81 FR 45219 - Information Collection, CDFI and NACA Programs
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)
| Page Range | 45219-45221 | |
| FR Document | 2016-16417 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 45219-45221] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16417] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Information Collection, CDFI and NACA Programs AGENCY: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and Request for Public Comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications for the FY 2017-FY 2019 funding rounds (hereafter, the Application or Applications). The CDFI Fund is required by law to make the Applications publically available for comment prior to submission for a new PRA number. [[Page 45220]] DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 12, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via email to Amber Bell, CDFI Program and NACA Program Manager, CDFI Fund, at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Bell, CDFI Program and NACA Program Manager, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220 or email to [email protected]. The Applications may be obtained from the CDFI Program page and NACA Program page of the CDFI Fund's Web site https://www.cdfifund.gov/Lists/CDFI%20News/View.aspx. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications; OMB Number: 1559-0021. Abstract: The CDFI Program is authorized by the Riegle Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.). Funding for the CDFI Program and the NACA Program is made available by Congress to the CDFI Fund through its annual appropriations. The regulations governing the CDFI Program are found at 12 CFR parts 1805 and 1815 (the Regulations) and set forth evaluation criteria and other program requirements. For a complete understanding of the programs, the CDFI Fund encourages Applicants to review the Regulations, the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the FY 2016 application round of the CDFI Program (81 Federal Register 8328, February 18, 2016), the NOFA for the FY 2016 application round of the NACA Program (81 Federal Register 8342, February 18, 2016), the Application, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) (Uniform Administrative Requirements). Capitalized terms in this Request for Public Comment are defined in the CDFI Program's authorizing statute, the Regulations, the FY 2016 CDFI Program and NACA Program NOFAs, the Application, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements. Through the CDFI Program and NACA Program's Financial Assistance awards and Technical Assistance grants, the CDFI Fund invests in and builds the capacity of for-profit and nonprofit community based lending organizations known as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). CDFI Program and NACA Program award Recipients will be competitively selected after the CDFI Fund's careful review of their Applications. The proposed Financial Assistance Application requires the submission of quantitative and qualitative information about the Applicant's Business Strategy, Products and Services, Market and Competitive Analysis, Management and Staffing, Financial Position, and Growth and Financial Projections. The proposed Technical Assistance Application requires the submission of quantitative and qualitative information about CDFI Certification Qualifications, an Organizational Overview, and Use of Funds. Please refer to the FY 2016 CDFI Program and NACA Program NOFAs for additional guidance on the review and application process for past funding rounds. This request for public comment seeks to gather information on the CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications. Current Actions: Renewal of existing Information Collection. Type of Review: Regular Review. Affected Public: Certified CDFIs and qualified Nonprofit Organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents for Financial Assistance: 400. Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for Financial Assistance: 100. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for Financial Assistance: 40,000. Estimated Number of Respondents for Technical Assistance: 100. Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for Technical Assistance: 50. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for Technical Assistance: 5,000. Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record and may be published on the CDFI Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. The CDFI Fund is seeking input on the content of the CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications. The Applications may be obtained on the CDFI Fund's Web site at https://www.cdfifund.gov/Lists/CDFI%20News/View.aspx. CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance awards must be used for Financial Products, Financial Services, and/or Development Services for commercial facilities, small businesses, microenterprises, community facilities, consumer financial products and services, affordable housing, and intermediary lending to nonprofits and CDFIs -- so long as those activities allow the Recipient to achieve at least one of the following statutorily required Financial Assistance activities: Expand operations into a new Investment Area(s); serve a new Targeted Population(s); provide additional or new Financial Products, Financial Services, and/or Development Services; and/or increase the volume of current Financial Products, Financial Services, and/or Development Services. Comments concerning the Applications are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services required to provide information. In addition, the CDFI Fund requests comments in response to the following questions: (1) Is the information that is proposed to be collected by the Application necessary and appropriate for the CDFI Fund to consider for the purpose of making award decisions? (2) Are certain questions or tables redundant or unnecessary? (3) Should any questions or tables be added to ensure collection of relevant information? (4) In general, does the data and information requested in the Application allow an Applicant to demonstrate its ability to meet the eligible uses (commercial facilities, small businesses, microenterprises, community facilities, consumer financial products and services, affordable housing, and intermediary lending to nonprofits and CDFIs) of CDFI Fund Program awards? (5) Is the data and information requested in the Application to assess proposed Financial Assistance activities adequate to assess these different activities? (6) What, if any, additional data and information should be collected to assess Financial Assistance activities? (7) Are any of the questions particularly burdensome or difficult to answer? Please be specific to type of CDFI (e.g., regulated, non- profit, sector)? [[Page 45221]] (8) Are the character limitations for narrative responses appropriate? Should certain questions allow additional or fewer characters? (9) Are there questions that lack clarity as to intent or purpose? If so, which questions, and what needs to be clarified in order to provide a comprehensive response? (10) Are there questions that would require additional guidance in order to respond adequately? If so, which questions, and what type of instructions would be helpful in order to be able to provide a response? (11) Is the financial data that is intended to be collected adequate to assess an Applicant's financial and portfolio performance? (12) Is there other information not requested in the Application that could demonstrate an Applicant's financial and portfolio performance? (13) Tables in Questions 6 a-d ask for certain data and information that will be used to assess an Applicant's projected Financial Assistance activities. Is the data collected in these tables adequate to assess an Applicant's projected Financial Assistance activities? (14) Is there other information not requested in the Application that would demonstrate an Applicant's projected Financial Assistance activities? (15) Are there requests for data in the Application that Applicants do not have readily available or that are burdensome to obtain and/or calculate? (16) Do the questions in the Technical Assistance Application allow the Applicant to clearly answer the evaluation criteria if the CDFI Program and NACA Program were to evaluate Technical Assistance Awards by the applicant's ability to achieve the following for each applicant category type: (a) Emerging and Certifiable CDFI: Achieve certification for the Applicant; (b) Sponsoring Entity: Create and certify a new CDFI; and (c) Certified CDFI: Build the capacity of the Applicant to expand operations, offer new products or services, or increase the volume of current business? Authority: Pub. L. 110-289, 12 CFR 1807. Mary Ann Donovan, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. 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Washington, DC 20590. The Docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION in a letter, dated March 11, 2016, the
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. City’s Solicitor confirmed to PHMSA
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials that the City had stopped enforcing its
except Federal Holidays. Safety Administration permit and fee requirements to transport
Interested parties are invited to [Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0002; PDA– hazardous materials in 2013, and further
participate in these proceedings by 36(R)] stated that it had no intention of taking
submitting written views, data, or it up again.
comments. FRA does not anticipate Hazardous Materials: Pittsburgh, In light of this information, ATA’s
Pennsylvania Permit Requirements for application is hereby dismissed, and the
scheduling a public hearing in
Transportation of Hazardous Material docket is closed. In the future, if the
connection with these proceedings since
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s
the facts do not appear to warrant a AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous permit and permit fee requirements are
hearing. If any interested party desires Materials Safety Administration ever applied and enforced, ATA may
an opportunity for oral comment, they (PHMSA), DOT. again submit an application for a
should notify FRA, in writing, before ACTION: Notice Dismissing Application preemption determination.
the end of the comment period and and Closing the Docket. Applicable Federal Requirements:
specify the basis for their request. Federal hazardous material
All communications concerning these SUMMARY: The application for a transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et
proceedings should identify the determination of preemption is seq., and the Hazardous Materials
appropriate docket number and may be dismissed, and this docket is closed, Regulations (HMR), 49 CFR parts 171–
submitted by any of the following because the City of Pittsburgh, 180.
methods: Pennsylvania’s permit and permit fee Mode Affected: Highway.
requirements are not being applied or
• Web site: http:// enforced. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2016.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Joseph Solomey,
instructions for submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Senior Assistant Chief Counsel.
Vincent Lopez, Office of Chief Counsel
• Fax: 202–493–2251. (PHC–10), Pipeline and Hazardous [FR Doc. 2016–16386 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am]
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, Materials Safety Administration, U.S. BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
Washington, DC 20590. DC 20590; telephone No. 202–366–4400; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey facsimile No. 202–366–7041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Development Financial
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
American Trucking Associations, Inc. Institutions Fund
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, (ATA) applied for an administrative
Information Collection, CDFI and
except Federal Holidays. determination concerning whether
NACA Programs
Federal hazardous material
Communications received by August
transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et AGENCY: Community Development
26, 2016 will be considered by FRA
seq., preempts requirements of the City Financial Institutions Fund, Treasury.
before final action is taken. Comments
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (City) for a ACTION: Notice and Request for Public
received after that date will be
permit to transport hazardous materials Comment.
considered as far as practicable.
by motor vehicle and the fee to obtain
Anyone is able to search the the permit. On April 7, 2014, PHMSA SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
electronic form of any written published a public notice and invitation Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
communications and comments to comment on ATA’s application. 79 to reduce paperwork and respondent
received into any of our dockets by the FR 21840. On June 2, 2014, the burden, invites the general public and
name of the individual submitting the comment period closed without any other Federal agencies to take this
comment (or signing the document, if parties submitting comments. On April opportunity to comment on proposed
submitted on behalf of an association, 27, 2015, PHMSA published a notice of and/or continuing information
business, labor union, etc.). In delay in processing ATA’s application collections, as required by the
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT in order to conduct additional fact- Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
solicits comments from the public to finding and legal analysis in response to 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently,
better inform its processes. DOT posts the application. 80 FR 23328. On July 6, the Community Development Financial
these comments, without edit, including 2015, PHMSA sent a letter to the City’s Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S.
any personal information the Solicitor, and its Fire Chief, to Department of the Treasury, is soliciting
commenter provides, to encourage the city to participate in the comments concerning the Community
www.regulations.gov, as described in proceeding. On July 20, 2015, the City Development Financial Institutions
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– responded to PHMSA’s letter and Program (CDFI Program) and the Native
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at informed the agency that the ‘‘City of American CDFI Assistance Program
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// Pittsburgh at this time is not accepting (NACA Program) Financial Assistance
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice applications for the ‘Transportation of and Technical Assistance Applications
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. Hazardous Materials’ permit and has not for the FY 2017–FY 2019 funding
done so since 2013.’’ The City further rounds (hereafter, the Application or
Patrick T. Warren, stated that ‘‘[n]o fees were collected for Applications). The CDFI Fund is
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 2014 or 2015. For 2013, the City of required by law to make the
Compliance and Program Implementation. Pittsburgh collected a total of $8,316.00 Applications publically available for
[FR Doc. 2016–16424 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] which was deposited into the City of comment prior to submission for a new
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Pittsburgh’s General Fund.’’ Thereafter, PRA number.
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(8) Are the character limitations for DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY enclose any information in your
narrative responses appropriate? Should comment or supporting materials that
certain questions allow additional or Office of the Comptroller of the you consider confidential or
fewer characters? Currency inappropriate for public disclosure.
(9) Are there questions that lack FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Information Collection Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
clarity as to intent or purpose? If so, Activities: Information Collection Officer, (202) 649–5490 or, for persons
which questions, and what needs to be Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY,
clarified in order to provide a Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance (202) 649–5597, Legislative and
comprehensive response? for Managing Compliance and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of
(10) Are there questions that would Reputation Risks the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th
require additional guidance in order to AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Street SW., Suite 3E–218, Mailstop 9W–
respond adequately? If so, which Currency, Treasury (OCC). 11, Washington, DC 20219.
questions, and what type of instructions ACTION: Notice and request for comment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
would be helpful in order to be able to PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
provide a response? SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its agencies must obtain approval from the
(11) Is the financial data that is continuing effort to reduce paperwork OMB for each collection of information
and respondent burden, invites the that they conduct or sponsor.
intended to be collected adequate to
general public and other Federal ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
assess an Applicant’s financial and
agencies to comment on the renewal of in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
portfolio performance? an information collection, as required 1320.3(c) to include agency requests or
(12) Is there other information not by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requirements that members of the public
requested in the Application that could (PRA). submit reports, keep records, or provide
demonstrate an Applicant’s financial An agency may not conduct or information to a third party. Section
and portfolio performance? sponsor, and a respondent is not 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
(13) Tables in Questions 6 a-d ask for required to respond to, an information 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
collection unless it displays a currently to provide a 60-day notice in the
certain data and information that will be
valid Office of Management and Budget Federal Register concerning each
used to assess an Applicant’s projected
(OMB) control number. proposed collection of information,
Financial Assistance activities. Is the The OCC is soliciting comment including each proposed renewal of an
data collected in these tables adequate concerning renewal of its information existing collection of information,
to assess an Applicant’s projected collection titled, ‘‘Reverse Mortgage before submitting the collection to OMB
Financial Assistance activities? Products: Guidance for Managing for approval. To comply with this
(14) Is there other information not Compliance and Reputation Risks’’ requirement, the OCC is publishing this
requested in the Application that would (Guidance). notice.
demonstrate an Applicant’s projected DATES: Comments must be received by The OCC is proposing to extend OMB
Financial Assistance activities? September 12, 2016. approval of the following information
collection:
(15) Are there requests for data in the ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the
Abstract: On December 16, 2009, the
Application that Applicants do not have Washington, DC area and at the OCC is
OCC, FDIC, FRB and NCUA sought
readily available or that are burdensome subject to delay, commenters are comment on the guidance,1 which they
to obtain and/or calculate? encouraged to submit comments by issued in final form on August 17,
email, if possible. Comments may be 2010.2 The guidance focused on the
(16) Do the questions in the Technical
sent to: Legislative and Regulatory need to provide adequate information to
Assistance Application allow the
Activities Division, Office of the consumers about reverse mortgage
Applicant to clearly answer the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:
evaluation criteria if the CDFI Program products, to provide qualified
1557–0246, 400 7th Street SW., Suite independent counseling to consumers
and NACA Program were to evaluate 3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington,
Technical Assistance Awards by the considering these products, and to avoid
DC 20219. In addition, comments may potential conflicts of interest. The
applicant’s ability to achieve the be sent by fax to (571) 465–4326 or by
following for each applicant category guidance also addressed related
electronic mail to prainfo@occ.treas.gov. policies, procedures, internal controls,
type: You may personally inspect and and third party risk management.
(a) Emerging and Certifiable CDFI: photocopy comments at the OCC, 400 The information collection
Achieve certification for the Applicant; 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. requirements included implementation
For security reasons, the OCC requires of policies and procedures, training, and
(b) Sponsoring Entity: Create and
that visitors make an appointment to program maintenance. The requirements
certify a new CDFI; and
inspect comments. You may do so by are outlined below:
(c) Certified CDFI: Build the capacity calling (202) 649–6700 or, for persons • Institutions offering reverse
of the Applicant to expand operations, who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, mortgages should have written policies
offer new products or services, or (202) 649–5597. Upon arrival, visitors and procedures that prohibit the
increase the volume of current business? will be required to present valid practice of directing a consumer to a
government-issued photo identification
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Authority: Pub. L. 110–289, 12 CFR 1807. particular counseling agency or
and submit to security screening in contacting a counselor on the
Mary Ann Donovan, order to inspect and photocopy consumer’s behalf.
Director, Community Development Financial comments. • Policies should be clear so that
Institutions Fund. All comments received, including originators do not have an inappropriate
[FR Doc. 2016–16417 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] attachments and other supporting
BILLING CODE 4810–70–P
materials, are part of the public record 1 74 FR 66652.
and subject to public disclosure. Do not 2 75 FR 50801.
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| Dates | Written comments must be received on or before September 12, 2016 to be assured of consideration. | |
| Contact | Amber Bell, CDFI Program and NACA Program Manager, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220 or email to [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 45219 |
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