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OMB Control No: 1505-0266	ICR Reference No: 202111-1505-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-1505-003
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: 11/15/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/15/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	6 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	6,576	0	6,376
Time Burden (Hours)	49,973	0	49,773
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 two 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. Recognizing that grantees may determine their allocated funds exceed their jurisdictional needs, or that other grantees in the same state may be better positioned to administer the funds, Treasury’s reallocation guidance affords grantees a voluntary reallocation option. Treasury has developed a new template letter form that will allow grantees to initiate this process. Treasury has updated a previously approved form, the Request for Reallocated Funds, to ensure its compatibility with both the voluntary and general reallocation procedures described in the reallocation guidance. In addition to ensuring greater administrative efficiency, Treasury anticipates that some grantees will initiate the voluntary reallocation process to avoid general (i.e. mandatory) reallocation. As the general reallocation process will commence in earnest on November 15 with the submission of required Obligated Funds Certifications and Program Improvement Plans, it is imperative these forms be made available to eligible grantees as soon as possible. Accordingly, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval prior to November 15, 2021 so that grantees have time for preparation before the operational transfer of reallocated funds begins shortly thereafter. 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	6,576	6,376	200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,973	49,773	200
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 ERA1 Voluntary Reallocation Letter and a revised Request for Reallocated Funds Forms, which increases the burden estimates by 200 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

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