Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) is a government-wide initiative to help communities cultivate an environment for businesses to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and become more globally competitive. The applications will be collected through OMB MAX Information Systems, administered by OMB, as a conduit to streamline the application process.
IMCP Participating agencies, stakeholders and prospective applicants are expecting the
competition to begin in early January 2015, but the competition cannot proceed without the
application tool. Thus, if normal clearance procedures are followed, the competition will be
significantly delayed, to the detriment of eligible communities throughout the country. As such,
EDA is seeking emergency processing and approval of the "FYl5 IMCP Federal Interagency
Competition Electronic Application Tool" because the use of normal clearance procedures is
reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information (5 C.F.R 1320.13 (2xiii)).
EDA is seeking a waiver of the notice and comment period required in the Federal
Register requesting public comment on the information collection requirements due to the
emergency nature of this request. EDA will conduct the necessary submission requirements
required by the PRA after approval of this emergency request.
US Code:
42 USC 3121 et seq.
Name of Law: Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended
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.