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OMB Control No: 0575-0066	ICR Reference No: 202111-0575-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-0575-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1951-E, Servicing of Community and Direct Business Programs Loans and Grants
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/15/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/07/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,323	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,504	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for servicing actions necessary in connection with community facilities loans and grants and insured business and industry loans.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 171 331 and 335 Name of Law: Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 16324	03/23/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 69219	12/07/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,323	-1,274	-10,138	12,735
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,504	-1,848	-15,123	18,475
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: B&I is reporting a decrease in burden from the prior report due to a reduction in the number of outstanding loans ~ there are now 12 B&I Direct loans being serviced by staff in 8 states and one contact in the National Office. It is estimated that less than 1 percent of staff time is spent on the servicing of these loans. There has been no direct outreach to stakeholder groups over the past three years. The reduction in the number of loans is through payoffs or settlements. The program is not authorized to make new direct B&I loans, so the number of loans outstanding should continue to be reduced over the next three years. Community Facilities is reporting a decrease in the number of responses of 251 and a decrease in burden hours of 287 based on the update excel spreadsheet numbers. NOTE: On February 1, 2021 a Non-substantive Change Request was approved under this collection to include a new request for Forbearance and Forbearance Agreement Written Forms. However, it was concluded that the Forbearance and Forbearance Agreement Written Forms applied to the Multi-Family Sections 515 and 538 programs and did not apply to the Direct Community Facilities Loan Program. The Forbearance and Forbearance Agreement Written forms have been removed from the Servicing of Community and Direct Business Programs. The Agency has also removed the burden hours calculations for “Forms that are approved under other OMB Numbers” which resulted in a decrease of the number of responses to 1,323 and the number of burden hours to 1,054.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,955,543

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. Yes

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Arlette Mussington 202 402-4109 Arlette.A.Mussington@hud.gov

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