[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46002-46003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18195]


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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 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 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), an office within the Department of the Treasury, is 
soliciting comments concerning the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program 
Awardee Reporting Form.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 30, 
2013 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Mia Sowell, Senior Policy and Program 
Officer, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20220, by email to [email protected], by phone to (202) 653-
0421, or by facsimile to (202) 508-0083. Please note that these are not 
toll free numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The BEA Program Awardee Reporting Form 
may be obtained from the BEA Program page of the CDFI Fund's Web site 
at http://www.cdfifund.gov/bea. Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Mia Sowell, Senior Policy and Program Officer, 
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of 
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, by 
email to [email protected], by phone to (202) 653-0421, or by 
facsimile to (202) 508-0083. Please note that these are not toll free 
numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     OMB Number: 1559-0032.
    Title: Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program Awardee Reporting Form.
    Abstract: The purpose of the BEA Program is to provide an incentive 
to insured depository institutions to increase their activities in the 
form of loans, investments, services, and technical assistance within 
distressed communities and provide financial assistance to certified 
Community Development Financial Institutions through grants, stock 
purchases, loans, deposits, and other forms of financial and technical 
assistance. Applicants submit applications and are evaluated in 
accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements (12 CFR 1806). 
Beginning in the FY 2009 funding round, the CDFI Fund required BEA 
awardees to use an amount equivalent to the BEA Award amount for BEA 
Qualified Activities, as defined in the BEA Program regulations. 
Awardees with awards over $50,000 and/or Persistent Poverty County 
(PPC) commitments are required to report to the CDFI Fund on these 
Qualified Activities.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Insured depository institutions that receive a BEA 
Program award.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40 hours.
    Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of 
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record and will 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 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 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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person 
is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the 
collections of

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information displays a valid OMB control number.

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

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18195 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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