View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

OMB Control No: 1505-0266	ICR Reference No: 202110-1505-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1505-005
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 10/25/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/25/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/25/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	6 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	6,376	0	4,276
Time Burden (Hours)	49,773	0	47,598
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). Division N, Title V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act provides $25 billion for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities, as applicable, the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, and certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents (collectively the “eligible grantees”) to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households. Section 501(c) requires the eligible grantees to use the funds to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households. Section 501(b)(1)(A) provides that not later than 30 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall pay each eligible grantee. Treasury intends to begin making payments as soon as possible given the urgent need for the funds being disbursed.

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 an Emergency Rental Assistance program information collection request. On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). Division N, Title V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act provides $25 billion for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities, as applicable, the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, and certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents (collectively the “eligible grantees”) to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households. Treasury is seeking approval for three new forms required to implement the directive in Section 501(d) of the Act requiring Treasury to identify excess funds among payments made to eligible grantees and provide for their reallocation to areas of demonstrated need. The statute required Treasury to begin this process on September 30, 2021. Treasury’s recently published reallocation guidance requires grantees to report by November 15, 2021 the amount of funds from their initial awards that are obligated and therefore insulated from reallocation. In addition, eligible grantees who have not met certain spending thresholds will be required to provide an improvement plan by November 15, 2021 as a condition to avoiding or reducing an immediate excess funds designation. Treasury has authorized high-performing grantees to begin submitting requests for reallocated funds on October 15, 2021. Treasury has developed three forms for these purposes—a Certification of Obligation; Request for Reallocated Funds; and Program Improvement Plan. It is essential for these forms to be made available to eligible grantees as soon as possible to ensure adequate time for preparation and submission prior to November 15, as well as to ensure Treasury’s ability to accurately track and respond to the demand for reallocated funds. Accordingly, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval on October 22, 2021 to be able to be able to publish and provide the forms that day. Given the inability to seek public comment during such a short timeframe, Treasury requests a waiver from the requirement to publish notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 253 501 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 253 501 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,376	4,276	2,100
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,773	47,598	2,175
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 revision is to add the Certification of Obligation, Program Improvement Plan, and Request for Reallocated Funds to the PRA package, which increases the burden estimates by 2,175 hours.

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

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion