Bond Guarantee Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 4 Annual Assessment Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7a Certification of Secondary Loan Requirements for Committed Loans Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 6 Pledged Loan Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 5 Financial Condition Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Bond Guarantee Program Form and Instruction	Modified
1559-0044 - Supporting Statement 2025.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-02-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
250585	Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
229000	Annual Assessment Report Form and Instruction	Modified
226541	Certification of Secondary Loan Requirements for Committed Loans Form and Instruction	Modified
213052	Pledged Loan Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
213045	Financial Condition Monitoring Report Form and Instruction	Modified
206837	Bond Guarantee Program Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1559-0044	ICR Reference No: 202502-1559-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-1559-002
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/CDFIF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Bond Guarantee Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/28/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	920	990
Time Burden (Hours)	3,230	9,873
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program (BG Program) is to support CDFI lending by providing Guarantees for Bonds issued by Qualified Issuers as part of a Bond Issue for Eligible Community or Economic Development Purposes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 240 1134, 1703 Name of Law: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 97705	12/09/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10993	02/28/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Assessment Report	4	Annual Assessment Criteria with checklist
Bond Guarantee Program	1c, 2, 3, 3a, 2a, 1, 1a, 1b	Guarantee Application ,   Guarantee Application-Appendix A-2A Certification Regarding Material Changes to the Qualified Issuer Application ,   Guarantee Application-Appendix A-2C Assurances and Certifications for Qualified Issuer and Guarantee Applications ,   Guarantee Application - Appendix B-ID Charts and Templates ,   Qualified Issue Application ,   Qualified Issuer Application-Appendix QI-2-E Notice of Designating Qualified Issuer ,   Secondary Loan Requirements Certification with Itemization of Collateral ,   Itemization of Collateral Form
Certification of Secondary Loan Requirements for Committed Loans	7, 7a	Secondary Loan Commitment Form and Certification ,   Certification of Secondary Loan Requirements for Committed Loans
Financial Condition Monitoring Report	5	Financial Condition Monitoring Report
Pledged Loan Monitoring Report	6	Pledged Loan Monitoring Report
Tertiary Loan Monitoring Report	N/A	Tertiary Loan Monitoring (TLM) Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	920	990	0	-70	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,230	9,873	0	-6,643	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: The Bond Guarantee Program made revisions to the applications to enhance ease of use by applicants. The FCM report has been updated to allow for a single signature, to reduce administrative burdens. The TLM report has been updated to allow for appropriate asset classes as well as clarified the instructions. The Secondary Loan Commitment Test form has been updated to increase functionality and ease of use. The total requested hours decreases by 6,643 hours due to agency discretion.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,034,282

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/28/2025

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