Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Vendor Registration Form

AGENCY:

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The NCUA, as part of its continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an extension of a currently approved collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The NCUA is soliciting comments on its Vendor Registration Form.

DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before May 13, 2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments to Dawn Wolfgang, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428, Fax No. 703-837-2861, or Email at OCIOPRA@ncua.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information should be directed to the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: 3133-0185.

Title: NCUA Vendor Registration Form.

Form: NCUA 1772.

Abstract: Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act) (Pub. L. 111-203) calls for agencies to promote the inclusion of minority and women-owned firms in their business activities. The Act also requires agencies to annually report to Congress the total amounts paid to minority and women-owned businesses. In order for NCUA to comply with this Congressional mandate, NCUA 1772 is used to collect certain information from its current and potential vendors, so that it can identify businesses that meet the criteria. The vendor information is to be submitted to the agency on a one-time basis and will be used to assign an ownership status to the vendor (i.e., minority-owned business, woman-owned business) per the requirements of the Act. Once an ownership status is assigned to each vendor, NCUA will be able to calculate the total amounts of contracting dollars paid to minority-owned and women-owned businesses.

Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Private sector: Businesses and other for-profits.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 1,000.

Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated No. of Responses: 1,000.

Estimated Hours per Response: 10 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167.

Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. The public is invited to submit comments concerning: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of