Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636) authorizes the Small Business Administration to
guarantee loans made by banks or other financial institutions to
qualified small businesses in the 7(a) Loan Program. The
regulations covering this loan program at 13 CFR Part 120 require
loan applicants and lenders to provide certain information that is
used to determine program eligibility and compliance. CARES Act PL
116-136 will also cover this program.
March 2, 2021 Susan
Minson SBA Desk Officer Office of Management and Budget Dear Ms.
Minson: Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
procedures in 5 CFR Part 1320, SBA requests emergency review of
revisions to the collection of information for the Paycheck
Protection Program Loan Program (PPP Loan Program). This
information collection (OMB Control Number 3245-0407) is currently
approved under emergency proceedings until July 31, 2021. This
request for emergency processing, includes a request for waiver of
the requirement to publish the 60-day and 30-day public comment
notices in the Federal Register. The revisions to this information
collection are necessary to implement changes to the program as set
out in a pending interim final rule titled, Business Loan Program
Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program Revisions to Loan
Amount Calculation and Eligibility” (Loan Amount and Eligibility
Rule). This rule allows IRS Form 1040, Schedule C filers to
calculate maximum loan amount using gross income; and removes the
eligibility restrictions on certain small business owners who have
non-financial fraud felony convictions, or who are delinquent on
Federal student loans. In order to implement these changes, SBA has
created a new application form specifically for the Schedule C
filers, the PPP Borrower Application Form – Gross Income Schedule C
Filers (Form 2483-C), and revised the existing PPP Borrower
Application Form (Form 2483) and the PPP Lender Application (Form
2484). The authority for the program expires on March 31, 2021.
Therefore, given the urgent need to make the revised information
collection available to the affected small businesses before this
date, SBA cannot comply with the standard review and approval
procedures. Accordingly, SBA is requesting that OMB review and
approve the revised information collection under the emergency
procedures set forth in 5 CFR 1320.13. We appreciate your
consideration of this request. Please let us know if you have any
questions. Sincerely, Jihoon Kim Director, Office of Financial
Program Operations U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON,
DC 20416
SBA Form 2484, SBA Form 3508 Instructions , SBA Form 3508EZ,
SBA Form 3508D, SBA 3508S Instructions , SBA Form 3508EZ
Instructions , SBA Form 3509, SBA Form 3510 , SBA Form 3506 , SBA
Form 3507 , SBA Form 2483 C, SBA Form 3508 , SBA Form 3508S, SBA
Form 2483
The total burden hours have
increased. This has occurred because by allowing Schedule C filers
to calculate their PPP loan amount using gross income instead of
net profit, the number of borrowers eligible to receive a PPP loan
will increase. Additionally, the estimate of the number of
respondents that will submit the Form 2483 has been increased based
on actual program performance to date.
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.