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Number of Responses: 68.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours and
$2,000.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

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17. Writing and Submitting Narratives
of Social and Economic Disadvantage
When Applying for DBE Certification
Based on an Individualized Showing of
Disadvantage
The DBE program is intended to be as
inclusive as possible while still
remaining narrowly tailored.
Individuals who are not members of
groups whose members are presumed
socially and economically
disadvantaged may still qualify for DBE
certification. Appendix E of the
regulation states that to demonstrate
their eligibility, these individuals must
submit a narrative describing the
individual’s experiences of social
disadvantage and a separate narrative in
which the individual describes why the
individual is economically
disadvantaged. This information
collection is critical for ensuring that
only fully qualified firms receive DBE
certification.
Respondents: DBE certification
applicants whose owners are not
presumed socially and economically
disadvantaged under the DBE
regulation.
Number of Respondents: 264.
Frequency: Once.
Number of Responses: 264.
Total Annual Burden: 90 hours and
$8,000.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 8,
2021.
Irene B. Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
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[Docket No. DOT–OST–2021–0105]

Agency Request for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection(s): Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) Program Collections
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval to renew information
collections associated with DOT’s
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE
(ACDBE) program. These collections
are: Uniform Report of DBE Awards or
Commitments and Payments, the
Uniform Certification Application
(UCA), Annual Affidavit of No Change,
DOT Personal Net Worth Form, and
Reporting Requirements for Percentages
of DBEs in Various Categories.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2021–0105] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc Pentino, (202)366–6968,
[email protected], or Aarathi Haig,
[email protected]/Departmental
Office of Civil Rights, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All five
collections were previously approved
under one OMB Control Number to
allow DOT to more efficiently
administer the DBE program. The
information to be collected is necessary
because it helps to ensure that State and
local recipients that let federally funded
contracts carry out their mandated
responsibility to provide a level playing
field for small businesses owned and
controlled by socially and economically
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disadvantaged individuals. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended (Pub. L. 104–
13).
OMB Control Number: 2105–0510.
Title: Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise Program Collections.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: DOT’s DBE program is
mandated by statute, including Section
1101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L.
114–94) and 49 U.S.C. 47113. The
Department’s final regulations
implementing these statutes are 49 CFR
parts 23 and 26. The program is
implemented by recipients of DOT
financial assistance (State highway
agencies, transit authorities, and
airports).
The ‘‘Uniform Report of DBE Awards
or Commitments and Payments’’ is
necessary for the Department to be able
to carry out its oversight
responsibilities. It implements statutory
reporting requirements and 49 CFR
26.11 and 26.47.
The ‘‘Uniform Certification
Application Form’’ is required under 49
CFR 26.83(c)(2) and is necessary for
determining whether a particular firm
qualifies for DBE certification.
The ‘‘Annual Affidavit of No Change’’
is mandated under 49 CFR 26.83(j) and
is necessary to ensure the integrity of
the DBE program that requires DBEs
annually state that they remain eligible
for the program.
The ‘‘Personal Net Worth Form’’ is
necessary to implement the requirement
found in 49 CFR 26.67(a)(2) that a firm
applying for DBE status must certify that
the personal net worth of the
disadvantaged owner(s) on whom the
firm relies for certification eligibility
does not exceed the current limit of
$1.32 million.
The ‘‘Percentages of DBEs in Various
Categories’’ collection is necessary to
implement a long-standing statutory
requirement calling on States to report
annually, a list of small businesses
certified as DBEs that are owned and
controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, most
recently included at section
1101(b)(4)(A) and (B) of the FAST Act.
Submission of this information will also
satisfy 49 CFR 26.11(e).
The information collections support
one of DOT’s strategic objectives of
mission efficiency and support. The
collection also helps ensure that State
and local recipients that let federally
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mandated responsibility to ensure that
only eligible small businesses owned
and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals
may compete for such contracts.
Uniform Report of DBE Awards/
Commitments and Payments
Respondents: State and local
recipients of DOT funds.
Number of Respondents: 1,198
recipients.
Frequency: Once/twice a year.
Number of Responses: 1,198 (one per
recipient).
Total Annual Burden: 315 hours and
$61,000.
Uniform Certification Application Form
Respondents: Firms applying for
initial DBE or ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once during initial
certification.
Number of Responses: 9,500 (one per
respondent).
Total Annual Burden: 40 hours and
$2,000.
Annual Affidavit of No Change
Respondents: Firms that have DBE or
ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 45,525
(41,800 DBEs and 3,725 ACDBEs).
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: 45,525 (one per
respondent).
Total Annual Burden: 91,050 hours (2
hours/respondent * 45,525 respondents)
and $4,552,500 ($100/respondent *
45,525 respondents).
Personal Net Worth Form
Respondents: Firms applying for DBE
or ACDBE certification.
Number of Respondents: 9,500.
Frequency: Once.
Number of Responses: 9,500.
Total Annual Burden: 95,000 hours
(10 hours/respondent * 9,500
respondents) and $28.5 million ($150/
hour x 10 hours/respondent = $1,500/
respondent; $1,500/respondent * 9,500
respondents = $14.25 million).

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Percentage of DBEs in Various
Categories
Respondents: States (through their
Unified Certification Programs).
Number of Respondents: 53 (50 states,
plus the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the Northern Mariana
Islands).
Frequency: Once per year.
Number of Responses: 53.
Total Annual Burden: 180 hours and
$10,000.
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information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 8,
2021.
Irene B. Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Notice of Information Collection and
Request for Public Comment
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

The U.S. Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently, the Community Development
Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, a
wholly owned government corporation
within the Department of the Treasury,
is soliciting comments concerning the
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program’s
information collection. The CDFI Bond
Guarantee Program proposes minor
revisions to the existing approved forms
and is seeking approval for a Tertiary
Loan Monitoring (TLM) Report.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 15,
2021 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Susan Suckfiel, CDFI Bond Guarantee
Program Manager, at the Community
Development Financial Institutions
Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury,
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request a copy of the Tertiary Loan
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Monitoring Report and current
information collection by emailing
Susan Suckfiel, CDFI Bond Guarantee
Program Manager, at [email protected].
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Susan Suckfiel,
CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Manager,
at the Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20220, (202) 653–0421, option 5 (not
a toll-free number), or by email to bgp@
cdfi.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collection currently
includes the following applications and
reports: (1) Qualified Issuer Application
(including, Appendix QI–2E), (2)
Guarantee Application (including,
Appendices A–2A, A–2C, and B–ID), (3)
Secondary Loan Requirements
Certification, (4) Financial Condition
Monitoring (FCM) Report, (5) Pledged
Loan Monitoring (PLM) Report, (6)
Annual Assessment Report, and (7)
Secondary Loan Commitment Form.
Regarding the minor edits, for the
Pledged Loan Monitoring Report, there
is an additional field, column (14f) the
‘Pledged Loan Date’; also, several
unused fields were removed. For the
Secondary Loan Commitment Form, the
following additional rows were added to
the signature line: Bond Identifier,
Reviewing Official Name, and
Approving Official Name. The
Guarantee Application was updated to
reflect a new year (2021) application
round and new application deadlines.
The minor revisions to the Guarantee
Application are: the addition of a
clarifying paragraph regarding
applications which are deferred until a
subsequent application round, updated
AMIS charts and instructions, a
reference to the new sample template to
the Term Sheet, and the deletion of
references to additional collateral
requirements and third party support
that are no longer applicable. Lastly, the
Qualified Issuer application received
the following minor updates: references
to a new year (2021) application round,
new application deadlines, and AMIS
charts and instructions. The proposed
Tertiary Loan Report will provide the
CDFI Fund with information to monitor
this type of collateral for the program
that otherwise is not collected.
The total information collection: (1)
Qualified Issuer Application, (2)
Guarantee Application, (3) Secondary
Loan Requirements Certification, (4)
Financial Condition Monitoring Report,
(5) Pledged Loan Monitoring Report, (6)
Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report, (7)
Annual Assessment Report, and (8)

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