Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications

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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 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 Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) Applications (hereafter, the Application or Applications). The FA Application includes optional questions that addresses Persistent Poverty Counties--Financial Assistance (PPC-FA), Disability Funds--Financial Assistance (DF-FA), and Healthy Food Financing Initiative--Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA). Changes were made to ensure that the Applications are aligned with the Administration's Executive Orders and efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68599-68600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

[Docket No. CDFI-2026-0232]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and 
Technical Assistance Applications

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for public comment.

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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 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 
Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and the Native American CDFI 
Assistance Program (NACA Program) Financial Assistance (FA) and 
Technical Assistance (TA) Applications (hereafter, the Application or 
Applications). The FA Application includes optional questions that 
addresses Persistent Poverty Counties--Financial Assistance (PPC-FA), 
Disability Funds--Financial Assistance (DF-FA), and Healthy Food 
Financing Initiative--Financial Assistance (HFFI-FA). Changes were made 
to ensure that the Applications are aligned with the Administration's 
Executive Orders and efforts to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse within 
federal programs.

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DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 29, 
2026, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: The Applications will be available for review and public 
comment on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, under 
Docket Number CDFI-2026-0232. Follow the instructions on the 
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> website to submit comments. All comments submitted 
through <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>_including any personal information you 
provide_will be posted publicly on the site. Comments, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, become part of the public 
record. Do not submit any information you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure.
    Do not submit comments by email. All comments must be submitted 
through <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Commenters with visual, auditory, or mobility 
impairments that prevent them from using <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, or who 
require reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act, should contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80b5b0b4f3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e3e4e6e9aef4f2e5e1f3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="71444145020401011e030531121517185f05031410025f161e07">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or (202) 
653-0326 (not a toll-free number) for assistance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Pooja Patel, Program Manager, CDFI Program and 
Native Initiatives, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, (202) 653-0423 (not a 
toll-free number). Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and its 
programs may be obtained on the CDFI Fund website at <a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov">https://www.cdfifund.gov</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and 
Technical Assistance Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 1559-0021.
    Abstract: The CDFI Program and NACA Program provide (i) FA awards 
to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to 
build their financial capacity to lend to Eligible Markets and/or their 
Target Markets, and (ii) TA awards to Certified and Emerging CDFIs to 
build their organizational capacity to serve Eligible Markets and/or 
their Target Markets. CDFI Program and NACA Program award Recipients 
will be selected after the CDFI Fund's careful review of their 
applications. The Applications presented for public comment request the 
required information collection for the CDFI Fund to evaluate 
Applicants and select award Recipients.
    Current Actions: Renewal of Existing Information Collection with no 
material or substantive changes to a currently approved collection.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    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: 795.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses for FA Application: 495.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses for TA Application: 300.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for FA Application including 
optional questions: 140.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent for TA Application: 90.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for FA Application: 69,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours for FA Application: 27,000.
    Requests for Comments: The CDFI Fund is requesting comments on CDFI 
Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance 
Applications. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) 
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, including whether the 
information has 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 collected; 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of technology; and (e) the 
accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB 
control number. Potential commenters can review the proposed CDFI 
Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance 
Applications on the CDFI Fund website at <a href="https://www.cdfifund.gov/requests-for-comments">https://www.cdfifund.gov/requests-for-comments</a>.

(Authority: Pub. L. 103-325; 12 U.S.C. 4703, 4703 note, 4710, 4717; 
31 U.S.C. 321; 12 CFR part 1805.)

Christopher Miller,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2026-22241 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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