Application for Investment Assistance

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3755	Application for Investment Assistance	Modified
190286	Implementation Grants	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0610-0094	ICR Reference No: 200908-0610-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200901-0610-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/EDA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Investment Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/12/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 08/12/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/11/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2010	6 Months From Approved	03/31/2012
Responses	1,525	0	875
Time Burden (Hours)	26,375	0	18,953
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection is used by EDA to evaluate and select for funding those investment proposals satisfying EDA statutory, regulatory and programmatic requirements.

Emergency Justfication: EDA requires emergency approval of the revision of its existing information collection forms to publish the regulatory changes promulgated in accordance with the TGAAA. Under these new regulations, EDA created the new CTAA Program and revised the definition of an applicant under the TAAF Program to include service sector firms (revision to OMB Control No. 0610-0091).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 3121 Name of Law: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 19 USC 2341 Name of Law: Trade Act of 1974

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0610-AA65	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Investment Assistance	ED-900
Implementation Grants	ED-900

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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	1,525	875	650	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	26,375	18,953	7,422	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: To accommodate the changes to the TGAAA, the following program changes increases are estimated - Petition of certification – respondents/responses from to 875 to 1,175; burden hours from 18,953. to 25,850. Implementation Grants – respondents/responses from 0 to 300; burden hours from 0 to 525.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $708,000

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 08/11/2009

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