124 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 1 / Friday, January 2, 1998 / Notices

Abstract: The purpose of the

Community Development Banking and

Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (Act)

was to create the Fund to promote

economic revitalization and community

development through investment in and

assistance to Community Development

Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The

investments by the CDFI Program are

intended to facilitate the creation of a

national network of financial

institutions that is dedicated to

community development.

Current Actions: The Fund is in the

process of making revisions to its

regulations (12 CFR part 1805),

application and assistance agreements,

in order to publish a Notice of Funds

Availability (NOFA) for the third round

of the CDFI Program.

Type of review: Extension with

change.

Affected Public: Community

development financial institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents

(Application): 250.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

125.

Estimated Annual Frequency of

Responses (Application): 1.

Estimated Annual Frequency of

Reporting and Recordkeeping: 5.

Estimated Annual Time Per

Respondent (Application): 100 hours.

Estimated Annual Time Per

Recordkeeper: 36 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 29,500 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) 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 technology; and (e)

estimates of capital or start-up costs and

costs of operation, maintenance, and

purchase of services to provide

information.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703, 4717; chapter X,

Pub. L. 104–19, 109 Stat. 237 (12 U.S.C. 4703

note), 12 CFR part 1805.

Dated: December 29, 1997.

Maurice A. Jones,

Acting Deputy Director, Community

Development Financial Institutions Fund.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of 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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the Community Development

Financial Institutions Fund (the Fund)

within the Department of the Treasury

is soliciting comments concerning the

Presidential Awards for Excellence in

Microenterprise Development

(Microenterprise) Program.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 2, 1998

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to the

Director, Community Development

Financial Institutions Fund, U.S.

Department of the Treasury, 601 13th

Street, NW, Suite 200 South,

Washington, DC 20005, Fax Number

(202) 622–7754.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to the Community

Development Financial Institutions

Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury,

601 13th Street, NW, Suite 200 South,

Washington, D.C. 20005, or call (202)

622–8662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Presidential Awards for

Excellence in Microenterprise

Development Program.

OMB Number: 1505–0158.

Abstract: The Microenterprise

Program was created as one of the

commitments made by the United States

at the United Nations Fourth World

Conference on Women held in Beijing,

China in September 1995. As a key

development finance initiative of the

Clinton Administration, the Community

Development Financial Institutions

Fund was selected to administer the

program. By recognizing outstanding

microenterprise development and

support organizations, the

Microenterprise Program’s mission is to

advance an understanding of ‘‘best

practices’’ in the field of

microenterprise development and bring

wider public attention to the important

successes of microenterprise

development in the United States. The

awards are non-monetary awards that

are made annually.

Current Actions: The Fund is in the

process of making revisions to its

application, in order to begin the second

round of the Microenterprise Program.

Type of review: Reinstatement with

change.

Affected Public: Microenterprise

organizations and organizations that

provide support to microenterprise

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

80.

Estimated Annual Time Per

Respondent: 35 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,800 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) 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 technology; and (e)

estimates of capital or start-up costs and

costs of operation, maintenance, and

purchase of services to provide

information.

Authority: Pub. L. 103–325, 108 Stat 2166,

2189 (12 U.S.C. 4703, 4718); chapter X, Pub.

L. 104–19, 109 Stat. 237 (12 U.S.C. 4703

note).

Dated: December 24, 1997.

Maurice A. Jones,

Acting Deputy Director, Community

Development Financial Institutions Fund.

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