Treasury has
removed the Progam Activities Monitoring Report and will seek
approval for the program activities monitoring report for the Bond
Guarantee Program in a separate approval request. Prior to
submitting that approval, Treasury will consult with OIRA on the
design of this evaluation.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
671
0
570
9,276
0
9,100
0
0
0
The purpose of the Community
Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program
(BG Program) is to support CDFI lending by providing Guarantees for
Bonds issued by Qualified Issuers as part of a Bond Issue for
Eligible Community or Economic Development Purposes.
The increase in burden
associated with this revision to the CDFI BG Program information
collections can primarily be attributed to the addition of one
collection to enhance the BG Program’s ability to evaluate the use
of Bond Proceeds. This additional collection is: the Secondary Loan
Commitment Form and Certification. This additional information
collection increases the burden by 110 hours and the total
estimated annualized costs by $4,950. The BP Program also made
revisions to the applications to enhance clarity and the ability to
more accurately assess applicants. The changes in the Qualified
Issuer Application include requests to have applicants submit
internal controls and policies and the most recent four years of
audited financial statements and management letters. The changes in
the Guarantee Application include requests to: submit the
application conflict of interest policies; the number and average
size of loans pledged as collateral to meet an
overcollateralization requirement; the proposed net interest margin
between the Bond Loan and the Secondary Loan interest rates; the
certification of any Affiliates of a Controlling CDFI entity;
explanation of how the Affiliate’s assets would be commingled in a
bankruptcy estate; permission from other Federal Credit programs if
a credit enhancement will be used from another Federal Credit
program; four years of audited financial statements; and management
letters for the Eligible CDFI and the third-party credit
enhancement entity.
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.