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Treasury Issues Semiannual Regulatory • Treasury announced it seeks comment on the
Agenda. information collection titled Form 5310,
Application for Determination for Terminating
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued its Plan, and Form 6088, Distributable Benefits
semiannual regulatory agenda as a part of the Spring from Employee Pension Benefit Plans. Treasury
2018 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and also gave notice that it sent the collection to
Deregulatory Actions. Treasury reasonably OMB for review. Comments are due 08/27/2018.
anticipates having the regulatory matters identified in The notice may be viewed at:
the agenda under consideration during the period https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-
from 05/01/2018, to 04/30/2019. The next agenda 27/pdf/2018-13749.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
will be published in fall 2018 and will update this 83, No. 124, 06/27/2018, 30222.
agenda through fall 2019. The notice may be viewed
at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-
11/pdf/2018-11278.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83, • Treasury announced it seeks comment on the
No. 112, 06/11/2018, 27192. information collection titled Requirements
Respecting the Adoption or Change of
Treasury Opens Qualified Issuer Accounting Method; Extensions of Time to
Applications and Guarantee Applications Make Elections. Treasury also gave notice that it
for CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. sent the collection to OMB for review.
Comments are due 08/27/2018. The notice may

Treasury has opened Qualified Issuer Applications be viewed at:
and Guarantee Applications for the Community https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-
Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond 27/pdf/2018-13750.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
Guarantee Program. Applications are due 83, No. 124, 06/27/2018, 30222-30223.
07/12/2018. The notice may be viewed at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06- SBA Issues Semiannual Regulatory
12/pdf/2018-12605.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83, Agenda.
No. 113, 06/12/2018, 27370-27371.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its
Treasury Requests Comment on semiannual regulatory agenda as a part of the Spring
Information Collections. 2018 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions. SBA reasonably anticipates
• Treasury announced it seeks comment on the having the regulatory matters identified in the agenda
information collection titled Energy Efficient under consideration during the period from
Homes Credit; Manufactured Homes. Treasury 05/01/2018, to 04/30/2019. The next agenda will be
also gave notice that it sent the collection to published in fall 2018 and will update this agenda
through fall 2019. The notice may be viewed at:
OMB for review. Comments are due 08/24/2018. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-
The notice may be viewed at: 11/pdf/2018-11293.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 83,
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06- No. 112, 06/11/2018, 27212-27216.
25/pdf/2018-13559.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
83, No. 122, 06/25/2018, 29618-29619. SBA Issues Peg Rate.

• Treasury announced it seeks comment on the SBA publishes an interest rate called the optional peg
information collection titled Revenue Procedure rate on a quarterly basis. The rate is a weighted
2015–41 (Formerly 2006–9)—Section 482— average cost of money to the government for
Allocation of Income and Deductions Among maturities similar to the average SBA direct loan.
Taxpayers. Treasury also gave notice that it sent The rate may be used as a base rate for guaranteed
the collection to OMB for review. Comments are fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. The rate will be
due 08/27/2018. The notice may be viewed at: 2.875 percent for the July-September quarter of FY
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06- 2018. Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the maximum
27/pdf/2018-13748.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. legal interest rate for any third party lender’s
commercial loan which funds any portion of the cost
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of a 504 project shall be 6 percent over the New York
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