[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 24391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11304]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund


Notice of Information Collection and Request for Public Comment

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.

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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. Currently, the 
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), U.S. 
Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the 
Community Development Financial Institution CDFI Program (CDFI Program) 
and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Disability 
Funds Financial Assistance Application, which will be submitted through 
the Awards Management Information System (AMIS).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 24, 2018 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via email to Amber Bell, Program 
Manager for the CDFI Program and Native Initiatives, CDFI Fund, at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Bell, Program Manager for the 
CDFI Program and Native Initiatives, Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20220 or by phone at (202) 653-0300. Other 
information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may be obtained 
through the CDFI Fund's website at http://www.cdfifund.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Disability Funds--Financial Assistance Application.
    OMB Number: 1559-0048.
    Type of Review: Regular Review.
    Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Act; Pub. L. 
115-31) provided the CDFI Fund up to $3 million to provide ``technical 
and financial assistance to CDFIs that fund projects to help 
individuals with disabilities.'' The CDFI Fund created the Disability 
Funds-Financial Assistance (DF-FA) Application in response to this 
Congressional directive. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 
(Pub. L. 115-141) provided an additional $3 million for the CDFI Fund 
to further its investment in CDFIs that serve individuals with 
disabilities.
    The CDFI Fund intends to provide DF-FA awards to certified CDFIs 
with a track record of serving individuals with disabilities. For 
purposes of the DF-FA awards selection process, Disability will mean a 
person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits 
one or more major life activities; a person who has a history or record 
of such an impairment; or a person who is perceived by others as having 
such an impairment, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act 
(ADA). Applicants selected to receive DF-FA awards will have a 
demonstrated track record of serving individuals with disabilities, 
specifically by providing financial products and services and/or 
development services that have a primary purpose of benefiting 
individuals with disabilities. Additionally, successful applicants will 
demonstrate that they will increase and/or expand their financial 
products and services, and/or development services, to address the 
challenges of individuals with disabilities, in areas such as: Asset 
development; affordable, accessible, and safe housing; employment 
opportunities; and access to assistive products and services that 
support health and community living. The CDFI Fund will administer DF-
FA awards in conjunction with the annual Community Development 
Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI 
Assistance Program (NACA Program) application process. The DF-FA 
application can be found on the CDFI Fund website at www.cdfifund.gov.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, non-
profit entities, and State, local and Tribal entities participating in 
CDFI Fund programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Request 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. Comments are invited on 
all aspects of the information collections, but commentators may wish 
to focus particular attention on: (a) The cost for CDFIs to operate and 
maintain the services/systems required to provide the required 
information; (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (c) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper evaluation of the effectiveness 
and impact of the CDFI Fund's programs, including whether the 
information has practical utility; (d) the accuracy of the CDFI Fund's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, and; (e) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information including 
through the use of technology.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4707 et seq.; Pub. L. 115-31 Sec 6; 12 CFR 
part 1805.

Mary Ann Donovan,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2018-11304 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am]
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