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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 public agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.
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 the Evaluation of the New
Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program.
This notice announces the CDFI Fund’s
intent to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for new information collection
activities associated with an
independent, multi-year evaluation of
the NMTC Program. It includes a onetime information collection effort
involving participants and stakeholders
in the program, which is intended to
describe and assess program activities as
well as identify project-specific and
community level outputs and outcomes.
The data collection will provide critical
information for the evaluation.
Clearance is requested for the following
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Leslie T. Rogers, Regional Administrator, Region 9—San Francisco,
201 Mission Street, Room 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105–1926,
Tel. 415–744–3133.
States served: American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii,
Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Los Angeles Metropolitan Office, Region 9—Los Angeles, 888 S.
Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017–1850, Tel.
213–202–3952.
Rick Krochalis, Regional Administrator, Region 10—Seattle, Jackson
Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3142, Seattle, WA
98174–1002, Tel. 206–220–7954.
States served: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
new data collection activities: (1) Casestyle data collection related to
approximately 80 randomly sampled
NMTC projects that will consist of semistructured telephone interviews with
persons associated with those projects—
i.e., approximately 80 representatives of
Community Development Entities
(CDEs), 80 representatives of Qualified
Active Low Income Businesses
(QALICBs), 80 investors, and 80 other
key project stakeholders; (2) a webbased, predominantly closed-ended
survey of representatives of
approximately 380 QALICBs; and (3) a
web-based, predominantly closed-ended
survey of approximately 380 local
community/economic development
officials.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 5, 2010 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Greg
Bischak, Program Manager for Financial
Strategies and Research, 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
cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov, or by facsimile
to (202) 622–7754. Please note this is
not a toll-free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Greg Bischak at
(202) 622–8669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the New Markets
Tax Credit (NMTC) Program.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: The NMTC Program was
established by the Community Renewal
Tax Relief Act of 2000 to encourage
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private capital investment in lowincome communities that are, or are
perceived to be, high investment risks.
It permits individual and corporate
taxpayers to receive a credit against
federal income taxes for making
qualified equity investments in
designated Community Development
Entities (CDEs). Substantially all of the
qualified equity investment must in turn
be used by CDEs to provide investments
in Qualified Active Low-Income
Community Businesses (QALICBs),
which include both operating
businesses and real estate
developments. The federal tax credits
are allocated competitively by the CDFI
Fund to CDEs. CDEs, in turn, select the
projects in which to invest.
There is considerable flexibility and,
consequently, variability with respect to
the types of projects that can be
supported by NMTC-stimulated
investments. They can include for-profit
and non-profit businesses involving a
range of commercial, industrial, retail,
manufacturing, mixed-uses, and
facilities such as for childcare, health or
charter schools.
The evaluation involves multiple
research methods to produce valid
evidence for describing and assessing
program activities and outcomes. The
focus is on the program’s primary
objective of attracting capital to lowincome, economically distressed
communities so as to further their
economic and community development.
The evaluation is intended to inform an
array of important policy questions,
including: How and in what manner the
program is affecting the flow of new
private capital to low-income
communities; where, in what timeframe,
and how that capital is invested to
achieve community and economic
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development objectives; and the
quantity, nature, and quality of the
benefits to low-income communities
and persons that can potentially be
attributed to the NMTC Program.
The evaluation includes: (a) A review
of the relevant economic development,
performance measurement, and tax
credit literature; (b) interviews with key
NMTC stakeholders; (c) an analysis of
NMTC administrative data; (d) the
development of a typology of NMTC
projects; and (e) an examination of
secondary public and private data. To
address the key evaluation issues noted
above, new data must be gathered about
NMTC projects beyond what is already
being collected by the CDFI Fund.
Clearance is requested for the following
new data collection efforts: (1) Casestyle data collection related to
approximately 80 randomly sampled
NMTC projects that will consist of semistructured telephone interviews with
approximately 80 CDEs, 80 QALICBs, 80
investors, and 80 other key project
stakeholders; (2) a web-based,
predominantly closed-ended survey of
representatives of approximately 380
QALICBs; and (3) a web-based,
predominantly closed-ended survey of
approximately 380 local community/
economic development officials.
Toward this end, clearance is
requested for four topical discussion
guides, a data sheet for CDEs, a data
sheet for QALICBs, and two survey
instruments.
Respondents are CDEs that received
NMTC allocation authority and used
these credits to finance qualified
investments, QALICBs that received
equity or debt investments using
NMTCs, investors in projects that
include NMTCs, local community and
economic development officials or other
stakeholders in NMTC projects, such as
accountants, attorneys, or local
organizations involved in the projects.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
890.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: In general, it is expected
that each CDE will respond only once.
Some CDE representatives may be
requested to respond more than once
because they may have provided
allocations for more than one project in
the sample selected.
Estimated Time per Response: All
burden estimates include respondents’
time to prepare for and complete
surveys, information sheets (where
applicable) and interviews. Estimated
times are as follows: QALICB survey: 30
minutes; Local Community/Economic
Development Officials’ Survey: 20
minutes; CDE and QALICB Telephone
Interviews: 60 minutes; Investor and
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Local Stakeholder Interviews: 45
minutes; and CDE and QALICB Data
Sheet: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 494 hours.
Requests for Comments: All written
comments will be open for public
inspection and may be obtained from
the CDFI Fund’s Web site at https://
www.cdfifund.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record. Comments
are invited on the following:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45D; 31 U.S.C. 321;
26 CFR 1.45D–1.
Dated: January 29, 2010.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Financial Management Service;
Proposed Collection of Information:
Claim Against the United States for the
Proceeds of a Government Check
AGENCY: Financial Management Service,
Fiscal Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The Financial Management
Service, 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 a
continuing information collection. By
this notice, the Financial Management
Service solicits comments concerning
the Form FMS–1133 ‘‘Claim Against the
United States for the Proceeds of a
Government Check.’’
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DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 5, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Financial Management Service,
Records and Information Management
Branch, Room 135, 3700 East West
Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions
should be directed to Dawn Johns,
Manager, Check Claims Branch, Room
831D, 3700 East West Highway,
Hyattsville, MD 20782, (202) 874–8445
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial
Management Service solicits comments
on the collection of information
described below:
Title: Claim Against the United States
for the Proceeds of a Government Check.
OMB Number: 1510–0019.
Form Number: FMS–1133.
Abstract: This form is used to collect
information needed to process an
individual’s claim for non-receipt of
proceeds from a government check.
Once the information is analyzed, a
determination is made and a
recommendation is submitted to the
program agency to either settle or deny
the claim.
Current Actions: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
68,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10,482.
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.
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 automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to
provide information.
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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 public agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 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 the
Evaluation of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program. This notice
announces the CDFI Fund's intent to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for new information collection activities
associated with an independent, multi-year evaluation of the NMTC
Program. It includes a one-time information collection effort involving
participants and stakeholders in the program, which is intended to
describe and assess program activities as well as identify project-
specific and community level outputs and outcomes. The data collection
will provide critical information for the evaluation. Clearance is
requested for the following new data collection activities: (1) Case-
style data collection related to approximately 80 randomly sampled NMTC
projects that will consist of semi-structured telephone interviews with
persons associated with those projects--i.e., approximately 80
representatives of Community Development Entities (CDEs), 80
representatives of Qualified Active Low Income Businesses (QALICBs), 80
investors, and 80 other key project stakeholders; (2) a web-based,
predominantly closed-ended survey of representatives of approximately
380 QALICBs; and (3) a web-based, predominantly closed-ended survey of
approximately 380 local community/economic development officials.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 5, 2010 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Greg Bischak, Program Manager for
Financial Strategies and Research, 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
cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 622-7754. Please note
this is not a toll-free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Greg
Bischak at (202) 622-8669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New collection of information.
Abstract: The NMTC Program was established by the Community Renewal
Tax Relief Act of 2000 to encourage private capital investment in low-
income communities that are, or are perceived to be, high investment
risks. It permits individual and corporate taxpayers to receive a
credit against federal income taxes for making qualified equity
investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs).
Substantially all of the qualified equity investment must in turn be
used by CDEs to provide investments in Qualified Active Low-Income
Community Businesses (QALICBs), which include both operating businesses
and real estate developments. The federal tax credits are allocated
competitively by the CDFI Fund to CDEs. CDEs, in turn, select the
projects in which to invest.
There is considerable flexibility and, consequently, variability
with respect to the types of projects that can be supported by NMTC-
stimulated investments. They can include for-profit and non-profit
businesses involving a range of commercial, industrial, retail,
manufacturing, mixed-uses, and facilities such as for childcare, health
or charter schools.
The evaluation involves multiple research methods to produce valid
evidence for describing and assessing program activities and outcomes.
The focus is on the program's primary objective of attracting capital
to low-income, economically distressed communities so as to further
their economic and community development. The evaluation is intended to
inform an array of important policy questions, including: How and in
what manner the program is affecting the flow of new private capital to
low-income communities; where, in what timeframe, and how that capital
is invested to achieve community and economic
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development objectives; and the quantity, nature, and quality of the
benefits to low-income communities and persons that can potentially be
attributed to the NMTC Program.
The evaluation includes: (a) A review of the relevant economic
development, performance measurement, and tax credit literature; (b)
interviews with key NMTC stakeholders; (c) an analysis of NMTC
administrative data; (d) the development of a typology of NMTC
projects; and (e) an examination of secondary public and private data.
To address the key evaluation issues noted above, new data must be
gathered about NMTC projects beyond what is already being collected by
the CDFI Fund. Clearance is requested for the following new data
collection efforts: (1) Case-style data collection related to
approximately 80 randomly sampled NMTC projects that will consist of
semi-structured telephone interviews with approximately 80 CDEs, 80
QALICBs, 80 investors, and 80 other key project stakeholders; (2) a
web-based, predominantly closed-ended survey of representatives of
approximately 380 QALICBs; and (3) a web-based, predominantly closed-
ended survey of approximately 380 local community/economic development
officials.
Toward this end, clearance is requested for four topical discussion
guides, a data sheet for CDEs, a data sheet for QALICBs, and two survey
instruments.
Respondents are CDEs that received NMTC allocation authority and
used these credits to finance qualified investments, QALICBs that
received equity or debt investments using NMTCs, investors in projects
that include NMTCs, local community and economic development officials
or other stakeholders in NMTC projects, such as accountants, attorneys,
or local organizations involved in the projects.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 890.
Number of Responses per Respondent: In general, it is expected that
each CDE will respond only once. Some CDE representatives may be
requested to respond more than once because they may have provided
allocations for more than one project in the sample selected.
Estimated Time per Response: All burden estimates include
respondents' time to prepare for and complete surveys, information
sheets (where applicable) and interviews. Estimated times are as
follows: QALICB survey: 30 minutes; Local Community/Economic
Development Officials' Survey: 20 minutes; CDE and QALICB Telephone
Interviews: 60 minutes; Investor and Local Stakeholder Interviews: 45
minutes; and CDE and QALICB Data Sheet: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 494 hours.
Requests for Comments: All written comments will be open for public
inspection and may be obtained from the CDFI Fund's Web site at https://www.cdfifund.gov.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record. Comments are invited on the following:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45D; 31 U.S.C. 321; 26 CFR 1.45D-1.
Dated: January 29, 2010.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
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