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20/pdf/2018-15473.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83, FHFA Requests Comment on
No. 140, 07/20/2018, 34685-34698. Information Collections.

Treasury Announces Bank Enterprise • FHFA announced it seeks comment on the
Award Program 2018 Funding Round. information collection titled Minority and
Women Inclusion. FHFA also gave notice that it
Treasury announced the fiscal year 2018 funding sent the collection to OMB for review.
round of the Bank Enterprise Award Program and Comments are due 08/29/2018. The notice may
invites applications. A table of significant dates for be viewed at:
applicants is included in the notice. The notice may
be viewed at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-
2018-07-23/pdf/2018-15618.pdf. Federal Register, 30/pdf/2018-16230.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
Vol. 83, No. 141, 07/23/2018, 34913-34925. 83, No. 146, 07/30/2018, 36591-36592.

Treasury Requests Comment on • FHFA announced it seeks comment on the
Information Collection. information collection titled Minimum
Requirements for Appraisal Management
Treasury announced it seeks comment on the Companies. FHFA also gave notice that it sent
information collection titled U.S. Individual Income the collection to OMB for review. Comments are
Tax Return. Treasury also gave notice that it sent the due 08/30/2018. The notice may be viewed at:
collection to OMB for review. Comments are due https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-
09/18/2018. The notice may be viewed at: 31/pdf/2018-16350.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07- 83, No. 147, 07/31/2018, 36931-36935.
20/pdf/2018-15627.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83,
No. 140, 07/20/2018, 34698-34700. SBA Announces 504 Loan Program Rural
Initiative.
FHFA Repeals Definitions in Finance
Board Regulations. The Small Business Administration (SBA)
announced the 504 Loan Program Rural Initiative
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is Pilot Program (504 Rural Pilot). The 504 Rural Pilot
repealing two parts of the Federal Housing Finance waives the restrictions on the authority of Certified
Board (Finance Board) regulations, which define Development Companies (CDCs) to make 504 loans
terms used in Finance Board regulations, and which outside their Area of Operations to allow each CDC
describe the process by which the Finance Board to make loans for 504 Projects with an address
conducted its monthly interest rate survey (MIRS). located in any rural county if the 504 Project is
The repealed definitions are either obsolete or located in the same SBA Region in which the CDC is
duplicate definitions that FHFA has previously incorporated. The 504 Rural Pilot will be available
adopted. The regulation relating to the MIRS has from 07/19/2018 to 07/20/2020. The notice may be
become outdated because it does not accurately viewed at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-
describe the manner in which FHFA currently 07-19/pdf/2018-15312.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
conducts the survey. The final rule also repeals a 83, No. 139, 07/19/2018, 34021-34022.
number of subchapters of the Finance Board
regulations that it had previously reserved, but which SBA Issues Military Reservist Economic
no longer serve any purpose because they include no Injury Disaster Loans Interest Rate.
regulatory text, corrects inaccurate cross-references
in regulations described in this rulemaking, and SBA publishes an interest rate for Military Reservist
amends a table to update information relating to Economic Injury Disaster Loans (13 CFR 123.512)
information collections under the Paperwork on a quarterly basis. The rate will be 3.675 for loans
Reduction Act. The final rule is effective 09/10/2018. approved on or after 07/27/2018. The notice may be
The notice may be viewed at: viewed at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-08- 07-23/pdf/2018-15650.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
09/pdf/2018-16972.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83, 83, No. 141, 07/23/2018, 34907.
No. 154, 08/09/2018, 39323-39326.

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