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OMB Control No: 0710-0026	ICR Reference No: 202301-0710-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-0710-003
Agency/Subagency: DOD/COE	Agency Tracking No: 0710-CWIF
Title: Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) Applications
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/10/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) CWIFP is Subtitle C of Title V of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), which is referred to as the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA, see also at 33 U.S.C. 3901–3914). 33 U.S.C. 3904 specifies that entities such as corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, state infrastructure financing authorities, and tribal, state, or local government entities are eligible to receive federal credit assistance under WIFIA. As described in the proposed implementation rule (“Credit Assistance and Related Fees for Water Resources Infrastructure Projects”, RIN 0710-AB31) at 33 CFR Part 386, USACE CWIFP involves two sequential collections for eligible entities seeking federal credit assistance: ENG Form 6176, “CWIFP Preliminary Application,” and ENG Form 6177, “CWIFP Application." The Preliminary Application collection is required to validate the eligibility of the prospective borrower and the proposed project, perform a preliminary creditworthiness assessment, perform a preliminary engineering and environmental feasibility assessment, and evaluate the project against the selection criteria and identify which projects USACE will invite to submit a Final Application. The Preliminary Application addresses the CWIFP eligibility criteria, CWIFP selection criteria, and identifies other specific information that must be provided to USACE to be considered for credit assistance. Based on evaluation of the Preliminary Application, USACE will identify those eligible projects which are likely to proceed to closing and invite the prospective borrowers to submit a Final Application. Only those entities who are invited by USACE to submit a Final Application should proceed to complete ENG Form 6177. The Final Application collection is required to provide the information needed to assess the creditworthiness of both the applicant and project, identify the project’s engineering and financial risk, negotiate the terms and conditions of the credit assistance, and calculate the amount of budget authority that will be needed to fund the project(s).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $187,800

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. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Nicholas Schuff 757 817-7203 nicholas.a.schuff.ctr@mail.mil

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