Applications for Business Loans

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SBA Form 4 Schedul Schedule of Collateral	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form SBA Form 4-I Lender's Application for Guaranty or Participation	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form SBA Form 4 Application for Business Loans	Form	Unchanged	Available
FORM 4 Supporting Statement.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-05-12	Available
SBA Regulations form 4.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-05-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
190729	Schedule of Collateral	Form	Unchanged
190728	Lender's Application for Guaranty or Participation	Form	Unchanged
190727	Application for Business Loans	Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3245-0016	ICR Reference No: 201405-3245-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200909-3245-003
Agency/Subagency: SBA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Applications for Business Loans
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/12/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/12/2014
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving this collection, in order to prepare the collection to be discontinued. The collection(3245-0016) has now been replaced with the forms 1919 and 1920 (OMB# 3245-0348).

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	32,130	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	214,965	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected through these Small Business Administration (SBA)forms is used to receive essential information from the small business applicant and the participating lender to determine eligibility and to properly evaluate and consider the merits of each loan request based on such criteria as character, capacity, credit, collateral, etc. for the purpose of extending credit under the 7(a) program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	78 FR 54362	09/03/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 6664	02/04/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Schedule of Collateral	SBA Form 4 Schedule A	Schedule of Collateral (Exhibit A)
Application for Business Loans	SBA Form 4	Application for Business Loans
Lender's Application for Guaranty or Participation	SBA Form 4-I	Lender's Application for Guaranty or Participation

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	32,130	0	0	0	0	32,130
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	214,965	0	0	0	0	214,965
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:

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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]? 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: 05/12/2014

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