SBA Requests Comments on SBIR and STTR Tech-Net Database Information Collection
Summary
The U.S. Small Business Administration has published a 60-day notice and request for public comments on the SBIR and STTR Tech-Net Database information collection (OMB Control No. 3245-0356), which tracks Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards made by participating federal agencies. The collection covers small businesses planning to apply for or currently holding SBIR or STTR awards, with an estimated 17,050 annual responses and 6,800 annual burden hours. Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2026, to Genevieve Lind at SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation.
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SBA has issued a 60-day notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act seeking public comment on an existing information collection for the SBIR and STTR Tech-Net Database. The collection is used to track Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards made by participating federal agencies, maintain searchable electronic databases, and support annual congressional reporting as required by the Small Business Act. Estimated annual respondents total 17,050 small businesses, with a combined annual hour burden of approximately 6,800 hours.
Small businesses currently holding or planning to apply for SBIR or STTR awards should review the burden estimates and may submit comments to SBA by June 22, 2026. The PRA requires OMB approval for this continued collection, and public comments on whether the burden estimates are accurate and whether the collection is necessary will inform SBA's submission to OMB.
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Notice
Data Collection Available for Public Comments
A Notice by the Small Business Administration on 04/23/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 60 days.
(06/22/2026) View Comment InstructionsPDF
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07898 (91 FR 21858) Document Headings ###### Small Business Administration
ACTION:
60-Day notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. 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 June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Send all comments to Genevieve Lind, Program Manager, Office of Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genevieve Lind, Program Manager, Office of Investment and Innovation, (206) 800-2714, technology@sba.gov and Shauniece Carter, Interim Agency Clearance Officer, Shauniece.carter@sba.gov, (202) 935-6942.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Small Business Act, as amended by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Reauthorization Act of 2011, requires SBA to collect information on the SBIR and STTR awards made by federal agencies that participate in those programs. SBA is required to maintain this information in searchable electronic databases and to report the information to Congress annually.
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 ( printed page 21859) there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information.
Summary of Information Collection
OMB Control No.: 3245-0356.
Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Tech-Net Database.
Description of Respondents: Small businesses planning to apply to the SBIR or STTR programs and awardees of the SBIR or STTR programs.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 17,050.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 6,800.
Shauniece Carter,
Interim Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-07898 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P
Published Document: 2026-07898 (91 FR 21858)
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