The Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act provides the Secretary of the Treasury broad authority to
purchase and insure mortgage assets, and to purchase any other
financial instrument that the Secretary, in consultation with the
Federal Reserve Chairman, determines necessary to stabilize our
financial markets. The TARP includes several components including
the Capital Assistance Program (CAP) under which the Department may
purchase qualifying capital in U.S. banking organizations. The
Treasury, through federal banking agencies, is seeking applicant
information for financial institutions that seek participation in
the CAP. Treasury is seeking information from financial
institutions include bank holding companies, financial holding
companies, insured depository institutions and savings and loan
holding companies that engage solely or predominately in activities
that are permissible for financial holding companies under relevant
law. To qualify, the applicant must be established and operating in
the United States and may not be controlled by a foreign bank or
company.
The Department of the
Treasury requests emergency approval of the collection of
information contained in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP)
application form to be used by the federal banking agencies and the
Treasury. The collection of information is needed to fulfill
Treasurys responsibilities under the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-343; approved
October 3, 2008). Treasury cannot reasonably comply with the normal
clearance procedures under 5 C.F.R. Part 1320 because of the
current turmoil in the financial markets and the immediate need for
this application.
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:
(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;
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.