Rules and Regulations. 60-Day notice and request for comments

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BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 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)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 January 19, 2021. ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Renee Mascarenas, Financial Specialist, Denver Finance Center, Small Business Administration, 721 19th Street, 3rd Floor, Denver, CO 80202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Mascarenas, Financial Specialist, Denver Finance Center, *renee.mascarenas@sba.gov,* 303-844-7179, or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 202-205-7030, *curtis.rich@sba.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA Form 172 is only used by lenders for loans that have been purchased by SBA and are being serviced by approved SBA lending partners. The lenders use the SBA Form 172 to report loan payment data to SBA on a monthly basis. The purpose of this reporting is to

(1)show the remittance due SBA on a loan serviced by participating lending institutions

(2)update the loan receivable balances. 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 Collection: 3245-0136 *(1) Title:* Transaction Report on Loans Serviced by Lender. *Description of Respondents:* SBA Lenders. *Form Number:* SBA Form 172. *Total Estimated Annual Responses:* 1,012. *Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:* 9,636. Curtis Rich, Management Analyst. [FR Doc. 2020-25319 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]