Proposed Collection; Comment Request: CDFI/CDE Project Profiles Web Form, 44053-44054 [2010-18372]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 27, 2010 / Notices
proposed idea would make
interoperable PTC deployment more
technically or economically practical
(includes contribution to costeffectiveness, reliability, safety,
availability, or maintainability), and fit
within FRA’s primary mission of
ensuring the safety of the Nation’s
approximately 700 railroads.
3. Technical Merit (20%): Degree to
which proposed ideas exhibit a sound
scientific and engineering basis; how
well the proposed ideas could be
practically applied in and would be
compatible with the railroad
environment; and perceived likelihood
of technical and practical success.
4. Key Personnel and Supporting
Organization (15%): Technical
qualifications and demonstrated
experience of key personnel proposed to
lead and perform the technical efforts;
qualifications of primary and supporting
organizations to fully and successfully
execute proposal plan within the
proposed timeframe and budget.
5. Collaborative Efforts (15%): Degree
to which the proposed effort is
supported by multiple entities and the
applicability and availability of results
to the larger railroad industry.
Cost/Price Factor (25% overall
weighting):
1. Affordability and degree to which
proposed effort appears to be a good
value for the amount of funding
requested. This includes the
reasonableness and realism of the
proposed costs (60%).
2. The extent of proposed cost-sharing
or cost-participation under the proposed
effort (exclusive of the applicant’s prior
investment) (40%).
An offer must be found acceptable
under all applicable evaluation factors
to be considered eligible for award.
Awards will be made to responsible
applicants whose offers provide the best
value to the Government in terms of
technical excellence, cost or price, and
performance risk, to include consistency
and accord with the objectives of the
solicitation and FRA’s expressed areas
of interest.
Requirements and Conditions for
Grant Applications: Detailed
application requirements and
conditions may be found in the grant
application guidance for this solicitation
on Grants.gov. Before submitting their
proposals, applicants must carefully
read the grant guidance associated with
this funding opportunity, ensure that
their applications are submitted on or
before the closing date provided herein,
and ensure that they have complied
with all of the requirements of the grant
application guidance, including
providing applicable certifications.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:30 Jul 26, 2010
Jkt 220001
Information Collection: The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), under
emergency clearance procedures, has
approved the information collection
associated with the PTC grant program
for 6 months. The approval number for
this collection of information is OMB
No. 2130–0587, and the expiration date
is September 30, 2010. FRA will be
publishing a Notice in the Federal
Register shortly in which the agency
will be seeking regular OMB clearance
for this collection of information. Such
approvals are normally good for 3 years.
FRA will publish a Notice for this
second OMB approval once it is
obtained.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20,
2010.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010–18266 Filed 7–26–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request: CDFI/CDE Project Profiles
Web Form
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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, 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 CDFI/CDE Project Profile
Web Form, a voluntary information
collection effort involving all CDFI
Fund programs. The specific
information collection relates to the
voluntary collection of narrative
descriptions of projects financed by
CDFI Fund awardees and allocatees in
response to the public’s request for
better and more narrative information
on impact and best practices associated
with all of the CDFI Fund’s programs.
The purpose of the information
collection is to more fully describe and
record the innovative approaches
community development financial
institutions (CDFIs) and community
development entities (CDEs) use in
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00139
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
44053
revitalizing communities and serving
families, and the impact that these
CDFIs and CDEs are realizing. CDFI
Fund awardees and allocatees will be
invited to submit narratives on
community development projects that
they believe demonstrate innovation or
high impact. The project description
may be for a project previously reported
to the CDFI Fund through the
Community Investment Impact System
(CIIS) or for a new project that has not
yet been reported in CIIS. The CDFI
Fund plans to use the descriptions in
CDFI Fund publications, on its Web site
and in other ways to highlight the work
of its awardees and allocatees.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 27,
2010 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Please direct all comments
on the CDFI/CDE Project Profiles Web
Form in writing to Kimberly Beauman,
Legislative and External Affairs
Specialist, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department
of the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW.,
Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005,
by e-mail to LegislativeAndExternal
AffairsOffice@cdfi.treas.gov, or by
facsimile to (202) 622–7754. Please
note: This is not a toll free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
draft of the information collection may
be obtained from the CDFI Fund’s Web
site at https://www.cdfifund.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Kimberly
Beauman, Legislative and External
Affairs Specialist, CDFI Fund, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South,
Washington, DC 20005, or by phone to
(202) 622–4436.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CDFI/CDE Project Profile Web
Form.
Abstract: The voluntary collection of
narrative descriptions of projects
financed by CDFI Fund awardees and
allocatees via the CDFI/CDE Project
Profile Web Form is in response to the
public’s request for better and more
narrative information on impact and
best practices associated with all of the
CDFI Fund’s programs. The purpose is
to more fully describe and record the
innovative approaches CDFIs
(Community Development Financial
Institutions) and CDEs (Community
Development Entity) use in revitalizing
communities and serving families, and
the impact that these CDFIs and CDEs
are realizing.
Each best practice is generated by one
or more of the following six CDFI Fund
programs:
1. Through the CDFI Program by
directly investing in, supporting and
E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM
27JYN1
44054
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 27, 2010 / Notices
sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES
training CDFIs that provide loans,
investments, financial services and
technical assistance to underserved
populations and communities;
2. Through the New Markets Tax
Credit (NMTC) Program by providing an
allocation of tax credit authority to
CDEs which enable them to attract
investment from the private-sector and
to reinvest these amounts in low-income
communities;
3. Through the Bank Enterprise
Award (BEA) Program by providing an
incentive to FDIC insured banks and
thrifts to invest in their communities
and in CDFIs;
4. Through the Native American CDFI
Assistance (NACA) Program, by
providing financial assistance, technical
assistance, and training to Native CDFIs
and other Native entities proposing to
become or create Native CDFIs;
5. Through the Capital Magnet Fund
(CMF) Program, by providing
competitively awarded grants to CDFIs
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:30 Jul 26, 2010
Jkt 220001
and qualified nonprofit housing
organizations to finance affordable
housing activities as well as related
economic development activities and
community service facilities; and
6. Through the Financial Education
and Counseling (FEC) Pilot Program, by
providing grants to CDFIs and other
eligible organizations to enable them to
provide a range of financial education
and counseling services to prospective
homebuyers.
Current Actions: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Type of review: Regular review.
Affected Public: CDFIs and CDEs,
including business or other for-profit
institutions, nonprofit entities, and
State, local and Tribal entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Annual Time per
Respondent: 2.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 250 hours.
PO 00000
Frm 00140
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 9990
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. Comments are invited on:
(a) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information; (b) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (c)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of technology.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4707 et seq.; 26
U.S.C. 45D.
Dated: July 21, 2010.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2010–18372 Filed 7–26–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–70–P
E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM
27JYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44053-44054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18372]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Proposed Collection; Comment Request: CDFI/CDE Project Profiles
Web Form
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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, 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
CDFI/CDE Project Profile Web Form, a voluntary information collection
effort involving all CDFI Fund programs. The specific information
collection relates to the voluntary collection of narrative
descriptions of projects financed by CDFI Fund awardees and allocatees
in response to the public's request for better and more narrative
information on impact and best practices associated with all of the
CDFI Fund's programs. The purpose of the information collection is to
more fully describe and record the innovative approaches community
development financial institutions (CDFIs) and community development
entities (CDEs) use in revitalizing communities and serving families,
and the impact that these CDFIs and CDEs are realizing. CDFI Fund
awardees and allocatees will be invited to submit narratives on
community development projects that they believe demonstrate innovation
or high impact. The project description may be for a project previously
reported to the CDFI Fund through the Community Investment Impact
System (CIIS) or for a new project that has not yet been reported in
CIIS. The CDFI Fund plans to use the descriptions in CDFI Fund
publications, on its Web site and in other ways to highlight the work
of its awardees and allocatees.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 27,
2010 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Please direct all comments on the CDFI/CDE Project Profiles
Web Form in writing to Kimberly Beauman, Legislative and External
Affairs Specialist, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 601
13th Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005, by e-mail to
LegislativeAndExternalAffairsOffice@cdfi.treas.gov, or by facsimile to
(202) 622-7754. Please note: This is not a toll free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A draft of the information collection
may be obtained from the CDFI Fund's Web site at https://www.cdfifund.gov. Requests for additional information should be
directed to Kimberly Beauman, Legislative and External Affairs
Specialist, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005, or by phone to
(202) 622-4436.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CDFI/CDE Project Profile Web Form.
Abstract: The voluntary collection of narrative descriptions of
projects financed by CDFI Fund awardees and allocatees via the CDFI/CDE
Project Profile Web Form is in response to the public's request for
better and more narrative information on impact and best practices
associated with all of the CDFI Fund's programs. The purpose is to more
fully describe and record the innovative approaches CDFIs (Community
Development Financial Institutions) and CDEs (Community Development
Entity) use in revitalizing communities and serving families, and the
impact that these CDFIs and CDEs are realizing.
Each best practice is generated by one or more of the following six
CDFI Fund programs:
1. Through the CDFI Program by directly investing in, supporting
and
[[Page 44054]]
training CDFIs that provide loans, investments, financial services and
technical assistance to underserved populations and communities;
2. Through the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program by providing
an allocation of tax credit authority to CDEs which enable them to
attract investment from the private-sector and to reinvest these
amounts in low-income communities;
3. Through the Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program by providing an
incentive to FDIC insured banks and thrifts to invest in their
communities and in CDFIs;
4. Through the Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) Program, by
providing financial assistance, technical assistance, and training to
Native CDFIs and other Native entities proposing to become or create
Native CDFIs;
5. Through the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) Program, by providing
competitively awarded grants to CDFIs and qualified nonprofit housing
organizations to finance affordable housing activities as well as
related economic development activities and community service
facilities; and
6. Through the Financial Education and Counseling (FEC) Pilot
Program, by providing grants to CDFIs and other eligible organizations
to enable them to provide a range of financial education and counseling
services to prospective homebuyers.
Current Actions: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Type of review: Regular review.
Affected Public: CDFIs and CDEs, including business or other for-
profit institutions, nonprofit entities, and State, local and Tribal
entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 2.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250 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. Comments
are invited on: (a) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
of the collection of information; (b) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (c) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of technology.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4707 et seq.; 26 U.S.C. 45D.
Dated: July 21, 2010.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
[FR Doc. 2010-18372 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-70-P
