[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45461-45462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19452]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control Number 1076-
0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Loan Guarantee, 
Insurance and Interest Subsidy Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) is proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to David Johnson, Acting Chief, Division of Capital 
Investment, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MIB 4138, Washington, DC 
20240; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206441564944420e6a4f484e534f4e604249410e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1b3e29363b3d71153037312c30311f3d363e71383029">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1076-0020 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, please contact David Johnson by telephone at: (202) 
208-3026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the AS-IA; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the AS-IA enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the AS-IA minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: Submission of this information allows the Office of 
Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) to implement the Loan 
Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program, 25 U.S.C. 1451 et 
seq., the purpose of which is to encourage private lending to 
individual Indians and Indian organizations by providing lenders with 
loan guarantees or loan insurance to reduce their potential risk.

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The information collection allows IEED to determine the eligibility and 
credit-worthiness of respondents and loans and otherwise ensure 
compliance with Program requirements. This information collection 
includes the use of several forms.
    Title of Collection: Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest 
Subsidy.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0020.
    Form Numbers: LGA10, LIA10, RGI10, ISR10, NOD10, CFL10, ALD10, 
NIL10, and LGC10.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Lenders, including commercial banks, 
and borrowers, including individual Indians and Indian organizations.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 295.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2,654 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: Varies from 0.5 to 2 
hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-19452 Filed 9-6-18; 8:45 am]
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