[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66550-66551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27534]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Revision of Agency Information Collection for Loan Guarantee, 
Insurance and Interest Subsidy Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval for the collection 
of information for the Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy 
Program. The information collection is currently authorized by OMB 
Control Number 1076-0020, which expires October 31, 2015.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your 
comments to: James R. West, Office of Indian Energy and Economic 
Development, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. West, phone: (202) 208-7253. 
You may review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) is 
seeking renewal of the approval for the information collection 
conducted under 25 CFR part 103, implementing the Loan Guarantee, 
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program, established by 25 U.S.C. 1451 
et seq. The information collection allows IEED to determine the 
eligibility and credit-worthiness of respondents and loans and 
otherwise ensure compliance with Program requirements. This information 
collection includes the use of several forms. A response is required to 
obtain and/or retain a benefit.

II. Request for Comments

    On July 14, 2015, IEED published a notice announcing the renewal of 
this information collection and provided a 60-day comment period in the 
Federal Register (80 FR 41054). There were no comments received in 
response to this notice.
    The IEED requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a) 
The necessity of this information collection for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents.
    Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB Control Number.

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    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0020.
    Title: Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy, 25 CFR 103.
    Brief Description of Collection: Submission of this information 
allows IEED to implement the Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest 
Subsidy Program, 25 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., the purpose of which is to 
encourage private lending to individual Indians and Indian 
organizations by providing lenders with loan guarantees or loan 
insurance to reduce their potential risk. The information collection 
allows IEED to determine the eligibility and credit-worthiness of 
respondents and loans and otherwise ensure compliance with Program 
requirements. This information collection includes the use of several 
forms. A response is required to obtain and/or retain a benefit.
    Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Respondents: Lenders, including commercial banks, and borrowers, 
including individual Indians and Indian organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 315.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, as needed.
    Obligation to Respond: Response required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: Ranging from 0.5 to 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,654 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.00

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-27534 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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