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OMB Control No: 1505-0271	ICR Reference No: 202106-1505-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-1505-009
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/27/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/15/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/11/2021
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving addition of the Request for Extension Form as a non-sub change due to the recent emergency approval of this OMB control number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2021	11/30/2021	11/30/2021
Responses	15,789	0	15,734
Time Burden (Hours)	5,544	0	5,489
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021) authorizes the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) respectively (referred to as the “Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds” or “SLFRF”), which provides $350 billion in total funding to Treasury to make payments generally to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to include, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and Nonentitlement units of local government (through States) (collectively the “eligible entities”) to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impact, including provide assistance to households, small business, nonprofits, and impacted industries, such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government performing essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers; provide government services, to the extent COVID-19 caused a reduction of revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government; or make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Section 602(b) of the Act prescribes that $219.8 billion must be allocated as follows: (1) $4.5 billion reserved for making payments to the U.S. Territories; (2) $20 billion reserved for making payments to Tribal governments; and (3) $195.3 billion reserved for making payments to the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Section 603(b) of the Act prescribes that $130.2 billion must be allocated as follows: (1) $45.57 billion reserved for making payments to Metropolitan cities; (2) $19.53 billion reserved for making payments to States for distribution to Nonentitlement units of local government; and (3) $65.1 billion reserved for making payments to Counties. A unit of general local government that has formed a consolidated government or is geographically (in full or in part) within the boundaries of another unit of general local government may receive a distribution from the funds reserved for making payment to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government or county, as applicable based on the respective formula for such allocation to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government or county. Section 602(b)(6)(A)(i) provides that Treasury shall make payments to States and U.S. Territories no later than 60 days after receipt of the required certification. Payments to tribal governments are to be distributed no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 pursuant to section 602(b)(6)(B). Section 603(b)(7)(A) provides that Treasury shall make the first tranche of payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and States for distribution to nonentitlement units of local government no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021.

Emergency Justfication: Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requests emergency processing for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program information collection request. On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the Act authorized the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program and provide $350 billion in total funding to Treasury to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to include, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and Nonentitlement units of local government (through States) (collectively the “eligible entities”). The eligible entities may use the funding from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to: (1) respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impact, including by providing assistance to households, small business, nonprofits, and impacted industries, such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; (2) respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government performing essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers; (3) provide government services, to the extent COVID-19 caused a reduction of revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government; or (4) make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Sections 602(b)(6)(A) requires that, to the extent practicable, Treasury make payments to States and U.S Territories not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the certification required under section 602(d)(1). Section 602(b)(6)(B) requires that, to the extent practicable, Treasury make payment to Tribal governments no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 (the date the Act was enacted). To the extent practicable, Treasury is also required to make the first tranche payment to Counties, Metropolitan cities, and nonentitlement units of local government (through states) no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 pursuant to section 603(b)(7)(A). Treasury intends to begin making payments as soon as possible given the urgent need for the funds to be disbursed. Due to the need to make payments expeditiously to Tribal governments under section 602 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the Act, Treasury requests emergency processing for the Tribal Employment Information form.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 9901 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Acceptance of Award Terms	N/A, N/A	,
Recipient Payment Form	n/a
Request for Extension Form	N/A
Title VI Assurances	n/a
Tribal Employment Information Form	n/a

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	15,789	15,734	55
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,544	5,489	55
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund appropriates $19.53 billion through states to tens of thousands of smaller local governments called “non-entitlement units of local government” (NEUs). The statute requires states to distribute funds to NEUs within 30 days of receiving payment from Treasury, and also directs Treasury to grant a 30-day extension if a state certifies an “excessive administrative burden” in writing before the end of the 30-day distribution period. This form provides a way through which states can request this 30-day extension. Due to the administrative challenges involved in distributing these funds, we expect 55 state/territorial governments (all 50 states and the five territories) to submit a request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Molly Stasko 202 622-8922 molly.stasko@treasury.gov

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