Application for Investment Assistance

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form ED-900 Application for Investment Assistance	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0610.0094SingleAppl_edits tracking.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-11-27	Available
ED-900A.ApplicationForm..pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-11-25	Repair queued
ED-900P.PreapplicationForm..pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-11-25	Repair queued
0610.0094.suppstmt.singleappl.Revised.122707.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-12-27	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
3755	Application for Investment Assistance	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0610-0094	ICR Reference No: 200709-0610-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200602-0610-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EDA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Investment Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/15/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/27/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2009	04/30/2009	04/30/2009
Responses	875	0	1,735
Time Burden (Hours)	18,953	0	37,550
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These information collections are used by EDA to evaluate and select for funding those investment proposals satisfying EDA statutory, regulatory and programmatic requirements. EDA proposes to eliminate its two-step process of a Form ED-900P Pre-Application and a Form ED-900A Application into one ED-900 Application. The ED-900 consolidates the ED-900P and the ED-900A, eliminating redundant questions. It eliminates paperwork for the applicant and shortens application processing times. It also allows for greater ease of use when filing electronic applications; www.grants.gov has no mechanism for handling the two-step application procedure EDA currently has in place. Approximately a 50 percent decrease in burden hours is expected to complete the consolidated application from 37,550 hours currently to 18,956 hours for the proposed consolidated application. This decrease is due largely to the reduction in total preparation time for the Pre-Application and Application combined from the 46 hours previously estimated to the 21.66 hours estimated for the streamlined one-step application.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 3121 Name of Law: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 20503	04/25/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 64039	11/14/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Investment Assistance	ED-900	Application for Investment Assistance

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	875	1,735	0	-860	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,953	37,550	0	-18,597	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: There was a decrease of 18,597.5 respondent burden hours (approximately 50 percent) for the information collections assigned to this OMB Control Number (37,550 current OMB inventory versus 18,952.5 proposed OMB inventory). This decrease is due largely to the reduction in total preparation time for the Pre-Application and Application combined from the 46 hours previously estimated to the 21.66 hours estimated for the streamlined one-step application. The reduction in preparation time is attributable to the elimination of redundant questions on the ED-900P and ED-900A (e.g. eliminating the submission of two separate budgets, eliminating the requirement to submit an updated project narrative with the ED-900A), the clear delineation of which sections should be completed by each type of applicant, the addition of links to expedite the applicant’s research and information gathering process, and the creation of a form in a screen-fillable format with expandable text boxes, thus obviating the need for cumbersome attachments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/27/2007

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