Emergency Capital Investment Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Lending Plans and associated recordkeeping Form and Instruction	New
Application Form and Recordkeeping Form and Instruction	New
ECIP Supporting Statement_Final_3-3-21.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-04
ECIP Emergency Justification Memo_3.3.21_Signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
246084	Exemptive Relief Request	New
246083	Expenditure Policies	New
246082	Lending Plans and associated recordkeeping Form and Instruction	New
246081	Application Form and Recordkeeping Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0267	ICR Reference No: 202101-1505-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Capital Investment Program
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: 03/04/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/04/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/04/2021
Terms of Clearance: Hourly burden clarified during review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	6 Months From Approved
Responses	3,355	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	89,481	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, added Section 104A of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (the “Act”). Section 104A authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Emergency Capital Investment Program (“ECIP” or the “Program”) to support the efforts of low- and moderate-income community financial institutions to, among other things, provide loans, grants, and forbearance for small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and consumers, especially in low-income and underserved communities, including persistent poverty counties, that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct and indirect capital investments in low-and moderate-income community financial institutions.

Emergency Justfication: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, added Section 104A of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (the “Act”). Section 104A authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Program to support the efforts of low- and moderate-income community financial institutions to, among other things, provide loans, grants, and forbearance for small businesses, minority-owned businesses, and consumers, especially in low-income and underserved communities, including persistent poverty counties, that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct and indirect capital investments in low-and moderate-income community financial institutions. Section 104A(d) requires the Secretary to begin accepting applications for capital investments under the program not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment, December 27, 2020. The Emergency Capital Investment Application form includes the Emergency Investment Lending Plan that each applicant must submit to Treasury at the time it submits an application for a capital investment under the Program. Due to the need to begin accepting applications expeditiously, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval on March 3rd. Given the inability to seek public comment during such a short timeframe, Treasury requests a waiver from the requirement to publish notice in the Federal Register seeking public comments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 68 104A Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 68 104A Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021

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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: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application Form and Recordkeeping	n/a	ECIP Application
Lending Plans and associated recordkeeping	n/a	ECIP Lending Plan
Exemptive Relief Request
Expenditure Policies

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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	3,355	0	0	3,355	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	89,481	0	0	89,481	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? Yes

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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: 03/04/2021

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