviewed once a year to obtain 

information about how their operations 

have evolved, the adjustments they 

made, best practices, issues 

encountered, and the lessons learned. 

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. 

Summary of Information Collection 

PRA Number: OMB 3245–0392. 

(1) Title: Regional Clusters. 

Description of Respondents: Small 

and emerging businesses. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

248. 


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