Notice2026-04669
Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment
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March 10, 2026
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Treasury DepartmentCommunity Development Financial Institutions Fund
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Application (Application). The Application is an online form submitted through the CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11594-11595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04669]
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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 U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) Application
(Application). The Application is an online form submitted through the
CDFI Fund's Awards Management Information System (AMIS).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 11, 2026 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments concerning the Application via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions on the website for the submission of comments. In general,
all comments will be available for inspection at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Comments, including attachments and other supporting materials, are
part of the public record. Do not submit any information in your
comments or supporting materials that you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure. Information regarding the CDFI
Fund and its programs may be obtained through the CDFI Fund's website
at <a href="http://www.cdfifund.gov">http://www.cdfifund.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BEA Program, CDFI Fund, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC
20220, 202-653-0300 or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecaea9adac8f888a85c2989e898d9fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0143444041626567682f75736460722f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: BEA Program Application.
OMB Number: 1559-0005.
Abstract: The purpose of the Bank Enterprise Award Program is to
provide an incentive to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured
(FDIC-insured) depository institutions to increase their lending,
investment, and financial services to residents and businesses located
in economically distressed communities, and provide assistance through
grants, stock purchases, loans, deposits, and other forms of financial
and technical assistance. The CDFI Fund will make awards through the
BEA Program to FDIC-insured depository institutions, based on
institutions' demonstrated increase of qualified activities, as
reported in the Application. The BEA Program Application will solicit
information concerning the following: applicants' eligibility to
participate in the BEA Program; the increase in total dollar value of
applicants' qualified activities; and appropriate supporting
documentation. The information collected by the Application will enable
the CDFI Fund to evaluate applicants' activities and determine the
extent of applicants' eligibility for BEA Program Awards.
Current Actions: Extension without change of currently approved
collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, non-
profit entities, and State, local and Tribal
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entities participating in CDFI Fund programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 174.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 174.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent including optional questions:
80 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,920.
Request 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 website at <a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov">https://www.cdfifund.gov</a>.
The CDFI Fund is seeking input on the BEA Program Application. The
Application may be obtained from the Request for Public Comments page
of the CDFI Fund's website at <a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov/">https://www.cdfifund.gov/</a>requests-for-
comments.
Comments concerning the Application 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 about the BEA Program Application:
1. Is the data and information that is proposed to be collected by
the BEA Program Application necessary and appropriate for the CDFI Fund
to consider for the purpose of making award decisions? If no, specify
which data and information and why?
2. In general, does the data and information requested in the BEA
Program Application allow an applicant to demonstrate its lending,
investment and service activities in BEA Program Distressed Communities
or to CDFIs? If no, explain why not.
3. Are certain data fields, questions or tables redundant or
unnecessary? If yes, identify which ones and why.
4. Should any data fields, questions or tables be added to ensure
collection of relevant information? If yes, identify which ones and
why.
5. Are there any data fields, questions or tables that are
particularly difficult or burdensome to answer? If so, please be
specific as to which questions or tables and describe why they are
difficult or burdensome.
(Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1834a, 4703, 4713, 4717; 12 CFR part 1806)
Dated: March 6, 2026.
Alexandria Smith,
Acting Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2026-04669 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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