83 FR 19402 - Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)

Page Range		19402-19402
FR Document		2018-09273

The 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 of 1995. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community Development Financial Institution CDFI Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Annual Compliance Reports. These include the Performance Progress Report, Financial Statement Audit Report (if applicable), and A-133 Audit Report (if applicable), which will be submitted through the Awards Management Information System (AMIS).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund


Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The 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 of 1995. Currently, the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. Department of 
the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Community 
Development Financial Institution CDFI Program (CDFI Program) and 
Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Annual 
Compliance Reports. These include the Performance Progress Report, 
Financial Statement Audit Report (if applicable), and A-133 Audit 
Report (if applicable), which will be submitted through the Awards 
Management Information System (AMIS).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 2, 2018 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via email to Tanya McInnis, Acting 
Program Manager for the Office of Certification, Compliance Monitoring 
and Evaluation, CDFI Fund, at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya McInnis, Acting Program Manager 
for the Office of Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation, 
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20220 or by 
phone at (202) 653-0300. Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and 
its programs may be obtained through the CDFI Fund's website at http://www.cdfifund.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: CDFI Program Annual Compliance Reports.
    OMB Number: 1559-NEW.
    Type of Review: Regular Review.
    Abstract: This collection captures quantitative information from 
CDFI Program and NACA Program recipients. This information is used to 
assess: (1) The recipient's activities as detailed in its application 
materials; (2) the recipient's approved use of the assistance; (3) the 
recipient's financial condition; and (4) overall compliance with the 
terms and conditions of the assistance agreement entered into by the 
CDFI Fund and the recipient.
    A CDFI Program or NACA Program recipient must submit Annual 
Compliance Reports. The specific components that comprise a recipient's 
Annual Compliance Reports are set forth in the assistance agreement 
that the recipient enters into with the CDFI Fund in order to receive a 
CDFI Program or a NACA Program award. The three reports being published 
for public comment are the: (i) Performance Progress Report (PPR); (ii) 
Financial Statement Audit Report (if applicable); and (iii) A-133 Audit 
Report (if applicable). These reporting requirements can be found in 
the assistance agreement templates located on the CDFI Fund website at 
www.cdfifund.gov. The CDFI Fund seeks to consolidate data reporting and 
anticipates that the burden estimates will decrease with the build out 
of AMIS.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, non-
profit entities, and State, local and Tribal entities participating in 
CDFI Fund programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    CDFI Annual PPR: 855.
    CDFI Annual Financial Statement Audit Report (if applicable): 428.
    CDFI Annual A-133 Audit Report (if applicable): 428.
    Estimated Annual Time Per Respondent:
    CDFI Annual PPR: 30.
    CDFI Annual Financial Statement Audit Report (if applicable): 30.
    CDFI Annual A-133 Audit Report (if applicable): 30.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,330.
    CDFI Annual PPR: 25,650.
    CDFI Annual Financial Statement Audit Report: 12,840.
    CDFI Annual A-133 Audit Report: 12,840.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on 
all aspects of the information collections, but commentators may wish 
to focus particular attention on: (a) The cost for CDFIs to operate and 
maintain the services/systems required to provide the required 
information; (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (c) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper evaluation of the effectiveness 
and impact of the CDFI Fund's programs, including whether the 
information has practical utility; (d) the accuracy of the CDFI Fund's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, and; (e) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information including 
through the use of technology.

    Authority:  12 U.S.C. 4707 et seq.; 26 U.S.C. 45D; 12 CFR part 
1805.

Mary Ann Donovan,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
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Privacy Act DATES: Written comments must be CDFI Annual Financial Statement
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), received on or before July 2, 2018 to be Audit Report (if applicable): 428.
DOT/MARAD solicits comments from assured of consideration. CDFI Annual A–133 Audit Report (if
the public to better inform its ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via applicable): 428.
email to Tanya McInnis, Acting Program Estimated Annual Time Per
rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
Manager for the Office of Certification, Respondent:
these comments, without edit, to CDFI Annual PPR: 30.
www.regulations.gov, as described in Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation,
CDFI Annual Financial Statement
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– CDFI Fund, at ccme@cdfi.treas.gov.
Audit Report (if applicable): 30.
14 FDMS, accessible through FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDFI Annual A–133 Audit Report (if
www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to Tanya McInnis, Acting Program applicable): 30.
facilitate comment tracking and Manager for the Office of Certification, Estimated Total Annual Burden
response, we encourage commenters to Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation, Hours: 51,330.
provide their name, or the name of their Community Development Financial CDFI Annual PPR: 25,650.
organization; however, submission of Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of CDFI Annual Financial Statement
names is completely optional. Whether the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. Audit Report: 12,840.
or not commenters identify themselves, NW, Washington DC 20220 or by phone CDFI Annual A–133 Audit Report:
all timely comments will be fully at (202) 653–0300. Other information 12,840.
considered. If you wish to provide regarding the CDFI Fund and its Request for Comments: Comments
comments containing proprietary or programs may be obtained through the submitted in response to this notice will
confidential information, please contact CDFI Fund’s website at http:// be summarized and/or included in the
the agency for alternate submission www.cdfifund.gov. request for OMB approval. All
instructions. comments will become a matter of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
public record. Comments are invited on
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, Title: CDFI Program Annual
46 U.S.C. 12121) * * *
all aspects of the information
Compliance Reports.
collections, but commentators may wish
By Order of the Maritime Administrator. OMB Number: 1559–NEW.
Type of Review: Regular Review. to focus particular attention on: (a) The
Dated: April 26, 2018. cost for CDFIs to operate and maintain
Abstract: This collection captures
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., the services/systems required to provide
quantitative information from CDFI
Secretary, Maritime Administration. Program and NACA Program recipients. the required information; (b) ways to
[FR Doc. 2018–09227 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am] This information is used to assess: (1) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P The recipient’s activities as detailed in of the information to be collected; (c)
its application materials; (2) the whether the collection of information is
recipient’s approved use of the necessary for the proper evaluation of
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY assistance; (3) the recipient’s financial the effectiveness and impact of the CDFI
Fund’s programs, including whether the
condition; and (4) overall compliance
Community Development Financial information has practical utility; (d) the
with the terms and conditions of the
Institutions Fund accuracy of the CDFI Fund’s estimate of
assistance agreement entered into by the
the burden of the collection of
Notice of Information Collection and CDFI Fund and the recipient.
A CDFI Program or NACA Program information, and; (e) ways to minimize
Request for Public Comment the burden of the collection of
recipient must submit Annual
information including through the use
Notice and request for public
ACTION: Compliance Reports. The specific
of technology.
comment. components that comprise a recipient’s
Annual Compliance Reports are set Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4707 et seq.; 26
SUMMARY: The Department of the forth in the assistance agreement that U.S.C. 45D; 12 CFR part 1805.
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort the recipient enters into with the CDFI Mary Ann Donovan,
to reduce paperwork and respondent Fund in order to receive a CDFI Program Director, Community Development Financial
burden, invites the general public and or a NACA Program award. The three Institutions Fund.
other Federal agencies to take this reports being published for public [FR Doc. 2018–09273 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
opportunity to comment on proposed comment are the: (i) Performance BILLING CODE 4810–70–P
and/or continuing information Progress Report (PPR); (ii) Financial
collections, as required by the Statement Audit Report (if applicable);
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. and (iii) A–133 Audit Report (if DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Currently, the Community Development applicable). These reporting
Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI requirements can be found in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury, assistance agreement templates located
is soliciting comments concerning the on the CDFI Fund website at Agency Information Collection
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include the Performance Progress Affected Public: Businesses or other Section 104(e)
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Report (if applicable), and A–133 Audit entities, and State, local and Tribal Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), U.S. Department
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submitted through the Awards programs. ACTION: Notice and request for
Management Information System Estimated Number of Respondents: comments.
(AMIS). CDFI Annual PPR: 855.

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Dates		Written comments must be received on or before July 2, 2018 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Tanya McInnis, Acting Program Manager for the Office of Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20220 or by phone at (202) 653-0300. Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may be obtained through the CDFI Fund's website at http:// www.cdfifund.gov.
FR Citation		83 FR 19402

83 FR 19402 - Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYCommunity Development Financial Institutions Fund

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund