[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 35754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14554]



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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 (CDFI) Fund, Department of the Treasury, is soliciting 
comments concerning an information collection required by the 
allocation agreement that is entered into by the CDFI Fund and each 
recipient of tax credit allocations authority through the New Markets 
Tax Credit (NMTC) Program. The specific information collection relates 
to the allocation agreement requirement that allocatees provide notice 
to the CDFI Fund of the receipt of Qualified Equity Investments, as 
defined at 24 CFR part 45D(c). The CDFI Fund has published separate 
notices seeking public comments regarding other information collections 
contained in the allocation agreement (e.g., use of Qualified Equity 
Investment proceeds).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 13, 2012 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Robert Mulderig, Manager for 
Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation, Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, by email 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A draft of the information collection 
may be obtained from the CDFI Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov. Requests for additional information should be 
directed to Trefor Henry, Associate Program Manager for Certification, 
Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, or by phone to (202) 622-4130. Please 
note this is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: New Markets Tax Credit Allocation Tracking System.
    OMB Number: 1559-0024.
    Abstract: Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal 
Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the Act), as enacted by section 1(a)(7) of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554, December 21, 
2000), amended the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by adding IRC Sec.  45D, 
New Markets Tax Credit. Pursuant to IRC Sec.  45D, the Department of 
the Treasury, through the CDFI Fund, administers the NMTC Program, 
which provides an incentive to investors in the form of tax credits 
over seven years and stimulates the provision of private investment 
capital that, in turn, facilitates economic and community development 
in low-income communities. In order to qualify for an allocation of 
NMTC authority, an entity must be certified as a qualified community 
development entity and submit an allocation application to the CDFI 
Fund. Upon receipt of such applications, the CDFI Fund conducts a 
competitive review process to evaluate applications for the receipt of 
NMTC allocations. Entities selected to receive an NMTC allocation must 
enter into an allocation agreement with the CDFI Fund. The allocation 
agreement contains the terms and conditions, including all reporting 
requirements, associated with the receipt of a NMTC allocation. The 
CDFI Fund requires each allocatee to use an electronic data collection 
and submission system, known as the Allocation Tracking System (ATS), 
to report on the information related to its receipt of a Qualified 
Equity Investment.
    The CDFI Fund has developed the ATS to, among other things: (1) 
Enhance the allocatee's ability to report to the CDFI Fund timely 
information regarding the issuance of its Qualified Equity Investments; 
(2) enhance the CDFI Fund's ability to monitor the issuance of 
Qualified Equity Investments to ensure that no allocatee exceeds its 
allocation authority and to ensure that Qualified Equity Investments 
are issued within the timeframes required by the allocation agreement 
and IRC Sec.  45D; and (3) provide the CDFI Fund with basic investor 
data which may be aggregated and analyzed in connection with NMTC 
evaluation efforts.
    Current Actions: NMTC Program allocatees.
    Type of review: Revision.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions, not-
for-profit institutions, and State, local and Tribal entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 658.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 18 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,844 hours.
    Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. The 
specific section of the allocation agreement for which comments are 
sought is the reporting requirement that allocatees provide notice to 
the CDFI Fund, through the CDFI Fund's Allocation Tracking System, of 
the receipt of a Qualified Equity Investment. Comments are invited on: 
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency'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 required to provide information.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.; 26 U.S.C. 45D.

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-14554 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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