2016-10194. Community Development Advisory Board Meeting

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces an open meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board (the Advisory Board), which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at https://www.treasury.gov/​press-center/​Video-Audio-Webcasts/​Pages/​Webcasts.aspx.

DATES:

The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES:

The Advisory Board meeting will be held in the Cash Room at the U.S. Department of the Treasury located at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Submission of Written Statements: Participation in the discussions at the meeting will be limited to Advisory Board members, Department of the Treasury staff, and certain invited guests. Anyone who would like to have the Advisory Board consider a written statement must submit it by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Send paper statements to Bill Luecht, Senior Advisor, Office of Legislative and External Affairs, CDFI Fund, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. Send electronic statements to [e-mail].

In general, the CDFI Fund will make all statements available in their original format, including any business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers, for public inspection and photocopying at the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund is open on official business days between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. You can make an appointment to inspect statements by emailing [e-mail]. All statements received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should only submit information that you wish to make publicly available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bill Luecht, Senior Advisor, Office of Legislative and External Affairs, CDFI Fund, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, [phone] (this is not a toll free number) or [e-mail]. Other information regarding the CDFI Fund and its programs may be obtained through the CDFI Fund's Web site at http://www.cdfifund.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 104(d) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(d)) established the Advisory Board. The charter for the Advisory Board has been filed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.

The function of the Advisory Board is to advise the Director of the CDFI Fund (who has been delegated the authority to administer the CDFI Fund) on the policies regarding the activities of the CDFI Fund. The Advisory Board does not advise the CDFI Fund on approving or declining any particular application for monetary or non-monetary awards. The Advisory Board shall meet at least annually.

It has been determined that this document is not a major rule as defined in Executive Order 12291 and therefore regulatory impact analysis is not required. In addition, this document does not constitute a rule subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6).

In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 and the regulations thereunder, Bill Luecht, Designated Federal Officer of the Advisory Board, has ordered publication of this notice that the Advisory Board will convene an open meeting which will be held in the Cash Room at the U.S. Department of the Treasury located at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The room will accommodate up to 50 members of the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

Because the meeting will be held in a secure federal building, members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in advance. The link to the online registration system can be found in the meeting announcement found at the top of www.cdfifund.gov/​cdab. The registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. To register, each member of the public must provide his/her full name as it appears on a government issued ID, date of birth, and Social Security Number. For entry into the building on the date of the meeting, each attendee must present his/her government issued ID, such as a driver's license or passport, which includes a photo.

The Advisory Board meeting will include a report from the CDFI Fund Director on the activities of the CDFI Fund since the last Advisory Board meeting and on Fiscal Year 2016 priorities, and a discussion on the development of a five-year strategic plan.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703.

Mary Ann Donovan,

Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.