[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14905-14906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05566]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 1076-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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, we, 
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) are proposing to revise 
an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d29d9b80938d81a7b0bfbba1a1bbbdbc92bdbfb0fcb7bda2fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e6e0fbe8f6fadccbc4c0dadac0c6c7e9c6c4cb87ccc6d987cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Steven Mullen, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs, U.S. 
Department of the Interior, 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 229, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99faf6f4f4fcf7edead9fbf0f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb989496969e958f88bb99929ad59c948d">[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. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. You may also 
view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
September 21, 2021 (86 FR 52491). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.

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    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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 Economic Development (OIED) 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. The information 
collection allows OIED 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 Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0020.
    Form Number: LGA10, LIA10, RGI10, ISR10, NOD10, CFL10, ALD10, 
NIL10, and LGC10.
    Type of Review: Revision 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: 622.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,377.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Ranging from 0.5 to 2 
hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,654 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.
    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.).

Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs 
and Collaborative Action--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-05566 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4337-15-P


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