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OMB Control No: 1505-0260	ICR Reference No: 201901-1505-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application, Reports, and Recordkeeping for the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) grant Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/04/2019
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/12/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2019
Terms of Clearance: OMB concludes review of this ICR with the following terms of clearance: (1) Treasury’s definition of and methodology for calculating “value.” OMB has recommended Benefit-Cost Analysis as the appropriate means of determining savings and value. We are willing to allow Treasury’s proposed approach for defining and determining value (i.e. budgetary impact analysis) for the first round of SIPPRA funding, on the condition that this approach will be revisited, prior to issuance of subsequent NOFAs, particularly if the current NOFA is only able to fund a limited number of viable projects or if it proves unworkable in other ways. (2) Definition of “Benefits.” EOP is willing to go forward without a definition of benefits in the current NOFA with the understanding that Treasury will work with OMB and OIRA to develop a definition of “benefits” if subsequent NOFAs are issued. (3) Timeframe for response from applicants. EOP is willing to go forward with the current timeframe for applicant submission with the understanding that if there are few applications, e.g. fewer than 7 submitted during this period, Treasury, in addition to revisiting the above issues, will extend the timeframe to a longer period, e.g. 180 days, in subsequent NOFAs issued.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	6 Months From Approved
Responses	120	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,190	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,145,000	0	0

Abstract: Authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), amends Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq., to provide $100 million in funding to implement “Social Impact Partnership Demonstration Projects” (projects) and feasibility studies to assist states and local governments in applying for project funding. SIPPRA authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to enter into award agreements with state or local governments for projects addressing entrenched social problems. SIPPRA requires Treasury to conduct a request for proposals for projects, make award decisions, and enter into project award agreements. Treasury is publishing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) seeking applications for projects, and anticipates that ten or more persons will respond to its notice announcing availability of funding for SIPPRA projects. Although Treasury is asking applicants to use the SF-424 family of common forms for their applications, in order to effectively and efficient assess and evaluate applications and ensure that projects comply with statutory requirements, Treasury is also soliciting additional detailed information from applicants. This request only includes the burden for this additional information. The burden for the SF-424 forms is covered under OMB Control Numbers 4040-0004, 4040-0006, 4040-0007, 4040-0008, 4040-0009 and 4040-0013. The additional information includes the following components: • Notice of Intent to Apply; • Project Narrative, to include an Executive Summary; • Project Narrative Attachments, to include project budget, partnership agreements, partner qualifications, independent evaluator qualifications, evaluation design plan, independent evaluator contract, outcome valuation (for which Treasury’s SIPPRA website will provide a tool to assist applicants), legal compliance, and (optional) additional supporting documentation such as a preexisting feasibility study; • DUNS Number and SAM registration; • Copy of application proposing privileged or confidential information to be redacted; • Administrative Reporting, including Annual Performance Report, Evaluation Progress Reports, and Final Evaluation Report; • Records Retention

Emergency Justfication: Authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), amends Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq., to provide $100 million in funding to implement “Social Impact Partnership Demonstration Projects” (projects). SIPPRA authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into award agreements with state or local governments for projects addressing entrenched social problems, and mandates that Treasury, in consultation with the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partners, chaired by the Director of OMB, publish a request in the Federal Register seeking project proposals no later than February 9, 2019. 42 U.S.C. 1397n-1(a). Treasury is requesting emergency processing of an Information Collection Request covering applications for SIPPRA grant funding in order to publish a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) seeking project applications by no later than this statutory deadline. The SIPPRA program presents a complex new financing model and has required input from several federal agencies and other stakeholders in order to work out several unique policy considerations—this activity that has taken a substantial amount of time and was requisite before the NOFA could be drafted. For these reasons, normal clearance procedures cannot be followed. The inability to expeditiously collect this information will be in derogation of the statutory mandate to publish a request for proposals in the Federal Register on or before February 9, 2019, and will delay the implementation of a program that stakeholders are anxious to see realized. Treasury has not been able to consult with the public about the burden estimates for this submission; however, Treasury’s Office of Economic Policy conducted due diligence on the issue and reported that the per respondent burden estimates under this NOFA are in line with similar funding opportunities. All efforts have been made to minimize burden on eligible applicants. Treasury requests a waiver of the public comment requirement to seek public comment via a within the Federal Register notice during OMB review due to the Federal Government shutdown and the short timeframe for OMB review. Treasury will publish a request for comments in the Federal Register on February 1, 2019, with a 60-day comment period.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	120	120
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,190	2,190
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,145,000	9,145,000

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total burden requested for this new Information Collection Request is 2,190 hours. This collection of information is due to a new statutory requirement imposed by SIPPRA.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,000,000

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. No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jennifer Leonard 202 254-6795 jennifer.leonard@hq.dhs.gov

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