Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) Application, Lending Plan and Supplemental Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form TD F 102.1 Application Dividend Inquiry Letter Form	New
SBLF_Fact_Sheet_Final.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-01-25
SBLF OIRA Clearance Documentation 05 11 2011.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-05-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197662	Application Dividend Inquiry Letter Form	New
196205	Supplemental Report Instruction	Unchanged
196022	State Regulator's Views Form Instruction	Unchanged
195393	Lending Plan Instruction	Unchanged
195391	Application Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0228	ICR Reference No: 201104-1505-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201102-1505-002
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) Application, Lending Plan and Supplemental Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/18/2011
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/17/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/17/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	6 Months From Approved	08/31/2011
Responses	7,250	0	6,750
Time Burden (Hours)	70,691	0	70,608
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Application is used by Treasury to establish the bank's eligibility to participate in the SBLF program. The legislation requires that the bank have assets less than $10 billion and not be on the "Troubled Banks" list. The Lending Plan is used by Treasury to decide whether to purchase the bank's stock. In addition, this data is used to set the initial dividend that the bank will pay Treasury, as the legislation links the dividend rate to the expected increase in small business lending contained in the plan. The legislation also requires the bank to describe how they will outreach to veteran, minority and women-owned small businesses. The Supplemental Report is used by Treasury to set the dividend rate paid by the bank. Increases or decreases in the dividend rate is the primary incentive/penalty of the program to encourage small business lending. If a bank increases small business lending by 10%, it could see its dividend rates drop to 1 percent. Failure to increase small business lending could cause a bank's dividend rate increase to 7 percent. When supplied, the voluntary State Regulator's Views form is used by Treasury to inform the decision of the Investment Committee regarding the institution's application for SBLF funds. The form provides the state regulator's assessment of the applicant's financial condition, their likelihood of repayment, and any supervisory findings that might influence the Investment Committee's decision.

Emergency Justfication: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requests emergency processing and approval of the collection of information related to the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), which was created when the President signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-240) on September 27, 2010. SBLF will provide up to $30 billion in needed capital to community banks in order to increase lending to America’s small businesses. The collection of information is needed to certify that the banks that ultimately receive funding are indeed eligible institutions as defined by the legislation and that their plans to increase lending to small businesses meet the legislation’s intent. Treasury cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under 5 C.F.R. Part 1320 because of the necessity to provide this economic catalyst as soon as possible.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 240 xxx Name of Law: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 240 XXX Name of Law: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

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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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application
Application Dividend Inquiry Letter	TD F 102.1	Dividend Inquiry Report
Lending Plan
State Regulator's Views Form
Supplemental Report

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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	7,250	6,750	500	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	70,691	70,608	83	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change is due to the addition of the Dividend Inquiry Letter. The Purpose this letter is to confirm that the bank has no restriction that prevents the payment of dividends. Because it is temporal, this information needs to be collected soon before closing. We are limiting this mailing to those institutions likely to be approved for funding (i.e. deemed by 'viable' by the FBAs).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 05/17/2011

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