This revision
adds the ECIP State Regulatory Response Form to the collections
approved under this OMB control number. The expiration date of this
OMB control number is being extended by 2 months on the
understanding that Treasury will soon publish a Federal Register
60-day notice requesting comments on the information collections
under this OMB control number. This time will allow Treasury to
address any comments received before submitting a request for
extension of this OMB control number.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2021
2 Months From Approved
09/30/2021
3,555
0
3,355
91,081
0
89,481
0
0
0
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.
Pursuant to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 C.F.R.
§1320.13, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requests
emergency processing for the Emergency Capital Investment Program
(“ECIP” or the “Program”) information collection request, revising
OMB Control Number 1505-0267. 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. Due to the need to make Covid-19 relief
investments under the Program as soon as possible, Treasury
requests emergency processing and approval by July 8, 2021 for the
State Regulatory Response form. The State Regulatory Response form
collects information from state banking regulatory agencies on
financial condition, supervisory considerations, emergency
investment lending plan and other additional considerations. State
banking regulators have a unique role in provision of the requested
information that is derived from their oversight activities. 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.
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.