Request for Public Comment, 16835-16837 [2021-06577]

Agencies

• Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16835-16837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06577]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund


Request for Public Comment

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of a 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 (PRA) of 1995. Currently, the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Department of the 
Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the Office of 
Certification, Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation (CCME) Title VI 
Compliance Worksheet (Worksheet). The Worksheet will be an online form 
submitted through the CDFI Fund's Award Management Information System 
(AMIS).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 1, 2021 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via email to Heather Hunt, Acting 
Program Manager for the Office of Certification, Compliance Monitoring 
and Evaluation, CDFI Fund at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hunt, CCME Acting Program 
Manager, CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20220, (202) 653-0421 (not a toll-free 
number). Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may 
be obtained on the CDFI Fund website at https://www.cdfifund.gov. The 
Title VI Compliance Worksheet, which presents the questions that will 
comprise the online form, may be obtained from the News and Events 
Section of the CDFI Fund website at https://www.cdfifund.gov/news-events/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Title VI Compliance Worksheet (Worksheet).
    OMB Number: 1559-NEW.
    Type of Review: Regular Review.
    Abstract: This collection captures qualitative information from all 
Applicants to CDFI Fund's Federal Financial Assistance Programs. This 
information will be collected once annually from all Applicants to 
assess their compliance with federal civil rights requirements. 
Applicants must be compliant with federal civil rights requirements in 
order to be deemed eligible to receive Federal Financial Assistance 
grants from the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund will utilize the Worksheet to 
determine whether Applicants to CDFI Fund Financial Assistance Programs 
are compliant with federal civil rights requirements. The questions in 
the Worksheet are intended to assist the CDFI Fund in determining 
whether Federal Financial Assistance Applicants are compliant with the 
Treasury regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
(Title VI), set forth in 31 CFR part 22. If the general public does not 
believe the questions in the Worksheet will assist the CDFI Fund with 
determining Applicant's compliance with federal civil rights 
requirements, the CDFI Fund asks that detailed comments be provided to 
better demonstrate how the CDFI Fund can determine an Applicants 
compliance with the requirements.
    These requirements are set forth in the United States Department of 
the Treasury regulations implementing Title VI located in 31 CFR part 
22, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National Origin 
in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from 
the Department of the Treasury. These regulations apply to Applicants 
as well as their prospective sub-recipients that are not direct 
beneficiaries of Federal Financial Assistance (e.g., Depository 
Institution Holding Company and their Subsidiary Depository 
Institutions).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
    Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: .5 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 450 hours.
    Request 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 may be published on the CDFI Fund website at https://www.cdfifund.gov.
    Authority: 31 CFR part 22. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the CDFI Fund, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the CDFI Fund'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 technology; and (e) estimates 
of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and 
purchase of services required to provide information.

Jodie L. Harris,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Title VI Compliance 
Worksheet

Applicant Name:_____

Employer Identification Number:_____

DUNS Number:_____

Submitted by:_____

Title:_____

Date Submitted:_____

Signature:_____

    The United States Department of the Treasury regulations 
implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (Title VI), are set forth 
in 31 CFR part 22. The Applicant should review such regulations 
carefully before completing this section. Please note that these 
regulations apply to Applicants as well as their prospective 
subrecipients that are not direct beneficiaries of Federal Financial 
Assistance (e.g., Depository Institution Holding Company and their 
Subsidiary Depository Institutions). In order to assure compliance with 
those regulations, and other requirements related to compliance with 
Title VI, the Applicant shall provide the following information:

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    Title VI Compliance Requirements            Yes             No
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1. Civil Rights Complaint Information:
    a. Has the Applicant had legal
     findings that they violated civil
     rights laws or civil rights
     complaints that resulted in any
     settlements in the last two years?
     If Yes, provide information on
     lawsuits and/or complaints such as
     case name, number, specific
     complaint, and date of case........
    b. Does the Applicant have any
     pending civil rights
     investigations, complaints, and/or
     lawsuits filed against them that
     pertain to allegations of
     discrimination on the basis of
     race, color, and/or national
     origin? If Yes, provide information
     on the investigations, complaints,
     and/or lawsuits such as case name,
     number, date of case, and status of
     case (e.g., discovery).............
    c. Has the Applicant ever been found
     to be noncompliant with civil
     rights requirements for any Federal
     Financial Assistance in the last
     two years? If Yes, provide the
     Federal Awarding Agency, program
     name, findings, corrective actions,
     status of corrective actions,
     agency point of contact, and attach
     a copy of the Title VI compliance
     review issued by the federal agency
    d. Does the Applicant have any
     pending applications or current
     awards of Federal Financial
     Assistance with other federal
     awarding agencies? If Yes, please
     select the applicable federal
     agency(ies), enter the associated
     program name(s), and award amount..
2. Notice of Rights and Program
 Location:
    a. Does the Applicant post signs in
     its offices to inform persons of
     their rights under Title VI and
     other civil rights requirements? If
     No, please describe the Applicant's
     plan to post this information......
    b. Does the Applicant post
     information on their website
     informing persons of their rights
     under Title VI and other civil
     rights requirements? If No, please
     describe the Applicant's plan to
     post this information..............
    c. If the Applicant provides
     services directly to customers, do
     they make efforts to ensure that
     facilities are accessible to the
     communities they serve? If No,
     describe why and how the Applicant
     mitigates this issue. If an
     Applicant does not provide direct
     services to customers answer
     ``Yes.''...........................
3. Language Assistance Plan:
    a. Does the Applicant have a
     Language Assistance Plan (LAP) or
     process in place to support persons
     with limited English proficiency
     (LEP)? If No, describe how the
     Applicant will meet this
     requirement........................
    b. Does the LAP or process to
     support LEP persons take into
     consideration the volume,
     proportion, or frequency of LEP
     persons that the Applicant serves
     in determining the appropriate
     language assistance? If No,
     describe how the Applicant
     determines what LEP services they
     provide............................
    c. Does the Applicant display
     notices in appropriate languages in
     intake areas or initial points of
     contact on how to access language
     services? If No, describe how the
     Applicant meets this requirement or
     will meet this requirement.........
    d. Does the Applicant provide
     language interpreter services or
     translated materials to LEP
     persons? If No, describe why not or
     how the Applicant plans to meet
     this requirement...................
4. Sub-recipient Communication:
    a. If the Applicant has sub-
     recipients, do they have
     established measures to communicate
     civil rights compliance
     requirements to their sub-
     recipients? If No, describe how the
     Applicant meets this requirement or
     will meet this requirement. If the
     Applicant does not have sub-
     recipients answer ``Yes.''.........
    b. If the Applicant has sub-
     recipients, do they inform sub-
     recipients about how to provide
     notice to the public about their
     right to file a complaint of
     discrimination? If No, describe how
     the Applicant meets this
     requirement or will meet this
     requirement. If the Applicant does
     not have sub-recipients answer
     ``Yes.''...........................
    c. If the Applicant has sub-
     recipients, do they conduct
     periodic review checks of sub-
     recipient compliance with Title VI
     requirements? If No, describe how
     the Applicant meets this
     requirement or will meet this
     requirement. If the Applicant does
     not have sub-recipients answer
     ``Yes.''...........................
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