The Department of the Interior can
guarantee or insure up to 90% of loans that private lenders extend
to Indian tribes or individuals for economic enterprises on
reservations. The information collected allows the Department to
determine eligibility for the program, ensure reasonable prospects
for repayment, and stay abreast of developments in the enterprises
financed with guaranteed or insured loans.
The Department has made a few
adjustments to its burden estimates. The first adjustment was to
correct a typo that had occurred in ROCIS, which indicated that
each respondent submitted 11 responses, instead of 1 response, for
the program agreement. The Department also separated out the
information collection associated with notice of individual loans
from the program agreement for clarity, as lenders first enter into
the program, and then later, separately enter into individual loans
that the Department may guarantee or insure under the program. The
Department also separated out the information collection associated
with assigning loan documents, which had been combined with the
claim for loss information collection. As a result, the Department
has decreased its estimate of agency responses by 170 and decreased
its estimated hour burden by 410.
$29,773
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Elizabeth Appel 202
273-4680
No
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.