Treasury OIG SSBCI Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
TOIG Effectiveness of SSBCI Survey Supporting Statement B - for OMB.docx Supporting Statement B	2013-07-11
TOIG Effectiveness of SSBCI Survey Supporting Statement A - for OMB.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-07-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207988	Effectiveness of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Other-Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0248	ICR Reference No: 201307-1505-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Treasury OIG SSBCI Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/01/2013
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	6 Months From Approved
Responses	57	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	86	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) Program Oversight within Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) was created through § 3011 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, Public Law 111-240. A Special Deputy Inspector General for SBLF Program Oversight is responsible for audit and investigations related to the SSBCI program; and must report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on the results of oversight activities, including recommended program improvements. In addition to the above survey, Treasury OIG seeks to survey SSBCI recipients on what specific factors contributed to their use of the SSBCI funds.

Emergency Justfication: Treasury is requesting expedited clearance of this information collection activity. Under § 3011 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the Special Deputy Inspector General for SBLF Program Oversight is responsible for audit and investigations related to the SSBCI program and must report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on the results of oversight activities, including recommended program improvements. We are concerned about meeting this requirement timely for 2013, and therefore request to expedite the clearance process for this information collection. Secondly, this information collection primarily requests respondent’s opinions and viewpoints and has a relatively modest time burden of an estimated 1.5 hours. We pre-tested it with eight SSBCI participants. Based on comments from the SSBCI participants in these pretests, we made appropriate revisions to the survey. All of the pretest participants were able to complete the survey in less than 1.5 hours.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 240 3011 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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Effectiveness of the State Small Business Credit Initiative

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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	57	0	57	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	86	0	86	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: This is a new collection.

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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]? Yes

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: 07/31/2013

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