Notice2025-03307

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI)

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Published
February 28, 2025

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Treasury Department

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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 comment on the proposed information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 39 (Friday, February 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10993-10994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03307]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; The Community Development Financial Institutions 
(CDFI)

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for 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 comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 31, 2025 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Melody Braswell by 
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c0c0e1d1c282e393d2f292e25723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="48181a09083c3a2d293b3d3a31662f273e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, calling (202) 622-1035, or viewing the 
entire information collection request at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

    Title: Bond Guarantee Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1559-0044.
    Forms: BG Program Information Collections--(1) Qualified Issuer 
Application, (2) Guarantee Application, (3) Secondary Loan Requirements 
Certification, (4) Financial Condition Monitoring Report, (5) Pledged 
Loan Monitoring Report, (6) Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report, (7) Annual 
Assessment Report, and (8) Secondary Loan Commitment Form.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Community Development Financial 
Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program (BG Program) is to support 
CDFI lending by providing Guarantees for Bonds issued by Qualified 
Issuers as part of a Bond Issue for Eligible Community or Economic 
Development Purposes. The BG Program provides CDFIs with a source of 
long-term capital and further the mission of the CDFI Fund to increase 
economic opportunity and promote community development

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investments for underserved populations and distressed communities in 
the United States. The CDFI Fund achieves its mission by promoting 
access to capital and local economic growth by investing in, 
supporting, and training Community Development Financial Institutions 
(CDFIs). The operation of the BG Program is supported by the collection 
of information across various forms, collectively the BG Program 
Information Collections: (1) Qualified Issuer Application, (2) 
Guarantee Application, (3) Secondary Loan Requirements Certification, 
(4) Financial Condition Monitoring Report, (5) Pledged Loan Monitoring 
Report, (6) Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report, (7) Annual Assessment 
Report, and (8) Secondary Loan Commitment Form. There are no 
significant content changes to the forms; however, minor, non-
substantive changes may have been made to certain forms in order to 
improve the clarity and/or accuracy of the data collections.
    Copies of the forms constituting the BG Program Information 
Collection may be found on the CDFI Fund's website at <a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov">https://www.cdfifund.gov</a>.
    Current Actions: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Approved Eligible CDFIs and Qualified Issuers 
(QI).

                                      All Forms--Estimated Reporting Burden
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                                                     Number of       Number of
              Form                   Number of     responses per      annual         Hours per       Number of
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response     hours annually
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Bond Guarantee Program                        20               1              20              80           1,600
 Application Materials..........
Financial Condition Monitoring                40               4             160            1.66             280
 (FCM) Report...................
Pledged Loan Monitoring (PLM)                 40              12             480            1.66             840
 Report.........................
Tertiary Loan Monitoring (TLM)                15              12             180            1.66             300
 Report.........................
Annual Assessment...............              40               1              40               2              80
Secondary Loan Commitment Form                40               1              40            3.14             130
 and Certification..............
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............             920  ..............           3,230
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    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Melody Braswell,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-03307 Filed 2-27-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-70-P


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