[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16037-16038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6610]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund (the ``CDFI Fund''), the Department of the Treasury, 
is soliciting comments concerning data collection to support the 
Capacity Building Initiative.
    The CDFI Fund intends to collect data on the CDFI industry's needs 
for different training and technical assistance topics. The CDFI Fund 
(and its provider firms) will assess the demand for capacity-building 
on specific topics, the type of content to be provided, and the target 
audience for specific training courses. Additionally, the CDFI Fund 
(and its provider firms) will conduct capacity assessments of program 
participants to further refine course content. Data collection will be 
used to evaluate the services being provided through the Capacity 
Building Initiative as well.
    Data collection is expected to take place via online surveys, 
survey forms submitted electronically to the CDFI Fund, in-person and 
remote focus groups, phone questionnaires, or similar methods. In 
general, the CDFI Fund does not anticipate publishing the results of 
these data collections; however, should this information be useful the 
public, the CDFI Fund will ensure that no information of a sensitive or 
proprietary nature is released.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 23, 2011 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Ruth Jaure, CDFI Program Manager, at 
the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 
20005, by e-mail to [email protected] or by facsimile to (202) 
622-7754. Please note that this is not a toll free number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An overview of the Capacity Building 
Initiative may be found on the CDFI Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. Requests for additional information should be 
directed to Ruth Jaure, Program Manager, Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 601 13th 
Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005, or call (202) 622-
9156. Please note that this is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Capacity Building Initiative.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Community Development Banking and 
Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (the Act), as amended (12 U.S.C. 
4701 et seq.), the CDFI Fund provides training and technical assistance 
to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and similar 
entities in order to enhance their ability to make loans and 
investments and provide services for the benefit of designated 
investment areas and targeted populations. The information collected 
will be used to identify specific topics for training and technical 
assistance and develop course content which will be tailored to the 
needs and capacity levels of recipients. The requested information is 
necessary to support effective use of Federal resources.
    Current Actions: New collection.
    Type of Review: Regular review.
    Affected Public: Certified CDFIs, entities seeking CDFI 
certification and similar entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 30 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,000 hours.
    Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the

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request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record and may be published on the CDFI Fund 
Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) 
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the CDFI Fund, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the CDFI 
Fund's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of technology; 
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1834a, 4703, 4703 note, 4713, 4717; 31 
U.S.C. 321; 12 CFR part 1806.

    Dated: March 8, 2011.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2011-6610 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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