83_FR_27483 83 FR 27370 - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

83 FR 27370 - Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)

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FR Document2018-12605

This revised NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2018. On November 2, 2017, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the opportunity for the submission of Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (82 FR 50944). On January 18, 2018, the CDFI Fund published a revised NOGA extending the deadline for the submission of Guarantee Applications under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (83 FR 2724). This revised NOGA is re-opening the FY 2018 Application round of the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program with an application submission deadline of 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018 to provide interested parties with the opportunity to participate in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. The NOGA published on November 2, 2017, (82 FR 50944) explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program Regulations (12 CFR 1805.104). All other information and requirements set forth in the NOGA published November 2, 2017, (82 FR 50944) as amended, shall remain effective, as published.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

    Funding Opportunity Title: Revised Notice of Guarantee Availability 
(NOGA) Inviting Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee 
Applications for the Community Development Financial Institutions 
(CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program.
    Announcement Type: Announcement of opportunity to submit Qualified 
Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.011.

DATES: Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications may be 
submitted to the CDFI Fund starting on the date of publication of this 
Notice of Guarantee Availability (NOGA). In order to be considered for 
the issuance of a Guarantee in fiscal year (FY) 2018, Qualified Issuer 
and Guarantee Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 
12, 2018. If applicable, CDFI Certification Applications must be 
received by the CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018. Under the 
Congressional authorization in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018, the amount of FY 2018 Guarantee Authority available is up to $500 
million. Bond Documents and Bond Loan documents must be executed, and 
Guarantees will be provided, in the order in which Guarantee 
Applications are approved or by such other criteria that the CDFI Fund 
may establish, in its sole

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discretion, and in any event by December 31, 2018.
    Executive Summary: This revised NOGA is published in connection 
with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. 
Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund 
announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority 
in FY 2018. On November 2, 2017, the Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the opportunity for the 
submission of Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications 
for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (82 FR 50944). On January 18, 2018, 
the CDFI Fund published a revised NOGA extending the deadline for the 
submission of Guarantee Applications under the CDFI Bond Guarantee 
Program (83 FR 2724).
    This revised NOGA is re-opening the FY 2018 Application round of 
the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program with an application submission deadline 
of 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018 to provide interested parties with 
the opportunity to participate in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. The 
NOGA published on November 2, 2017, (82 FR 50944) explains application 
submission and evaluation requirements and processes. Parties 
interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond 
Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and 
Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA.
    Capitalized terms used in this NOGA and not defined elsewhere are 
defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 
1808.102) and the CDFI Program Regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).
    All other information and requirements set forth in the NOGA 
published November 2, 2017, (82 FR 50944) as amended, shall remain 
effective, as published.

I. Guarantee Opportunity Description

    A. Authority. The CDFI Bond Guarantee Program was authorized by the 
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-240; 12 U.S.C. 4713a) (the 
Act). Section 1134 of the Act amended the Riegle Community Development 
and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701, et seq.) to 
provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to 
establish and administer the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.
    B. Application Deadlines. In order to be considered for the 
issuance of a Guarantee under FY 2018 program authority, Qualified 
Issuer and Guarantee Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST 
on July 12, 2018. If applicable, CDFI Certification Applications must 
be received by the CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018.

II. Agency Contacts

    A. General information on questions and CDFI Fund support. The CDFI 
Fund will respond to questions and provide support concerning this 
revised NOGA and Qualified Issuer and Guarantee Applications between 
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, starting with the date of the 
publication of this revised NOGA. The final date to submit questions is 
[28 days after the publication of the NOGA]. Applications and other 
information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may be obtained 
from the CDFI Fund's website at http://www.cdfifund.gov. The CDFI Fund 
will post on its website responses to questions of general 
applicability regarding the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.
    B. The CDFI Fund's contact information is as follows:

                                               Contact Information
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                                         Telephone number (not toll
            Type of question                        free)                          Email addresses
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CDFI Bond Guarantee Program............  (202) 653-0421, Option 5..  [email protected].
CDFI Certification.....................  (202) 653-0423............  [email protected].
Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation...  (202) 653-0423............  [email protected].
Information Technology Support.........  (202) 653-0422............  [email protected].
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    C. Communication with the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund will use the 
AMIS internet interface to communicate with applicants, Qualified 
Issuers, Program Administrators, Servicers, Certified CDFIs and 
Eligible CDFIs, using the contact information maintained in their 
respective AMIS accounts. Therefore, each such entity must maintain 
accurate contact information (including contact person and authorized 
representative, email addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and office 
addresses) in its respective AMIS account. For more information about 
AMIS, please see the AMIS Landing Page at https://amis.cdfifund.gov.

    Authority:  Pub. L. 111-240; 12 U.S.C. 4701, et seq.; 12 CFR 
part 1808; 12 CFR part 1805; 12 CFR part 1815.

Mary Ann Donovan,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
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                                                have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-                Washington, DC 20590. Individuals                      remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 18,
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                                                waiver will not be granted. Comments                    accommodations should contact the                      members.
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                                                this notice and the vessel name in order                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       comments for consideration by NACTTI
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                                                comments. Comments should also state                    U.S. Department of Transportation, at                  no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 18,
                                                the commenter’s interest in the waiver                  NACTTI@dot.gov or (202) 366–5347.                      2018, to ensure transmission to NACTTI
                                                application, and address the waiver                     Also visit the NACTTI internet website                 prior to the meeting. Comments
                                                criteria given in section 388.4 of                      at http://www.transportation.gov/                      received after that date and time will be
                                                MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part                      NACTTI.                                                distributed to the members but may not
                                                388.                                                                                                           be reviewed prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                 Copies of the meeting minutes will be
                                                Privacy Act
                                                                                                        I. Background                                          available on the NACTTI internet
                                                   In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                                                                         website at http://
                                                DOT/MARAD solicits comments from                          NACTTI was created in accordance
                                                                                                        with Section 1431 of the Fixing                        www.transportation.gov/NACTTI.
                                                the public to better inform its
                                                rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts                     America’s Surface Transportation                       Joel Szabat,
                                                these comments, without edit, to                        (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114–94: Dec. 4,                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
                                                www.regulations.gov, as described in                    2015; 129 Stat. 1312) to provide                       International Affairs.
                                                the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–                  information, advice, and                               [FR Doc. 2018–12571 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                14 FDMS, accessible through                             recommendations to the Secretary of                    BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
                                                www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to                        Transportation on matters related to the
                                                facilitate comment tracking and                         role of intermodal transportation in
                                                response, we encourage commenters to                    facilitating mobility related to travel and
                                                provide their name, or the name of their                tourism activities.                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                organization; however, submission of                    II. Agenda
                                                names is completely optional. Whether                                                                          Community Development Financial
                                                                                                          At the June 27, 2018, meeting, the                   Institutions Fund
                                                or not commenters identify themselves,
                                                                                                        agenda will cover the following topics:
                                                all timely comments will be fully                                                                                 Funding Opportunity Title: Revised
                                                considered. If you wish to provide                      • Recap of December meeting
                                                                                                        • Discussion and Formation of                          Notice of Guarantee Availability
                                                comments containing proprietary or                                                                             (NOGA) Inviting Qualified Issuer
                                                confidential information, please contact                  Subcommittees
                                                                                                        • Public Participation                                 Applications and Guarantee
                                                the agency for alternate submission                                                                            Applications for the Community
                                                                                                        • Subcommittee Meetings
                                                instructions.                                                                                                  Development Financial Institutions
                                                                                                        • Discussion of Next Steps
                                                (Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,                                                                   (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program.
                                                46 U.S.C. 12121)                                        III. Public Participation                                 Announcement Type: Announcement
                                                *      *     *       *      *                              The meeting will be open to the                     of opportunity to submit Qualified
                                                                                                        public on a first-come, first served basis,            Issuer Applications and Guarantee
                                                  By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
                                                                                                        as space is limited. Members of the                    Applications.
                                                  Dated: June 7, 2018.                                                                                            Catalog of Federal Domestic
                                                                                                        public who wish to attend in-person are
                                                T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,                                                                                       Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.011.
                                                                                                        asked to register, including name and
                                                Secretary, Maritime Administration.                     affiliation, to NACTTI@dot.gov by June                 DATES: Qualified Issuer Applications
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–12572 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]             18, 2018. Individuals requesting                       and Guarantee Applications may be
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–81–P                                  accessibility accommodations, such as                  submitted to the CDFI Fund starting on
                                                                                                        sign language, interpretation, or other                the date of publication of this Notice of
                                                                                                        ancillary aids, may do so via email at:                Guarantee Availability (NOGA). In order
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            NACTTI@dot.gov by June 18, 2018.                       to be considered for the issuance of a
                                                                                                           There will be 30 minutes allotted for               Guarantee in fiscal year (FY) 2018,
                                                Office of the Secretary
                                                                                                        oral comments from members of the                      Qualified Issuer and Guarantee
                                                National Advisory Committee on Travel                   public joining the meeting. To                         Applications must be submitted by
                                                and Tourism Infrastructure; Notice of                   accommodate as many speakers as                        11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018. If
                                                Public Meeting                                          possible, the time for public comments                 applicable, CDFI Certification
                                                                                                        may be limited to five minutes per                     Applications must be received by the
                                                AGENCY:    Department of Transportation.                person. Individuals wishing to reserve                 CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. EST on July
                                                ACTION:    Notice of public meeting.                    speaking time during the meeting must                  12, 2018. Under the Congressional
                                                                                                        submit a request at the time of                        authorization in the Consolidated
                                                SUMMARY:   This notice announces a
                                                                                                        registration, as well as the name,                     Appropriations Act, 2018, the amount of
                                                meeting of the National Advisory
                                                                                                        address, and organizational affiliation of             FY 2018 Guarantee Authority available
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                                                Committee on Travel and Tourism
                                                                                                        the proposed speaker. If the number of                 is up to $500 million. Bond Documents
                                                Infrastructure (NACTTI).
                                                                                                        registrants requesting to make                         and Bond Loan documents must be
                                                DATES: The meeting will be held on June                 statements is greater than can be                      executed, and Guarantees will be
                                                27, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,                  reasonably accommodated during the                     provided, in the order in which
                                                EDT.                                                    meeting, the Office of the Secretary may               Guarantee Applications are approved or
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  conduct a lottery to determine the                     by such other criteria that the CDFI
                                                the U.S. Department of Transportation,                  speakers. Speakers are requested to                    Fund may establish, in its sole


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                                                discretion, and in any event by                                        50944) explains application submission                                  B. Application Deadlines. In order to
                                                December 31, 2018.                                                     and evaluation requirements and                                       be considered for the issuance of a
                                                  Executive Summary: This revised                                      processes. Parties interested in being                                Guarantee under FY 2018 program
                                                NOGA is published in connection with                                   approved for a Guarantee under the                                    authority, Qualified Issuer and
                                                the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program,                                       CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must                                      Guarantee Applications must be
                                                administered by the Community                                          submit Qualified Issuer Applications                                  submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12,
                                                Development Financial Institutions                                     and Guarantee Applications for                                        2018. If applicable, CDFI Certification
                                                Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department                                  consideration in accordance with this                                 Applications must be received by the
                                                of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this                               NOGA.                                                                 CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. EST on July
                                                NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the                                         Capitalized terms used in this NOGA                                12, 2018.
                                                availability of up to $500 million of                                  and not defined elsewhere are defined
                                                                                                                                                                                             II. Agency Contacts
                                                Guarantee Authority in FY 2018. On                                     in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program
                                                November 2, 2017, the Community                                        regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the                                    A. General information on questions
                                                Development Financial Institutions                                     CDFI Program Regulations (12 CFR                                      and CDFI Fund support. The CDFI Fund
                                                Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the                                         1805.104).                                                            will respond to questions and provide
                                                opportunity for the submission of                                         All other information and                                          support concerning this revised NOGA
                                                Qualified Issuer Applications and                                      requirements set forth in the NOGA                                    and Qualified Issuer and Guarantee
                                                Guarantee Applications for the CDFI                                    published November 2, 2017, (82 FR                                    Applications between the hours of 9:00
                                                Bond Guarantee Program (82 FR 50944).                                  50944) as amended, shall remain                                       a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, starting with the
                                                On January 18, 2018, the CDFI Fund                                     effective, as published.                                              date of the publication of this revised
                                                published a revised NOGA extending                                                                                                           NOGA. The final date to submit
                                                the deadline for the submission of                                     I. Guarantee Opportunity Description                                  questions is [28 days after the
                                                Guarantee Applications under the CDFI                                    A. Authority. The CDFI Bond                                         publication of the NOGA]. Applications
                                                Bond Guarantee Program (83 FR 2724).                                   Guarantee Program was authorized by                                   and other information regarding the
                                                  This revised NOGA is re-opening the                                  the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010                                   CDFI Fund and its programs may be
                                                FY 2018 Application round of the CDFI                                  (Pub. L. 111–240; 12 U.S.C. 4713a) (the                               obtained from the CDFI Fund’s website
                                                Bond Guarantee Program with an                                         Act). Section 1134 of the Act amended                                 at http://www.cdfifund.gov. The CDFI
                                                application submission deadline of                                     the Riegle Community Development and                                  Fund will post on its website responses
                                                11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018 to                                     Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12                                to questions of general applicability
                                                provide interested parties with the                                    U.S.C. 4701, et seq.) to provide authority                            regarding the CDFI Bond Guarantee
                                                opportunity to participate in the CDFI                                 to the Secretary of the Treasury                                      Program.
                                                Bond Guarantee Program. The NOGA                                       (Secretary) to establish and administer                                  B. The CDFI Fund’s contact
                                                published on November 2, 2017, (82 FR                                  the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.                                      information is as follows:

                                                                                                                                     CONTACT INFORMATION
                                                                                                                                                                             Telephone number
                                                                                          Type of question                                                                                                                 Email addresses
                                                                                                                                                                                (not toll free)

                                                CDFI Bond Guarantee Program .....................................................................                (202)   653–0421, Option 5 .................         bgp@cdfi.treas.gov.
                                                CDFI Certification ...........................................................................................   (202)   653–0423 .................................   ccme@cdfi.treas.gov.
                                                Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation ..........................................................                  (202)   653–0423 .................................   ccme@cdfi.treas.gov.
                                                Information Technology Support ....................................................................              (202)   653–0422 .................................   AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov.



                                                  C. Communication with the CDFI                                         Authority: Pub. L. 111–240; 12 U.S.C.                               DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                Fund. The CDFI Fund will use the AMIS                                  4701, et seq.; 12 CFR part 1808; 12 CFR part
                                                internet interface to communicate with                                 1805; 12 CFR part 1815.                                               Office of the Comptroller of the
                                                applicants, Qualified Issuers, Program                                                                                                       Currency
                                                                                                                       Mary Ann Donovan,
                                                Administrators, Servicers, Certified
                                                                                                                       Director, Community Development Financial
                                                CDFIs and Eligible CDFIs, using the                                                                                                          [Docket ID OCC–2018–0012]
                                                                                                                       Institutions Fund.
                                                contact information maintained in their                                [FR Doc. 2018–12605 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                respective AMIS accounts. Therefore,                                                                                                         FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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                                                each such entity must maintain accurate
                                                contact information (including contact                                                                                                       [Docket No. OP–1609]
                                                person and authorized representative,
                                                                                                                                                                                             FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                email addresses, fax numbers, phone                                                                                                          CORPORATION
                                                numbers, and office addresses) in its
                                                respective AMIS account. For more                                                                                                            Policy Statement on Interagency
                                                information about AMIS, please see the                                                                                                       Notification of Formal Enforcement
                                                AMIS Landing Page at https://                                                                                                                Actions
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                                                amis.cdfifund.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                                             AGENCIES: Board of Governors of the
                                                                                                                                                                                             Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal
                                                                                                                                                                                             Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC);
                                                                                                                                                                                             and Office of the Comptroller of the
                                                                                                                                                                                             Currency (OCC), Treasury.
                                                                                                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice of policy statement.




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DatesQualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications may be submitted to the CDFI Fund starting on the date of publication of this Notice of Guarantee Availability (NOGA). In order to be considered for the issuance of a Guarantee in fiscal year (FY) 2018, Qualified Issuer and Guarantee Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018. If applicable, CDFI Certification Applications must be received by the CDFI Fund by 11:59 p.m. EST on July 12, 2018. Under the Congressional authorization in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, the amount of FY 2018 Guarantee Authority available is up to $500 million. Bond Documents and Bond Loan documents must be executed, and Guarantees will be provided, in the order in which Guarantee Applications are approved or by such other criteria that the CDFI Fund may establish, in its sole discretion, and in any event by December 31, 2018.
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