# 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) of 1995 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 February 10, 2023.
**ADDRESSES:**
Send all comments to Tamara Jennings, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC 20416.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Tamara Jennings, Office of Financial Assistance, *[email protected],* or Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, (202) 205-7030, *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Small Business Administration Form 700 provides a record of interviews conducted by SBA personnel with small business owners, homeowners and renters (disaster survivors) who seek financial assistance to help in the recovery from physical or economic disasters. The basic information collected helps the Agency to make preliminary eligibility assessment when an electronic application is not accessible.
**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**
*OMB Control Number:* 3245-0084.
*Title:* Disaster Home/Business Loan Inquiry Record.
*Description of Respondents:* Disaster Recovery Victims.
*Form Number:* SBA Form 700.
*Total Estimated Annual Responses:* 46,638.
*Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:* 11,660.
Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.