Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Small Business Innovation Research Program Office.

ACTION: Notice.

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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, the Office of Small Business Innovation Research announces

the proposed revision of a public information collection and seeks

public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether

the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collection on respondents, including through the use of

automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 7,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to: Small Business Innovation

Research Program Office, HQ AFMC/STXP, ATTN: R. Jill Dickman, 4375

Chidlaw Rd, Ste 6, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-5006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collections instruments, please write to the above address,

or call the Small Business Innovation Research Program Office at 1-800-

222-0336.

Title, Associated, Form and OMB Number: Survey of Air Force Small

Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

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Contract Awardees, No Form required, OMB No. 0701-0117.

Needs and Uses: This information collection is a survey on

noteworthy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) accomplishments

and commercialization of small business research and development. It is

used to evaluate the success of the program in meeting the objectives

of the public law and to publicize successful SBIR research and

development (R&D) to potential purchasers.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; small businesses

or organizations.

Annual Burden Hours: 3.4.

Number of Respondents: 17.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 12 min.

Frequency: Biennially.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are small business companies who are awarded SBIR

dollars to perform needed Air Force technologies. This survey is

background for a metric which indicates to the SBIR Program Manager the

companies who have commercialized as a result of their Phase II awards.

Carolyn A. Lunsford,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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