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OMB Control No: 3145-0270	ICR Reference No: 202511-3145-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202210-3145-001
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pre-Award Reporting Requirements for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/24/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2026
Responses	1,000	750
Time Burden (Hours)	250	125
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,500	3,375

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,000	750	250
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	250	125	125
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,500	3,375	10,125

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents has increased; however, the burden time per respondent has not.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $60,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Suzanne Plimpton