Finanse publiczne · 24.02.2012

Proposed Collections; Comment Requests

The Department of the 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning (1) the SSBCI Allocation Agreement for Participating States, (2) the SSBCI Allocation Agreement for Participating Municipalities, (3) the SSBCI Application Form, and (4) the SSBCI Technical Assistance Quarterly Review collection. On September 27, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the "Act"). Title III of the Act created the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which was funded with $1.5 billion to strengthen State programs that support lending to small businesses and small manufacturers. Treasury allocated Federal funds to participating States, territories, the District of Columbia, and municipalities ("Participating States") in order to supp