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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Announcement of ‘‘America’s Seed
Fund’’ Logo Design Competition for
the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) announces the
‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo Design
Competition, pursuant to the America
Competes Act, to encourage artists and
designers to create a thoughtful and
imaginative visual representation of the
government’s largest innovation effort
focused on research-driven, innovative
and cutting-edge small businesses
through the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.
DATES: The submission period for
entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 4,
2015 or when this notice is published if
a later date and ends May 29, 2015 at
11:59 p.m. EDT. The winning contestant
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will be announced and the winning
design will be unveiled during a White
House ceremony on June 15, 2015. The
winning contestant will be notified in
advance of the public announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, Office
of Investment and Innovation, U.S.
Small Business Administration, 409
Third Street SW., 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–7576,
sbirlogochallenge@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Competition Details:
1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is
seeking a new design to be used as the
official logo of the SBIR/STTR Programs
and the recently redesigned Web site
https://www.sbir.gov/. The SBIR/STTR
Programs are extremely competitive and
encourage small businesses to engage in
federally funded research and
development (R&D) through eleven
Federal agencies with R&D needs. SBIR/
STTR awards enable small businesses to
explore their technological potential,
stimulate innovation to meet federal
R&D needs, and potentially profit from
private-sector commercialization of
developed technologies. Since inception
in 1982, 150,000 awards totaling $40
billion have been awarded to the small
firms that participate. The programs
touch, catalyze and seed the creation of
STEM driven innovations in industries
critical to the nation’s long term
competitiveness and growth—from
nanotech to robotics to mobile
communications to genetic therapies to
clean energy to advanced weapons to
space exploration. Many of today’s
technology giants—or their underlying
technological components—received
seed funding through SBIR or STTR
awards via the eleven participating
Federal agencies; the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the National Science Foundation and
the U.S. Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Homeland
Security and Transportation. (Visit the
sbir.gov Web site at https://
www.sbir.gov/ for more information.)
The new logo will serve as the official
logo for the SBIR/STTR Programs to be
used for promotional and educational
information, including but not limited
to, the Programs’ Web site, SBA’s Web
site, participating Federal agency Web
sites, conferences, events, television,
print, and other media outlets. The
winning logo is intended to premiere at
the 2015 Tibbetts Awards ceremony on
June 15, 2015, and be highlighted at the
National SBIR Conference, June 15–17,
2015.
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2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in
the Competition: To be eligible to win
a prize under this Logo Design
Competition, you—
(a) Must register to participate in the
competition under the link designated
for that purpose by SBA on
challenge.gov;
(b) Must comply with all the
requirements under this notice and the
America Competes Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358);
(c) Must be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States before the
submission period ends;
(d) May not be a Federal employee
acting within the scope of your
employment; and,
(e) May not be an entity with an
outstanding, unresolved financial
obligation to, or that is currently
suspended or debarred by, the Federal
government.
If you are under 18 years of age, you
must have the permission of a parent or
legal guardian to participate. If you are
a Federal grantee, you may not use
Federal funds to develop applications
for this competition unless such use is
consistent with the purpose of your
grant award. If you are a Federal
contractor, you may not use Federal
funds from a contract to develop or fund
efforts in support of applications for this
competition. You may use Federal
facilities or consult with Federal
employees during the competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all contestants participating
in the competition on an equitable basis.
3. Registration Process for
Participants: Design competition
participants must submit their
‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo Designs
online using the link designated for that
purpose on challenge.gov, either by
filtering search criteria to ‘‘Small
Business Administration’’ or going to
https://www.sbir.gov/, where the link
will be posted. SBA will accept logo
design competition submissions only
through challenge.gov.
Things to keep in mind as you design
your ‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’ Logo:
(a) Translating the common
programmatic elements of the SBIR and
STTR programs—to support scientific
excellence and technological innovation
through the investment of Federal
research funds in critical American
priorities to build a strong national
economy . . . one small business at a
time. (For more information about the
SBIR and STTR Programs, visit the Web
site at https://www.sbir.gov/.);
(b) Reflecting the importance of the
SBIR/STTR Programs in an insightful
and ultimately innovative manner; and,
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(c) Evoking through imagery thoughts
related to words such as—Innovation,
Inventions, High-Tech, Cutting Edge,
Technology, Startups, Seed Money,
STEM driven, Angel Funding, Seeding
Ideas, Business Plans, Forward-Looking,
Venture Capital, Widely Applicable,
High-Growth Entrepreneurship,
National Competitiveness, and Next
Generation Solutions.
When uploading your ‘‘America’s
Seed Fund’’ Logo design, in the
‘‘Submission Text’’ field please also
include a brief description about your
logo entry and thought process behind
the design—how it relates to the SBIR/
STTR Programs as ‘‘America’s Seed
Fund’’.
4. Prizes for Winners: The winning
contestant’s design will become the
official logo for the SBIR/STTR
Programs, the Programs’ Web site at
sbir.gov, and any official SBA, SBIR
Program and/or STTR Program purpose.
The winning contestant will be invited
to an unveiling of the winning logo
design during a White House ceremony
honoring the 2015 Tibbetts Award and
SBIR Hall of Fame winners in
Washington, DC, on June 15, 2015. The
winning contestant will receive a
congratulatory letter with winning
design logo from SBA Administrator
Maria Contreras-Sweet. The winning
contestant and winning logo design will
also be recognized during the National
SBIR Conference, June 15–17, 2015, in
National Harbor, MD. Any and all
associated travel costs will be the sole
responsibility of the winning contestant.
5. Selection of Winners: SBA will
select a judging panel that will consist
of SBA officials, Program Managers of
the SBIR/STTR participating Federal
agencies, and at least one official from
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Judges will be fair and impartial. A
judge may not have a familial or
financial relationship with an
individual who is a registered
contestant in the competition. Judges
will fully comply with all applicable
government ethics requirements for
Federal employees.
Judges will use the following criteria
to judge the submitted designs:
(a) Design relates to the SBIR/STTR
Programs as ‘‘America’s Seed Fund’’.
The subjects and ideas of small
business, innovation, technological
advancement, commercialization, and
research and development need to be
conveyed in the design of the logo. This
may be done through a realistic or
abstract design.
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imagery connected to the SBIR/STTR
Programs?
(c) Design can be easily replicated.
Can this design be replicated
successfully, without excessive cost, for
many media formats?
The judging panel will evaluate the
submissions and select up to ten logos
to recommend to the SBA
Administrator, who will choose the
final winning design from all
submissions, including the up to ten
logos recommended to the SBA
Administrator by the judging panel. All
judging will take place between
approximately May 19, 2015, and
approximately May 29, 2015. SBA will
publicly announce the winner and
unveil the winning logo on June 15,
2015. For questions or further
information, please see the contact
information listed above.
6. Applicable Law: This design
competition is being conducted by SBA
pursuant to the America Competes Act
(15 U.S.C. 3719) and is subject to all
applicable federal laws and regulations.
By participating in this design
competition, each contestant gives its
full and unconditional agreement to the
Official Rules and the related
administrative decisions described in
this notice, which are final and binding
in all matters related to the design
competition. A contestant’s eligibility
for a prize award is contingent upon
their fulfilling all requirements
identified in this notice. Publication of
this notice is not an obligation of funds
on the part of SBA. SBA reserves the
right to modify or cancel this design
competition, in whole or in part, at any
time prior to the award of prizes.
7. Conflicts of Interest: No individual
acting as a judge at any stage of this
design competition may have personal
or financial interests in, or be an
employee, officer, director, or agent of
any contestant or have a familial or
financial relationship with a contestant.
8. Intellectual Property Rights:
(a) By submitting a design to this
competition, you represent and warrant
that you are the sole author and owner
of the submitted design. Designs must
be your original work, and must not
violate or infringe the rights of other
parties, including but not limited to
privacy, publicity, or intellectual
property rights, or material that
constitutes copyright or license
infringement. Your design may not
contain any material that is
inappropriate, indecent, obscene,
hateful, defamatory, or in any way
disparaging. Your design cannot have
been submitted previously in another
promotion or contest of any kind.
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(b) You understand and agree that if
your entry is selected as the winning
design, it may be modified or altered by
SBA, in its sole discretion, as deemed
appropriate or necessary to execute,
produce, or distribute the winning
design in its final logo format.
(c) The winning contestant will, in
consideration of the prize to be
awarded, grant to SBA an irrevocable,
royalty-free, exclusive worldwide
license to reproduce, distribute, copy,
display, create derivative works, and
publicly post, link to, and share, the
winning design or parts thereof, for the
purpose of the design competition and
for any official SBA, SBIR Program and/
or STTR Program purpose.
9. Publicity Rights: By registering and
entering a submission, each contestant
consents to SBA’s and its agents’ use, in
perpetuity, of its name, likeness,
photograph, voice, opinions, and/or
hometown and state information for
promotional or informational purposes
through any form of media, worldwide,
without payment or consideration.
10. Liability and Insurance
Requirements: (a) By registering and
entering a submission, each contestant
agrees to assume any and all risks and
waive claims against the Federal
Government and its related entities,
except in the case of willful misconduct,
for any injury, death, damage, or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
from their participation in this
competition, whether the injury, death,
damage, or loss arises through
negligence or otherwise.
(b) By participating in this
competition, you agree to indemnify the
Federal government against third party
claims for damages arising from or
related to competition activities.
(c) By registering and entering a
submission, each contestant further
represents and warrants that it possesses
sufficient liability insurance or financial
resources to cover claims by a third
party for death, bodily injury, or
property damage or loss resulting from
any activity it carries out in connection
with its participation in this
competition, or claims by the Federal
Government for damage or loss to
Government property resulting from
such an activity. Challenge winners
should be prepared to demonstrate
proof of insurance or financial
responsibility in the event SBA deems
it necessary.
11. Record Retention and Disclosure:
All submissions and related materials
provided to SBA in the course of this
Competition automatically become SBA
records and cannot be returned.
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Award Approving Official: Javier
Saade, Associate Administrator, Office
of Investment and Innovation, U.S.
Small Business Administration, 409
Third Street SW., Washington, DC
20416.
Authority: Pub. L. 111–358 (2011).
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Javier Saade,
Associate Administrator, Office of Investment
and Innovation.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements Under OMB Review
Small Business Administration.
30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) is publishing this
notice to comply with requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), which requires
agencies to submit proposed reporting
and recordkeeping requirements to
OMB for review and approval, and to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
notifying the public that the agency has
made such a submission. This notice
also allows an additional 30 days for
public comments.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the information collection by name and/
or OMB Control Number and should be
sent to: Agency Clearance Officer, Curtis
Rich, Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20416; and SBA Desk
Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
(202) 205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov.
Copies: A copy of the Form
OMB 83–1, supporting statement, and
other documents submitted to OMB for
review may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small
Business Administration Form 700
provides a record of interviews
conducted by SBA personnel with small
business owners, homeowners and
renters (disaster victims) who seek
financial assistance to help in the
recovery from physical or economic
disasters. The basic information
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collected helps the Agency to make
preliminary eligibility assessment.
Solicitation of Public Comments
Comments may be submitted 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 Collections
(1) Title: Disaster Home/Business
Loan Inquiry Record.
Description of Respondents: Disaster
Recovery Victims.
Form Number: SBA Form 700.
Estimated Annual Respondents:
2,831.
Estimated Annual Responses: 2,831.
Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 747.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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[Public Notice: 9125]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Exchange Alumni Virtual
Program
Notice of request for public
comment.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATE(S): The Department will accept
comments from the public up to July 6,
2015.
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by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
Internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
Docket Number: ‘‘DOS–2015–0020’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: alumni@state.gov.
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• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs; U.S. Department of
State; SA–5, 2200 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20522.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Megan Huber, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs; U.S. Department of
State; SA–5, 2200 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20522, who may be
reached on 202–632–9487 or at alumni@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Exchange Alumni Virtual Program.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Alumni Affairs Division, ECA/P/A.
• Form Number: DS–7010.
• Respondents: Exchange program
alumni of U.S. government-sponsored
exchange programs.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
100.
• Average Time per Response:
Approximately 30 minutes per
response.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 50
hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Announcement of ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Design Competition
for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the
``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Design Competition, pursuant to the
America Competes Act, to encourage artists and designers to create a
thoughtful and imaginative visual representation of the government's
largest innovation effort focused on research-driven, innovative and
cutting-edge small businesses through the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.
DATES: The submission period for entries begins 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 4,
2015 or when this notice is published if a later date and ends May 29,
2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The winning contestant will be announced and
the winning design will be unveiled during a White House ceremony on
June 15, 2015. The winning contestant will be notified in advance of
the public announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nagesh Rao, Chief Technologist, Office
of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409
Third Street SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-7576,
sbirlogochallenge@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Competition Details:
1. Subject of Competition: The SBA is seeking a new design to be
used as the official logo of the SBIR/STTR Programs and the recently
redesigned Web site https://www.sbir.gov/. The SBIR/STTR Programs are
extremely competitive and encourage small businesses to engage in
federally funded research and development (R&D) through eleven Federal
agencies with R&D needs. SBIR/STTR awards enable small businesses to
explore their technological potential, stimulate innovation to meet
federal R&D needs, and potentially profit from private-sector
commercialization of developed technologies. Since inception in 1982,
150,000 awards totaling $40 billion have been awarded to the small
firms that participate. The programs touch, catalyze and seed the
creation of STEM driven innovations in industries critical to the
nation's long term competitiveness and growth--from nanotech to
robotics to mobile communications to genetic therapies to clean energy
to advanced weapons to space exploration. Many of today's technology
giants--or their underlying technological components--received seed
funding through SBIR or STTR awards via the eleven participating
Federal agencies; the Environmental Protection Agency, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation
and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education,
Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and
Transportation. (Visit the sbir.gov Web site at https://www.sbir.gov/
for more information.) The new logo will serve as the official logo for
the SBIR/STTR Programs to be used for promotional and educational
information, including but not limited to, the Programs' Web site,
SBA's Web site, participating Federal agency Web sites, conferences,
events, television, print, and other media outlets. The winning logo is
intended to premiere at the 2015 Tibbetts Awards ceremony on June 15,
2015, and be highlighted at the National SBIR Conference, June 15-17,
2015.
2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition: To be
eligible to win a prize under this Logo Design Competition, you--
(a) Must register to participate in the competition under the link
designated for that purpose by SBA on challenge.gov;
(b) Must comply with all the requirements under this notice and the
America Competes Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358);
(c) Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
before the submission period ends;
(d) May not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of your
employment; and,
(e) May not be an entity with an outstanding, unresolved financial
obligation to, or that is currently suspended or debarred by, the
Federal government.
If you are under 18 years of age, you must have the permission of a
parent or legal guardian to participate. If you are a Federal grantee,
you may not use Federal funds to develop applications for this
competition unless such use is consistent with the purpose of your
grant award. If you are a Federal contractor, you may not use Federal
funds from a contract to develop or fund efforts in support of
applications for this competition. You may use Federal facilities or
consult with Federal employees during the competition if the facilities
and employees are made available to all contestants participating in
the competition on an equitable basis.
3. Registration Process for Participants: Design competition
participants must submit their ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo Designs
online using the link designated for that purpose on challenge.gov,
either by filtering search criteria to ``Small Business
Administration'' or going to https://www.sbir.gov/, where the link will
be posted. SBA will accept logo design competition submissions only
through challenge.gov.
Things to keep in mind as you design your ``America's Seed Fund''
Logo:
(a) Translating the common programmatic elements of the SBIR and
STTR programs--to support scientific excellence and technological
innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical
American priorities to build a strong national economy . . . one small
business at a time. (For more information about the SBIR and STTR
Programs, visit the Web site at https://www.sbir.gov/.);
(b) Reflecting the importance of the SBIR/STTR Programs in an
insightful and ultimately innovative manner; and,
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(c) Evoking through imagery thoughts related to words such as--
Innovation, Inventions, High-Tech, Cutting Edge, Technology, Startups,
Seed Money, STEM driven, Angel Funding, Seeding Ideas, Business Plans,
Forward-Looking, Venture Capital, Widely Applicable, High-Growth
Entrepreneurship, National Competitiveness, and Next Generation
Solutions.
When uploading your ``America's Seed Fund'' Logo design, in the
``Submission Text'' field please also include a brief description about
your logo entry and thought process behind the design--how it relates
to the SBIR/STTR Programs as ``America's Seed Fund''.
4. Prizes for Winners: The winning contestant's design will become
the official logo for the SBIR/STTR Programs, the Programs' Web site at
sbir.gov, and any official SBA, SBIR Program and/or STTR Program
purpose. The winning contestant will be invited to an unveiling of the
winning logo design during a White House ceremony honoring the 2015
Tibbetts Award and SBIR Hall of Fame winners in Washington, DC, on June
15, 2015. The winning contestant will receive a congratulatory letter
with winning design logo from SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet.
The winning contestant and winning logo design will also be recognized
during the National SBIR Conference, June 15-17, 2015, in National
Harbor, MD. Any and all associated travel costs will be the sole
responsibility of the winning contestant.
5. Selection of Winners: SBA will select a judging panel that will
consist of SBA officials, Program Managers of the SBIR/STTR
participating Federal agencies, and at least one official from the
National Endowment for the Arts. Judges will be fair and impartial. A
judge may not have a familial or financial relationship with an
individual who is a registered contestant in the competition. Judges
will fully comply with all applicable government ethics requirements
for Federal employees.
Judges will use the following criteria to judge the submitted
designs:
(a) Design relates to the SBIR/STTR Programs as ``America's Seed
Fund''. The subjects and ideas of small business, innovation,
technological advancement, commercialization, and research and
development need to be conveyed in the design of the logo. This may be
done through a realistic or abstract design.
(b) Creativity and originality. Is the visual quality of the design
at once informative and representative of imagery connected to the
SBIR/STTR Programs?
(c) Design can be easily replicated. Can this design be replicated
successfully, without excessive cost, for many media formats?
The judging panel will evaluate the submissions and select up to
ten logos to recommend to the SBA Administrator, who will choose the
final winning design from all submissions, including the up to ten
logos recommended to the SBA Administrator by the judging panel. All
judging will take place between approximately May 19, 2015, and
approximately May 29, 2015. SBA will publicly announce the winner and
unveil the winning logo on June 15, 2015. For questions or further
information, please see the contact information listed above.
6. Applicable Law: This design competition is being conducted by
SBA pursuant to the America Competes Act (15 U.S.C. 3719) and is
subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations. By
participating in this design competition, each contestant gives its
full and unconditional agreement to the Official Rules and the related
administrative decisions described in this notice, which are final and
binding in all matters related to the design competition. A
contestant's eligibility for a prize award is contingent upon their
fulfilling all requirements identified in this notice. Publication of
this notice is not an obligation of funds on the part of SBA. SBA
reserves the right to modify or cancel this design competition, in
whole or in part, at any time prior to the award of prizes.
7. Conflicts of Interest: No individual acting as a judge at any
stage of this design competition may have personal or financial
interests in, or be an employee, officer, director, or agent of any
contestant or have a familial or financial relationship with a
contestant.
8. Intellectual Property Rights:
(a) By submitting a design to this competition, you represent and
warrant that you are the sole author and owner of the submitted design.
Designs must be your original work, and must not violate or infringe
the rights of other parties, including but not limited to privacy,
publicity, or intellectual property rights, or material that
constitutes copyright or license infringement. Your design may not
contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful,
defamatory, or in any way disparaging. Your design cannot have been
submitted previously in another promotion or contest of any kind.
(b) You understand and agree that if your entry is selected as the
winning design, it may be modified or altered by SBA, in its sole
discretion, as deemed appropriate or necessary to execute, produce, or
distribute the winning design in its final logo format.
(c) The winning contestant will, in consideration of the prize to
be awarded, grant to SBA an irrevocable, royalty-free, exclusive
worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, copy, display, create
derivative works, and publicly post, link to, and share, the winning
design or parts thereof, for the purpose of the design competition and
for any official SBA, SBIR Program and/or STTR Program purpose.
9. Publicity Rights: By registering and entering a submission, each
contestant consents to SBA's and its agents' use, in perpetuity, of its
name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state
information for promotional or informational purposes through any form
of media, worldwide, without payment or consideration.
10. Liability and Insurance Requirements: (a) By registering and
entering a submission, each contestant agrees to assume any and all
risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury,
death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in
this competition, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises
through negligence or otherwise.
(b) By participating in this competition, you agree to indemnify
the Federal government against third party claims for damages arising
from or related to competition activities.
(c) By registering and entering a submission, each contestant
further represents and warrants that it possesses sufficient liability
insurance or financial resources to cover claims by a third party for
death, bodily injury, or property damage or loss resulting from any
activity it carries out in connection with its participation in this
competition, or claims by the Federal Government for damage or loss to
Government property resulting from such an activity. Challenge winners
should be prepared to demonstrate proof of insurance or financial
responsibility in the event SBA deems it necessary.
11. Record Retention and Disclosure: All submissions and related
materials provided to SBA in the course of this Competition
automatically become SBA records and cannot be returned.
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Award Approving Official: Javier Saade, Associate Administrator,
Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416.
Authority: Pub. L. 111-358 (2011).
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Javier Saade,
Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2015-10428 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 a.m.]
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